Perrin's North Central Washington Real Estate Blog

... but probably not in the way you are thinking! It snowed last night and this coming week we are supposed to see temperatures in the single digits! As a REALTOR in the Wenatchee/East Wenatchee area this creates a whole new set of circumstances we have not thought of since last February. For exa...

Interesting, banks (or so I have read) are sitting on about One Trillion in excess reserves. The Fed is trying to put additional cash into the economy and risking inflation. Banks are quick to point out that there is a) low demand and b) credit risk is too high. But as any real estate agent can t...

Hmmm... haven't seen this angle yet, though I am sure it is out there. If you were a buyer and had an offer on a foreclosed property, that was canceled (the sale) by a lender/bank/agency because of the current review. And further the reason for the cancellation was the result of a negligent act b...

Lots of dismal news lately. Recently something to the effect that most homeowners think their home will continue to decline in value. Talk of doing away with Fanny and Freddie... here's a test...look up disinter-mediation (as it applies to the mortgage market) now do you really think they should ...

I recently posted a new blog post http://www.wenatcheehomeswithperrin.com/blog. I discuss a little about the local Wenatchee Real Estate Market. Though trends are national and markets are local what i find going on with buying and selling houses in Wenatchee, Cashmere, East Wenatchee and other lo...

A few years ago I had a group of friends at my house one evening for dinner. Following dinner, and with a good bottle of wine, we sat at the table and discussed the good old USA until the wee hours. What made this a little unusual is one person was from Germany, he and his family had escaped the ...

A small attractive community just south of Wenatchee is Malaga. Malaga will one day be discovered. It has great rural feel, large lots (many on or around Three Lakes), a municipal golf course and irrigation water. Originally a FHA subsidized community, it has now grown into its own. Houses in the...

Waterville Washington is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located about 25 miles east of Wenatchee (the geographical center of the state). It is a farm community. At this time of year it is surrounded by literally millions of acres of green, dry land wheat. Listings in Waterville are part...

The Wenatchee Valley is a great place to live or visit! Housing in the Wenatchee area is comparatively affordable and the cost of living has a couple pluses from weather, cheap power and local agriculture that help make up for some other higher priced items. We are only 2.5 hours from Seattle, ha...

Yesterday (1/19/2010) I attended Brian Buffini's Success Seminar in Seattle. A free event!!! (Actually kudos to Wells Fargo Mortgage for being the sponsor). Since it was Brian it was, of course, a success! In fact I would say it was the best 2-3 hours I hav4e EVER spent in a work.motivational con...