Lake Chelan Washington Real Estate Blog

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RECENT BLOG POSTS
  According to the MLS, this spectacular home in Sunnybank closed on the 7th.  This home may have the nicest finish work I have seen on a home anywhere. It was listed at $949,000 and sold for $860,000.  It was on the market for 51 days.   The home has 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 4000 s.f. and was...
08/17/2009
According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, yes!  Particularly if your home is a higher priced home.  This is not a local phenomenon, as home buyers all over the country aren't touching homes for sale unless they are perceived as a bargain. A new report Friday shows that some sellers ar...
08/17/2009
Wow, things are picking up now!  July sales were well above last year.  This is the first time I can say that in awhile. Check out my Lake Chelan Residential Real Estate Sales Report through July 2009 and including historical data for the whole sales story.  Rather that show all the homes that so...
08/10/2009
Want to search for nearby listings from your smart phone in the Chelan area?  That wish just may come true.  I'm working on it with SmarterAgent. To see how it works, in Phoenix and sometime soon in Lake Chelan, have a look at this post from a real estate agent in Phoenix, Greg Swann: We signed u...
08/10/2009
Wondering how the real estate market is doing in resort like Lake Chelan?  After July, it is doing a bunch better. Maybe the media do know that the housing decline is over.  Last month saw Lake Chelan residential sales at 207% of July 2008 by dollar volume!  June had already show the first month ...
08/10/2009
There are new and better tools available all the time!  One way your real estate agent earns your commission payment is to be familiar with and utilize these tools to help you get your home SOLD!  This tool, with my geeky engineering side, tickles me.Have a home to sell that needs the right furni...
08/10/2009
I got a kick out of the survey on the Most, and least, prestigious jobs in America.  With Real Estate Agents coming in last of everybody, I think it gives some good food for reflection on why that is the case and what it might take to see that change, even just a little bit.  Most people know som...
08/10/2009
Last weekend, there was a big, well promoted real estate auction at Lake Chelan.  On Saturday, the 8th of August, James G. Murphy Auctioneers held an auction for 15 condominiums at the Chelan Resort Suites.  The auction was a very visible fixture in the Lake Chelan area the last month or so, with...
08/10/2009
In the Lake Chelan area, we've been very fortunate and seen few foreclosures.  But, we are seeing a trickle now and they are causing some disruption in the market.  I have been talking with some folks who are worried about the ability to sell their homes with the competition from foreclosures.Fea...
07/30/2009
Beginning this fall, Chelan County PUD is planning to offer customers cash rebates for energy conservation steps such as adding home insulation and replacing old doors and windows. The new program will replace a weatherization loan program that is almost 30 years old. Participation has been stead...
07/30/2009
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