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Blue Sky Real Estate is the Methow Valley Real Estate Leader

Blue Sky Real Estate is the Methow Valley Real Estate Leader  Methow Valley Real Estate‘s new leader in sales for 1st quarter 2012 is Blue Sky Real Estate.  Our new team is taking the valley by storm!  Add to these figures about $705k in For Sale by Owner sales and clearly Blue Sky Real Estate is [...]

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Overpricing can be one of the biggest seller mistakes

This rule of thumb from Trulia is just as true here for Methow Valley real estate as elsewhere across the country. It is best to avoid this common pitfall that Sellers often make. Rule of Thumb #3: List it high, to give yourself bargaining room. Fact or Fiction: Fiction. The fact of this matter is [...]

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Banks Loosen Credit Standards

Is the housing crisis coming to an end? With the banks starting to loosen credit standards and interest rate at historic lows, it looks like sales may start picking up. Now would be a great time to buy. Read more details in the article below. http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5567733516482908167&ids=cP8SdjsUdjcTdjsUcjwUd3sRdiMUe3sOejoSdjoNdzcPejoPdPkRb34Tc3wMd3kOe3AVcjwMdP8TdjkIdP8RczkRejcOc3wPcPATejoRdiMTdz4Uc3AOe3gScjkPcPsTdzkR&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod2-b-sum-0&ut=3ra-aqR_Ce3581

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Blue Sky 2011 expansion Blue Sky has expanded!! We are pleased to announce the addition of Linda Schmal and Heather Marrone to our group of experienced agents. We are excited about the possibilties the collaboration of our energy can create!

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Fuzzy Math of Home Values

Below please find a link to a very good article regarding the online home value estimator programs.  As numerous consumers are utilizing the various home estimator websites I thought you may be interested in the technology behind the calculations which this article explains.  Relying on these programs for refinancing or purchasing may be risky at [...]

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Incredible and inspiring day in the sunny Methow Valley.  The Nordic Trails are open and ski conditions are excellent. I recently listed this 5 acres on Goat Creek Road in Mazama. It is one of my favorite locations in the Valley.  These expansive fields host MVSTA’s quiet meandering year round trails that connect with the Methow River and its [...]

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Volume of 4th Quarter sales improved from 2010

The activity in real estate during the Summer was very slow but it appears that the fourth quarter is off to a good start. Check out the link below for information on pending offers and sales. The Fall has brought back some buyers to our market and the agents are busy showing and writing offers, [...]

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Two Housing Markets?

This article describes two housing markets. One for most people and another for the rich. It seems million dollar homes are selling like hotcakes but for most people, “In the housing market inhabited by most Americans, prices have fallen 30 percent or more since the peak in 2007. That’s a steeper decline than during the [...]

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Weather is awesome in the Methow Valley

We are going to be into the 80′s again by the end of the week and upper 80′s on the weekend. Check the NOAA site. A great time to look at real estate in the Methow Valley! A fabulous time for Buyers. Prices are down and interest rates are low.

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Good news for NW housing

Our strong NW economy is pulling through! Check out the Wall St Journal article on predictions for Seattle and Tacoma. This is consistent with trends here in the Methow Valley also. We are seeing a lot more people looking for homes and land here in the valley. From second home investment options, retirement homes to [...]

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