Lake Chelan Real Estate
Existing Home Sales were up in January
The National Association of Realtors is reporting existing home sales rose for the fourth straight month in January. Sales of existing homes rose...
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Prices for new homes have shifted, downward
Buyers are looking for affordability in their homes today. Homes priced in the range from $200,000 to $300,000 are the new “normal” for...
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Markets are anticipating a Housing Recovery
Home Depot stock is up, way up. Home Depot stock has been trading at levels not seen since before the recession and housing crisis. Anticipation of a...
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Don Morse Park is going to get a restored beach!
The City Council authorized the acceptance of a construction bid at last Thursday’s council meeting that will provide the beach restoration and...
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City Council to hear Aquatic/Parks District and Library Grant tonight
The Chelan City Council will hear a presentation on forming a Metropolitan Parks District (taxing district) and have a public hearing on the...
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The toughest home selling market in years
There is a good article on the wire services about selling a home in the current real estate market. The challenge is getting folks to let the past...
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Prognosticators push out the bottom of the Housing Market; Again!
For every year since 2007 or so experts, economists, and industry pundits have attempted to call when the bottom of the housing market would occur. ...
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Consumers expectations on home prices to improve while pricing indexes decline
Respondents in Fannie Mae’s survey grew more optimistic, predicting a 1% increase in housing prices in 2012. At the same time, final data from...
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Three Fingers Appeal next step is Summary Judgement in April
According to Tammy Lee Hauge of the Chelan Basin Conservancy, the Goodfellows have asked for a Summary Judgement hearing which is expected to be...
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4 Lake Chelan Homes Sold in January, 2 were Foreclosures
The Lake Chelan Residential Sales Summary is out that covers January sales. 4 homes sold in the Lake Chelan area in January and 2 of those were...
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City of Chelan hastily calls meeting on Town Toyota Center Debt
The City of Chelan called a meeting, with just one day’s notice, for a special meeting of the city council to consider action on the Town...
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Amazon is hiring, up to 56,200 employees
According to an article in Techflash, Seattle based Amazon.com had 56,200 employees at the end of 2011. That’s a heck of a lot of Amazonians. Or...
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Properties for the Car Guy
There are many niches that real estate folks specialize in, from luxury properties and condominiums to commercial properties or even helping divorced...
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Why we need more tech jobs in the Lake Chelan Valley
Tech jobs pay, and pay well. They have also remained in demand even during the recession. Even though agriculture is doing reasonably well right...
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Most Analysts think Obama’s Refinancing Plan won’t happen
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama outlined a refinancing plan “that gives every responsible homeowner the chance to save about...
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Sales volume grows while prices decline in Puget Sound Housing Market
The sales numbers in the NWMLS and shrinking inventory are signs that a recovery in housing should be coming. However, the continued declines in...
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Housing Inventory is coming down
After an improved December in housing sales, the inventory of previously owned homes listed for sale sank to 2.38 million. That is the lowest level...
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Look at all the Down Payment Assistance that is available!
There are quite a few programs out there that help to reduce or eliminate or reduce the biggest hurdle for most first time home buyers, the down...
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Builders Optimism on the Rise!
The National Association of Home Builders housing optimism index rose to 25 points in January from 21 points in December. That is the high water...
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Kiplinger 2012 Home Price Prediction
Kiplinger is predicting the bottom of the housing market in 2012. They report that prices will stop declining this spring, after a 2% or so...
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Average Waterfront Home prices drop from $902,000 in 2010 to $595,000 in 2011
Pacific Appraisals Snapshot Report for the fourth quarter of 2011 is out for the Lake Chelan area. Their report looks at a smaller area than my Lake...
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Democrats, Independents and Republicans like mortgage deduction according to Home Builders Association
The National Association of Home Builders conducted a survey of Americans from 1500 likely voters in swing states using both Democratic and...
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Chase CEO says the bottom of the housing market is here or near
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC that he thinks housing is “at or near the bottom.” He does not expect contraction in his mortgage...
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Expectations on home prices improve according to Fannie Mae survey
Fannie Mae does a monthly survey on consumer sentiment of about 1000 adults. Its December survey responses show an improvement in the expectations...
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2012 and housing? Here are the issues
Many of the articles and postings on what will happen in 2012 have an agenda behind them, and a predictable agenda based on that agenda. Where the...
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