Geordie Romer's Real Estate News for Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee

We have been hearing about clients avoiding condos because they are "impossible" to finance. At least one local agent has been spreading around this rumor.   To help us learn more about financing condos, we asked Darel Ansley of Peoples Bank in Wenatchee to set the record straight. Click Here to ...

We here at Icicle Creek Homes are once again pleased to announce that we are the title sponsor of the 2011 Hog Loppet.   Hog Loppet is an annual ski tour from Mission Ridge to Blewett Pass organized by the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club. The tour is 30 kilometers and is not a race but a great day...

 Have you heard that Leavenworth is going to be in the movies again?  Ira Finkelstein's Christmas Vacation is the story "of a Jewish kid who'll stop at nothing to celebrate Christmas." Written and produced by Von Piglet Productions, it was originally to be set in a Christmas town in Vermont. Howe...

The Department of Commerce and the Washington State Department of Transportation recently announced plans to make the Stevens Pass Greenway the first electric vehicle-friendly National Scenic Byway route. With Federal Recovery Act funding through the State Energy Program, the state will install t...

When the plows are running and you have to put your trash out it's a delicate dance between protection your cans from the plow and not hiding them so much that the garbage truck misses them. Last week I watched with eager anticipation as the plow driver maneuvered his blade within inches if not c...

When it comes to the length of your driveway, I think it does. Everyone wants privacy and peace and quiet at their home. Home shoppers in Leavenworth are no different. But setting your home too far away from the road can have consequences too - especially when it comes to the winter months. Click...

For many folks,winter in Leavenworth means ski season (at least it does at our house!) Since so many of our friends and clients are skiers too, here's a update of what's open so far. Stevens Pass: Open for Downhill Skiing Leavenworth Ski Trails: Some Areas Open Lake Wenatchee State Park: Not Yet ...

This week's big news here on Active Rain and in the online real estate space is that Zillow is now offering online Agent Reviews. Sara Bonert from Zillow Made the announcement here: http://activerain.com/blogsview/1995488/zillow-launches-a-free-online-agent-endorsement-system Here are the basics:...

According to their website, Stevens Pass Ski Resort on U.S. Highway 2 is scheduled to open on Wednesday December 1, 2010. With pre-Thanksgiving snow in Seattle, local skiers had hoped for an earlier start, but Mother Nature couldn't quite deliver the needed snow accumulation. This year's weather ...

  According to the latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance Monthly Survey of Real Estate Market Conditions buyers are starting to turn up their nose at distressed properties. According to this report, 14% of home buyers and 6% of investors refused to look at foreclosures in their search. Short sa...