Monthly Archives: September 2008

Married Sleeping Separately is changing home design in America!

The National Association of Home Builders predicts that  60% of all custom, upscale homes will be built with two “owner suites” by 2015!   Sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, snoring and other sleep difficulties seem to be driving much of the … Continue reading

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What Seattle used to be…

There’s an posting in Crosscut that I have to let folks know about.  It is titled “Spokane: what Seattle used to be.”  For me, it was a truly enjoyable read, here’s an excerpt and link: As the region’s inland cities, like … Continue reading

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Use a Raffle to Sell Your Home?

The latest tactic in the now slower real estate market it to use a raffle to sell a home.  For a $300,000 home, you would only have to sell 3000 tickets at $100 each to get it sold! Many states … Continue reading

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Granite Ridge Dock Public Hearing POSTPONED!

From the City of Chelan this morning: The Granite Ridge Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Public Hearing scheduled for October 7th has been postponed by the applicant’s request. Proposal:  Construction of a 96 slip marina and associated improvements including an asphalt … Continue reading

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Chelan City Council Meeting tonight!

As of this moment, the City of Chelan does not have the agenda posted.  However, one of the things I have heard is part of the meeting is some recognition of Dave Fonfara’s service. Please check here later today to … Continue reading

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Ultra Luxury Houseboats, could they come to Lake Chelan?

Wow, this article on ultra-luxury, and really large, houseboats caught my eye.  These aren’t the houseboats I remember, but are as large as 100 feet long by 28 feet wide!  They have are tremendously luxurious and can even include helipads … Continue reading

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Manson Community Council Adopts UGA “in progress”

The Manson Community Council adopted the UGA proposal agreed upon by the Sub Area Committee in its “in process” form.  That means that a few errors in the UGA map shown here are to be corrected and the land use … Continue reading

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Proposed Manson UGA and Land use agreed at Sept 16 meeting.

The proposed UGA and land use map from the Sept 16 Manson Sub Area Plan Group is attached here.  The UGA was proposed and adopted at the earlier meeting and the land use was agreed Sept 16.  There is still some … Continue reading

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Wenatchee Sales Numbers for August

Pacific Appraisals has sent out their wonderful Snapshot Report for August.  There is a new addition to the format, where they have included sale and active listings by price range.  “Months Supply” by price range has been a feature for … Continue reading

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Construction Update from Brian Merrill at The Lake House

 Construction Update – 9.18.08 The construction tempo is at “full speed” as we move into the second phase of construction. The top picture shows the west side of The Lake House residence building being “topped-off” with the massive glue lam … Continue reading

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