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This is a pretty interesting report and includes graphs of sales information that go back 14 years! Home sales for December rose 53% and were reported to be a count of 49 vs 32 last year. 43 of those sales ranged between $108,000 and $350,000, while 6 were between $351,000 and $840,000. The overa...
01/22/2010
The State Building Code Council in November voted to remove fire sprinklers in residential homes as a statewide mandate. The International Code Council (ICC) voted last year to adopt the mandate requiring fire sprinklers in all new townhouses and single‐family residences as part of the building c...
01/22/2010
Intrawest ULC, the owner of Whistler/Blackcomb resort and other resort properties, will be up for auction during the Olympic games with an auction scheduled for February 19th, according to an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal. Colorado's Steamboat ski area and Quebec's Mont Tremblant Ski R...
01/22/2010
The City of Chelan is hosting its first Sustainability Steering Committee meeting on January 27, 2010 at 4pm at City Hall. Sustainability is generally defined as meeting the needs of this generation without compromising the needs of future generations. The Sustainability Element and Action Plan w...
01/22/2010
From the International Builders' Show and PF Waterworks, a drain trap that is claimed will never clog. The drain's shape produces turbulence that propels debris through the pipes. The drain is made of clear plastic, so anything that does get lodged in it can be seen. A dial provides a way to disl...
01/22/2010
Here is a report on homes that sold, on Lake Chelan only, with waterfront for 2009.  This report doesn't include Columbia River waterfront homes, homes in the area on other lakes nor condominium marina slips. Here are the homes that sold in 2009 that are on Lake Chelan.  I removed things like sal...
01/22/2010
The Knight Foundation and the Gallup organization undertook a study to figure out why people become attached to their community and how it can impact a community.  The poll was conducted in 26 communities and involved asking 28,000 people from all over the US how they feel about their communities...
01/22/2010
While the real estate market at Lake Chelan is getting warmer, there are still outside influences that can impact us.  Actually, with so much of our market driven by outside buyers, we are beholden to what is happening in the world around us when it comes to Lake Chelan Real Estate. If you have b...
01/22/2010
There is a relatively new web site available from Eastern Washington University called Chelan Douglas Trends.  This site provides information on trends in people & Population, Culture & Leisure, Economic Vitality, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Public Safety and Transportation in Chelan...
01/22/2010
Here are the sales of Lake Chelan commercial real estate for 2009.  There were two sales on the MLS in the Lake Chelan area: 116 E. JohnsonChelan, WA A multi-tenant retail facility of about 1780 square feet on a .10 acre lot.Sales Price:   $267,000Original Price: $359,000Days on Market: 370 229 E...
01/22/2010
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