Monthly Archives: March 2009

Comrades, the People’s Draft Shoreline Master Program is available online for the People’s Comment!

 If the 345 pages of length is not enough to put you off, the content almost surely will.  I, while being a fan of keeping our waters clean and our wildlife healthy, am horribly disappointed in this plan.  Comrades, there … Continue reading

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Dumb Smart Growth?

So you don’t think I’m not the only one who thinks “Smart Growth” is an oxymoron, you can click the link to a post on dumb smart growth in Virginia that is now banning cul de sacs!  So far, our … Continue reading

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REVISED: Mandated Fish Mitigation potential Legal Liability for Property Owners of Lake Chelan Real Estate!

Russ Jones at the Lake Chelan Sailing Association has been doing his homework on the use of Large Woody Debris (LWD) for fish mitigation for construction of docks and waterfront improvements on Lake Chelan.  By looking into the practice, he … Continue reading

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Government Foreclosure Prevention Program an Epic Failure

Home sales are up recently and home prices are on the rise!  None of that is due to the government’s efforts to prevent foreclosures through its Hope for Homeowners program that has only saved 1 (one), that’s right only 1, … Continue reading

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Chelan City Council Tomorrow Night!

Below is most of the agenda for the Chelan City Council meeting tomorrow night.  Items of real estate interest include a public hearing on an annexation and a request to waive connection fees from Lake Chelan Community Hospital. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS … Continue reading

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Home Prices are on the Rise!

Just days ago positive reports on increased sales volumes of existing homes made the news and helped create a stock market rally.  Today the news is that home prices rose 1.7% in January, the first month to month increase in … Continue reading

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Clever Marketing!

I love clever marketing!  Love him or hate him, Tim Eyman is doing some clever internet marketing for his Lower Property Taxes Initiative I-1033 by auctioning his “Schrammie” award on eBay. This is the kind of low-cost, guerrilla marketing that … Continue reading

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The State of America is Inspiring some Incredible Commentary!

From time to time, alright almost daily, I come across some articulate, thought provoking thinkers and writers.  The current economic and political divisions are bringing out some fantastic dialogue and thought that is probably long overdue.  This one is particularly … Continue reading

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The Reason you may have forgotten you should buy Lake Chelan Real Estate, Lots of it , Right now!

If low interest rates, abundant inventory and low prices aren’t good enough reasons to buy real estate right now, there is one other reason that most people aren’t thinking of.  Follow the tiny blue line. That’s the growth of the … Continue reading

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If you’re wondering about the Mortgage Outlook…

So is almost everyone!  Tom Vanderwall who does Straight Talk about Mortgages posted about his opinions of what mortgages might do over the next while.  He talks about what influences mortgage rates, why they won’t go down to 4%, why … Continue reading

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