-
-
-
-
-
Translator
Subscribe to Lake Chelan Real Estate News and Information
Chelan Real Estate Blog Feed
Monthly Archives: January 2009
LEGISLATIVE NEWS FLASH: HB 1718 to Reduce Greenhouse Gases, and the Thickness of Your Pocketbook!
The State Legislature is in session, so we all need to watch out for our livelihoods! Governor Gregiore put out an Executive Order Setting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals. That order has been embodied in House Bill 1718. It’s also known as “Cap … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Chelan Real Estate
Leave a comment
The Great Northern Land Company: moving forward in Chelan for 2009!
If you haven’t heard about the Great Northern Land Company you should keep reading. Great Northern is innovative, using green construction and doing projects right here in Chelan! Last week I met with Ed Gallaudet who is one of the … Continue reading
The Fed's Unprecedented Failure to Bolster the Banking System
The national news is frightening these days. I’m not about frightening here. However, I’m not about ignoring the world around us either. While we are so far in a much better position than most of the nation, we are impacted … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest
Leave a comment
More Property Tax News from Senator Parlette!
In addition to SB 5099 requiring annual assessments and SB 5000 we discussed earlier, Senator Linda Evans Parlette is sponsoring SB 5425 which requires that if a county that values property on a multiyear schedule (as opposed to annual valuations) has … Continue reading
Research Predicts Fractionals will be First to Emerge from Economic Downturn
The Open House at The Lake House over WinterFest was a huge success! It was so huge that 375 people come through on Saturday and another 80 or so came by on Sunday. On Sunday, the staff wasn’t even intending … Continue reading
Wenatchee Residential Sales for 2008
Wenatchee finished 2008 along the same trend line it has exhibited for the last several months, with both dollar volume and residental sales transaction volume down by about 30% for December and for the year. Building permits for the year … Continue reading
Daybreak Developers ordered to pay $10.6 million Judgement!
According to this article by Jay Patrick in yesterday’s Wenatchee World, Chelan Butte Holdings was ordered to pay $10.6 million in a lawsuit filed by Golden Gate Ventures of Utah by Judge John Bridges on January 13. Golden Gate Ventures was … Continue reading
Helping Sellers avoid Agents who "Buy the Listing"
I came across a post with a very clever method to help ethical agents combat an often used practice of competitors who might “buy the listing.” When a potential seller asks to get a listing presentation on their property, a conscientious real estate agent … Continue reading
Representative Condotta sponsors Water Rights Amendments
Being that this ended up as sort of a legislative roundup day, our very own Representative Cary Condotta has also been very busy. While he has not introduced property tax legislation (although I would bet he is aware of and supportive … Continue reading
Senator Linda Evans Parlette sponsors legislation requiring Annual Property Revaluations and Limiting Property Taxation
Senator Linda Evans Parlette has also already been active this session on the property tax issue as well. She is the prime sponsor on Senate Bill 5099 which requires annual revaluations of property for property tax purposes. She is also … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest
Leave a comment
