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Stevens Pass Tenants 4 Turns Seasonal Housing
Have an extra room in your home or don’t plan to use your vacation home this winter? Stevens Pass Ski Resort is once again doing their Tenants 4 Turns program allowing you to get some ski tickets or seasons pass in exchange for affordable rent. “Two years ago Stevens Pass introduced the Tenants 4 Turns housing program to great success and is making it …
We’re on Facebook – Come Join Us
Most of our regular readers already know that Icicle Creek Homes has a Facebook page, but now you ALL know. What happens on Facebook that doesn’t happen here on the blog you ask? First of all, our Facebook fans and friends get the first notice on anything new. It’s our way of saying thanks. If we have a new listing – we’ll put a …
Lake Wenatchee State Park Emergency Closure
Thanks to www.LakeWenatcheeInfo.com for the heads up. Effective late afternoon Wednesday, August 25th, Lake Wenatchee State Park is closed to camping and day use. This was deemed necessary to accommodate a team of arborists currently in the park trying to asses the risk to public safety from root-rot disease which is causing trees to fall. At this time the the boat launch is open. …
Working Harder to Sell Your Leavenworth Home
I spoke with a homeowner the other day who was disappointed by the results that he got from the three agents who had previously listed his home. His big question to me was great – “What do you do that is pro-active when it comes to selling my home?” I started my answer telling him about the marketing we do on the internet. …
Leavenworth Home Prices Spring 2010
Reporting about Leavenworth home prices usually starts with a great image of a half filled cup. It’s rarely a simple story and there is both good news and bad depending on whether you are buying or selling a home. Let’s start with a chart comparing Q2 of 2010 to previous years. Leavenworth Real Estate 2010 So what does this tell us? The number of sales …
David asks about Leavenworth condos under $275,000
In response to my most recent post about the Leavenworth real estate market, David asks: What do you think of Leavenworth condos under 275K? It seems to me there are an awful lot of those for sale now. Some of the Ski Blick are under 275, there are 3 Alpine condos, etc. Thanks for the great question David. The Leavenworth condo market isn’t a …
Leavenworth Neighborhoods: Buyer’s or SellerR...
With a record number of homes for sale in Leavenworth, we generally are telling folks it’s not the best time to put your house on the market. The corollary of that, of course, is that it is a great time to be a buyer. But even our small market in Leavenworth is made of a number of different sub-markets and neighborhoods and while we …
Buying FHA after a Short Sale
This just came in my email from Darel Ansley at Peoples Bank in Wenatchee: Maybe everyone else already knows this, but I just learned this week, that a person can actually sell their home through a short-sale and immediately buy a new home with FHA financing !! I was shocked. Here are the general limitations: 1) The client must stay current on their payments …
Why doesn’t my Leavenworth home get more showing...
If you are asking this question about a current home in Leavenworth, think about the following dilemmas. Overpriced. With over 160 Leavenworth homes for sale homes that are not aggressively priced aren’t likely to get shown. Expensive homes. Let’s face it. Very few homes sell above $700,000. Expect fewer showings because less qualified buyers exist. Tough showing instructions. 24 hr notice? Listing Agent must be …
Rash of Lake Wenatchee And Plain Break-Ins
I received the following email from John Burpee of Leavenworth Property Services who let me share it with you: I am sending you this email to alert you of recent break-ins that have occurred on vacation rentals in the Lake Wenatchee and Plain area. There have been several break-ins on vacation rentals since March 2010. The specific areas that have been hit are as follows …