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Leavenworth Real Estate 2010 Year End Review
I feel like I did pretty darned good job with my predictions last year for the Leavenworth real estate market. Here’s what I said at the end of 2009. I would guess prices will continue to muddle along. Some neighborhoods will see price drops and others won’t. (See chart below.) Condo inventory will clear out. I would guess that foreclosure or auctions will be part …
Leavenworth Real Estate Update: Q4 2010
“How’s the Leavenworth real estate market doing these days?” That seems to be a question we get all the time. We’ll do our best to answer that question in the next few posts. There are two ways to measure the health of the market. Home prices is certainly one of the factors we look at. The chart below measures the average and median sales …
How Long is Your Driveway?
When shopping for a home in Leavenworth a lot of folks see a house they like but then mention that they were hoping to find a house a little further away from the road. Understandably, home buyers are hoping for peace and quiet and a little privacy. However, buying a house that is further from the road means having a longer driveway. This means …
Leavenworth Real Estate | Sold Homes October 2010
In October, one condo and seven homes sold in the Leavenworth area. 120 River Street, Leavenworth List price: $299,000. Sold price: $270,000. Days on Market: 53 3 bedrooms | 3 bath | 1456 sqft | .22 acres Built in 2001, this home is located on a hidden street and backs to open space with mountain and river views. 118 Cherry Street, …
Leavenworth Real Estate | Sold Homes August 2010
Nine homes sold in Leavenworth in the month of August. There were no condo sales. 24406 Saddle Street, Leavenworth List price: $229,000. Sold price: $160,000. Days on Market: 420 1 bedrooms | 1 bath | 880 sqft | .37 acres Small, one bedroom cabin in the Ponderosa neighborhood. 2319 Pine Tree Road, Leavenworth List price: $249,000. Sold price: $189,000. Days …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Anonymous wants to buy a house in Leavenworth
A while back we added a couple of features to this website. The first was a list of foreclosures in the Leavenworth area. These can be tricky to search for and we know that sites like Zillow or Realty Trac don’t always have the most comprehensive info. Unfortunately, we can’t just list all the foreclosures and short sales because some might consider that “Advertising” …