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Leavenworth home prices certainly have backed off from the great increases the area saw in 2007, but we have been lucky as of late to avoid the price drops that Seattle and King County  have seen and that Wall Street  has seen in the past two weeks. The chart above shows what looks like a huge price drop - over $100,000 compared to the 3rd Quarter of 2007. However, the median price shows a much smaller drop. This tells me that the homes that aren't selling are the homes in the uppermost... Read Full Story

Where has the summer gone? Allyson and I have been really busy this summer with all sorts of exciting projects. I'll try to highlight some of them here, but I've also added a widget on the sidebar for anyone who wants a play by play of what I'm up to. If you have a Twitter account, you can follow me here. The latest project is 5 new lots at Kahler Glen that we are representing. These lots are on Kahler Drive which is the right turn when you come into Kahler Glen past the condos. You can see... Read Full Story

Lake Wenatchee and Leavenworth residents need to be extra careful about black bears this fall according to a recent article in the Wenatchee World. More bears are being seen in the local area this year and it appears it is due to a lack of huckleberries in the mountains. Each summer in the Cascades, bears go through a period of hyperphagia starting in August and September. Bears are trying to eat as much as possible to store up fat and energy for the upcoming winters hibernation. In some... Read Full Story

Buying a Leavenworth vacation home on the river is a dream for many throughout the Northwest. I have written a number of articles before about some of the options for those looking to buy a home on the river in Leavenworth or buy land on the river and build their own home.Rivers in the Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee area include the Wenatchee River (which flows from Lake Wenatchee to the Columbia River), the Chiwawa River,Icicle Creek, Nason Creek and Peshastin Creek. Smaller creeks include... Read Full Story

Leavenworth home sales have finally begun to become affected by the economic realities that surround us. Readers of this blog have no doubt seen the dollar tanking, oil prices surging and the stock market diving - even a little more so as the second quarter of 2008 came to a halt.While the beginning of the year was kind to Leavenworth home sales, the Spring Quarter showed us that the Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee market is not immune to outside pressures. The number of homes on the market... Read Full Story