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Leavenworth Front Street Gets Facelift
Long time readers will remember back in 2009 when we first announced that Leavenworth was planning an eastern entrance to Leavenworth’s commercial district on Front St. Thanks to lots of hard work and some grant money, it looks like that vision is coming to fruition. The downtown street reconstruction began on April 2, 2012. According to the City of Leavenworth: Selland …
Buying Land in Leavenworth | Waiting for Spring Thaw
Starting in December of every year we get buyers who tell us that they have decided to start shopping for a parcel in Leavenworth or Lake Wenatchee to build a cabin or dream home on. Unfortunately, we get a bunch of snow in Leavenworth and winter isn’t a great time to look at land. It’s hard to find boundary markers and surveyor’s pins under …
Overpriced Leavenworth Homes For Sale
Nothing is more frustrating to Leavenworth home buyers and real estate agents than a new listing that comes on the market in the spring at a price high above market value. I understand the motivation of the seller to get as much out of their property as possible, but their real estate agent should know better. It is not always done on purpose, but sometimes …
Leavenworth Real Estate | Sold Homes February 2012
In February, four homes and two condos in the Leavenworth area. 146 Prospect Street, Leavenworth List price: $165,000. Sold price: $150,000. Days on Market: 493 2 bedrooms | 1 bath | 710 sqft | .12 acres Small cottage in town built in 1946. The home originally came on the market for $169,500. 615 Birch Street, Leavenworth List …
Leavenworth Real Estate | Sold Homes January 2012
. In January, seven homes sold in the Leavenworth Area. . . 21712 Colt Road, Leavenworth List price: $139,000. Sold price: $130,000. Days on Market: 595 1 bedrooms | 1 bath | 576 sqft | .34 acres A very small cabin in the Ponderosa Neighborhood. The cabin was built in 1969. It was originally listed in June of 2012 with a list price of …
Mitt Romney Doesn’t Buy His Home Insurance at Wa...
The following is a Guest Post by Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance Eric Kossian, Leavenworth Insurance When an affluent person buys homeowner’s insurance their lifestyle demands that they have home insurance that matches their lifestyle. For starters, an affluent client has a larger more expensive home ($400K market value+) that should be insured with no cap on replacement cost instead of limited “extended replacement” on 95% …
Leavenworth Home Prices for 2011
Home sales in Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee continued to chug along in the 4th quarter of 2011 and I don’t think anyone was particularly surprised with the results. All in all, 2011 looked a lot like 2010. The median home price in Leavenworth fell from $310,000 to $307,000. This is down 12% from a peak of $349,000 in 2008 Average home prices in Leavenworth …
Leavenworth Foreclosure Report 2011
Foreclosures, short sales, bank owned properties (REOs) and distressed sellers continued to be an important part of the national real estate landscape in 2011. However, despite all the press, these distressed sales had very little effect on the Leavenworth real estate market. Photo courtesy of Jeff Turner aka @respres How little? Of the 98 single family homes and condominiums that sold in 2011 in …
Will Your Leavenworth Home Insurance Go Down?
State Agency Grants Some In Leavenworth New Lower Fire Insurance Rating (The following is a guest post by Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance) Some Leavenworth area residents will benefit from Fire Chief Kelly O’Brien’s successful effort to have the rating agency for fire protection classifications reevaluate Fire District #3. Chief O’Brien was able to prove that those county residents that reside …
Our New Years Blog Resolutions
As 2011 comes to a close, many of us look towards the new year with hope and promise. For many, New Year’s resolutions are a way to make a list of things we want to do better, to try again, or to try for the very first time. Photo courtesy of Daniel Moyle As this blog continues to evolve over the years (has it …