Clark County, WA Real Estate News

Unit Sales Continue to Lag with Prices Firming-Up for Vancouver WA Condos in June 2020. Vancouver and Clark County has been stuck in "Phase 2" of "re-opening" of Businesses and loosening of the Quarantine rules. This has affected Condo sales more severely than the effect on the overall real esta... 07/30/2020

Closed and Pending Unit Home Sales Make a Strong Upward Move With Sales Prices Returning to a Positive Mode for Camas WA in June 2020 Last month's strong Pending Sales resulted in a strong posting for Closed sales this month; with Pending Sales looking good this month as well. New Listings are l... 07/27/2020

Unit-Sales Jump-Up Strongly With Prices Reversing a Mini-Down-Trend for Battle Ground WA in June 2020 Last month's strong showing for Pending Sales resulted in jump-up in Closed Sales this month. Prices moved back up but only slightly. Here are the key points for this month's report: The 3-Month... 07/22/2020

12% Lower Number of Properties Sold; While Sales Price Moves Up almost 6% for Vancouver WA in June 2020. Vancouver WA Real Estate sales are still adjusting to the shock of the Economy being significantly shut-down. With Active Inventory at such an extremely low level, Prices resumed their upward... 07/20/2020

*** The original posting of this report was (temporarily?) "Lost" due to a Cloud-Outage; and has been re posted here, and will be removed if the original is restored ***Unit Home Sales Show a Modest Rebound While Closed Sales Prices Retreat for Camas WA in May 2020 A bit of an up-tick took place ... 07/20/2020

*** The original posting of this report was (temporarily?) "Lost" due to a Cloud-Outage; and has been reposted here, and will be removed if the original is restored ***Continued Fall in Unit Sales and Prices for Vancouver WA Condos in May 2020. With the Slow Re-opening of the Washington State eco... 07/19/2020

*** The original posting of this report was (temporarily?) "Lost" due to a Cloud-Outage; and has beenreposted here, and will be removed if the original is restored ***Units-Sold Picks Up Modestly With No Change in Prices for Battle Ground WA in May 2020 With the economic restrictions slowly being... 07/17/2020

*** The original posting of this report was (temporarily?) "Lost" due to a Cloud-Outage; and has been  here, and will be removed if the original is restored ***25% Fewer Homes Sold While Home Sales Price Moves Up Less than $100 for Vancouver WA in May 2020.re-posted Home sales in Vancouver WA hav... 07/17/2020

Both Sales Prices & Unit Sales Decline for Vancouver WA Condos in April 2020. Both Prices and number of Units Sold declined this month, no doubt owing to the governmental ordered partial shut-down of the economy. Here are the highlights for this month: The Short term Condo Sales Price (3-Month M... 05/21/2020

 This clump of violet blue flowering grass has become a favorite plant in "Dad's Garden" at our rural home in Camas, Washington. We had no idea it would be so hardy and put on such a great yearly show for us. While it's called Blue Eyed Grass, it's actually a member of the Iris family, closely re... 05/17/2020

Per-Unit Home Sales Dump While Closed Sales Prices Rise Again for Camas WA in April 2020 This month the effects of the State's shut-down of non-essential travel shows Closed Sales dropping to 22 homes sold. However, we still have the residual momentum when it comes to sales Prices where Home Sal... 05/15/2020

Homes Sold Fall With Prices Turning Downwards for Battle Ground WA in April 2020 Home / Unit-sales fell again this month as the extensive effects of the response to the virus greatly constrain activity in the home sales market. With the consistently lower number of sales, the sales-prices fell m... 05/14/2020

Economic and Emotional Benefits of Multigenerational Homes   During these times of economic upheaval, many families are finding themselves sharing a home with other adults. While this is certainly one way to weather a financial crisis, there are also emotional benefits that can last long beyond t... 05/11/2020

Number of Homes Crashes while Home Sales Price Moves to Another New High  in Vancouver WA for April 2020. Homes for sale in Vancouver WA saw a much lower tally for number of homes sold this month; as showings were banned for a few weeks, and only now slowly coming back online. Prices for closed ... 05/11/2020

The Ins and Outs of Outbuildings in Clark County, WA    Many of our clients looking for more "elbow room for the soul"™ often ask about the possibility of adding structures to a specific property. The request varies from building a shop, a barn, a greenhouse, to an accessory dwelling unit or ADU.... 05/09/2020

Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens every day can end beautifully. -Kristen Butler  Yesterday's sunny and warm day ended with this fiery sky. It hinted at a change on the horizon. And sure enough, during the night, we woke to window blinds tapping to the tune of the wind. Rain too.  Thi... 05/06/2020

 Vancouver and Southwest Washington's Lockbox Openings Move Up 29% at the End of April 2020!        End Of April Lockbox Openings in Southwest Washington What to observe in this Chart: When a RMLS lockbox is opened, whether for maintenance or an actual showing, an "opening-event" is recorded all... 05/05/2020

 Vancouver and Southwest Washington's Lockbox Openings Decline by about Half in Early April 2020!        Mid April Lockbox Openings in Southwest Washington What this Chart Shows: In Southwest WA and Vancouver WA an extremely high percentage of the Residential Real Estate Listings are accessed by... 04/30/2020

  To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.  -Euripides One of my favorite gardens at our rural home in Camas, Washington, is one we have named, "Dad's Garden." I ( Debb ) designed and planted it while he was confined to a hospital bed during the last year of his life. The thoug... 04/29/2020

"Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it."                                       -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   Spring is such a lovely time of the year in our area. We feel fortunate to... 04/25/2020