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City of Chelan Downtown Master Plan Workshop, Comphrehensive Plan Amendments and Shoreline Public Access.
The Downtown Master Plan Regulations workshop will be held on August 18, 2010 at 6pm at the Planning Commission Meeting ( at City Hall). The City of...
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Paulson: Reduce the subsidy for home ownership
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is sharing his ideas on how to fix the housing market. They go beyond reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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Even with 1000 lightening strikes and potential fire danger, there’s a Rainbow to every Thunderstorm!
We had a big show of an electrical storm last night at Lake Chelan. There are mudslides and fire danger from it. But, there was a great rainbow as...
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Google’s Mobile Places and Lake Chelan Real Estate
Android Phone users will have a dedicated “Places” icon on their mobile phones that will be able to find nearby places and will include...
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Manson Community Council Meeting Tonight
Tuesday the 27th of July at 6:00 p.m. the Manson Community Council is holding a regular meeting. PR: wait… I: wait… L: wait… LD:...
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“Sidelined” home sellers another source of potential housing inventory
“Sidelined” home sellers, those who are waiting for the market to improve, are another source of potential housing inventory. Many of...
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Optimistic headlines say New Homes Sales are Up!
And, new home sales are up, from last month’s record breaking drop and the lowest level ever recorded. What other direction did they have to...
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After Fixing Finance, Feds to focus on Housing
Responding to the collapse in home prices and the glut of foreclosures, the Obama administration is preparing an overhaul of government that could...
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Meridian Group meltdown possible Madhoff of Seattle?
Investor lawsuits, motions for restraining orders and forced Chapter 11 bankruptcy are all part of the drama and allegations surrounding the Meridian...
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Tuscan Village Finally Gets a new Development Agreement
For several years now, the Tuscan Village (near Tsillan Cellars) has been working on an agreement with Chelan County and the City of Chelan so they...
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Department of Revenue offering Property Tax Deferral this fall
Homeowners on limited incomes can apply to defer paying their second half property taxes due Oct. 31. The application deadline is Sept. 1. First-half...
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City of Chelan Comprehensive Plan Workshop Tonight
At tonight’s City Council meeting there is a Comprehensive Plan Workshop on the 2010 amendments. The meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Council...
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Wine Tour Video from DrinkNectar.com
This is a current, and really good, wine video shot this May at Lake Chelan. Wineries that were visited include Hard Row to Hoe, Tildio, 4 Lakes,...
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Reminder: Chelan Warehouse Industrial Workshop Tonight
Tonight the City of Chelan Planning Commission is holding a workshop on the South Chelan Sub-Area Plan, and revisions to Title 19, definitions and...
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Chelan, or Stehekin, phone service used as an example of government waste
An article in the Washington Post urging reform in federal funding of phone lines used Chelan, although I suspect it may actually be Stehekin, as its...
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Housing Activity at Lowest Levels in modern history
New housing starts have dropped to the lowest level since World War II according to Ivy Zelman’s analysis of the latest Commerce Department...
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Where is the housing market really headed?
Home builders are pessimistic on stalled sales after the tax credit expired. There is talk of a double-dip recession. What is the concensus? With...
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Wenatchee Home Sales moderately improved so far in 2010
While sales in Wenatchee real estate are up a bit from last year, there is still lots of inventory. The average supply is 11 months, down from 13...
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“Snapshot” of Lake Chelan real estate sales through 2nd quarter
Pacific Appraisals Snapshot of Lake Chelan Real Estate Sales is out for the second quarter! It shows the number of homes sold in the area up by 85%...
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Mortgage Applications hit 13 year low!
Pending sales area at all time lows while mortgage applications are at a 13 year low rate. The Home Buyer Tax Credit seems to have sucked all the...
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Chelan Planning Commission Workshop for Warehouse Industrial and South Chelan
On July 21st the City of Chelan Planning Commission is holding a workshop on the South Chelan Sub-Area Plan, and revisions to Title 19, definitions...
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Northshore Service Center Public Hearing Continued
The Hearing on the Northshore Service Center has been continued. Yes, this is still my project and yes we did ask for the continuance. Of course,...
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Double Dip in Housing brought to you by: Government
The Federal Home Buyers’ Tax Credit Program expired in, November, April, June or will in September, depending on which expiration date you...
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Chelan rated one of the 8 Summer Lake Towns to visit on MSN
In a posting on 8 Gorgeous Summer Lake Towns, Chelan is one of the 8 towns selected nationally as being a great place to getaway for the summer!...
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Northshore Service Center Public Hearing
Since I’m a principal in this project, here it is straight from the notice: Notice is hereby given that a Conditional Use Permit application...
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