January Real Estate Update for the Okanogan Valley

OKANOGAN VALLEY MARKET REPORT

Home sales were UP in December!  There were 23 homes sold in the Okanogan Valley in December, compared to ten in November.  The average sales price was $162,941, and the average marketing time was 244 days.  There were four land sales in December, down slightly from five in November.  The average marketing time was 383 days.  Search homes and land here.

DECEMBER HOME SALES

CITY	BED	BATH	SQ. FT.	LOT SIZE	YEAR	DOM	LIST PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Okanogan	3	2.00	1,761	.26	1973	229	$52,488	$29,048
Malott	3	2.00	1,080	2.92	1996	107	77,800	41,000
Riverside	0		780	19.99	1993	25	75,000	68,000
Tonasket	2	1.00	1,056	.93	1950	6	68,900	68,900
Tonasket	2	1.00	864	.24	1936	26	85,000	75,000
Coulee Dam	4	2.00	1,918	.36	1959	150	107,000	86,500
Conconully	2	.75	932		1954	225	110,000	90,000
Riverside	3	1.50	1,176	.19	1971	464	112,000	108,000
Okanogan	3	1.75	1,560	.22	1961	13	117,000	117,000
Omak	3	1.50	1,296	.17	1920	549	142,500	127,700
Omak	4	2.00	2,088	.13	1956	21	165,000	163,000
Oroville	3	1.00	3,610	4.50	1971	41	185,500	184,000
Omak	3	2.00	1,787	1.31	1967	20	199,900	191,000
Oroville	3	2.00	1,760	2.00	1953	63	269,500	205,000
Omak	6	4.25	3,995		1936	896	269,500	210,000
Omak	2	2.00	1,858	10.50	1985	38	244,000	220,000
Omak	4	2.50	4,271	6.14	1955	833	269,500	229,500
Okanogan	4	3.00	2,886	.65	1921	232	249,900	230,000
Tonasket	2	2.50	1,848	2.00	1997	102	250,000	235,000
Omak	4	2.75	2,065	.23	2006	95	255,000	245,000
Omak	4	2.75	4,081	2.00	1970	943	349,500	249,000
Omak	3	2.00	2,131	2.12	2014	85	269,500	265,000
Loomis	2	1.50	1,020	2.00	1944	443	350,000	310,000
AVERAGES			1,992			244	$185,847	$162,941

DECEMBER LAND SALES 

CITY	ACRE	DOM	LIST PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Oroville	.16	159	$5,000	$4,400
Oroville	4.53	65	46,000	46,000
Oroville	9.33	878	142,000	80,000
Omak	10.92	428	260,000	100,000
AVERAGES	6.24	383	$113,250	$57,600

These are sales reported through the NWMLS for the Okanogan Valley.  They do not reflect the entire county, or those through offices who are not affiliated with the NWMLS.  These statistics are deemed reliable, but are not guaranteed. 
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Historic Treasures, Abundant Recreation....

On a recent drive through the Okanogan Highlands, I found plenty of fodder to share on my blog...  It was the perfect winter day - crisp, cold, sunny, and endless blue sky!  The kind of day where thick, white frost clung to trees and barbed wire fences and grasses.  I found dozens of photos waiting to be taken - old barns, ranches, the old Wauconda school, the Wauconda Grange Hall (1917 and still used today!).  All while my camera rested comfortably - on my desk - at home...

Okay.  Well - it made me realize two things:  One, I should ALWAYS take my camera along!  What was I thinking?!?  And two, there are a lot of really neat things to see and enjoy and do here that people from out of area might not realize.  Living in the Aeneas Valley, we decided to take the scenic back roads into Tonasket - a much longer route, but such a pretty drive.  After turning at Wauconda onto Toroda Creek Road, you meander through open ranch lands and timber for several miles, and then come across the old ghost town of Bodie.  One of the many things I love about the Okanogan, are the remnants of history that are still around to be enjoyed.  Another fun place to visit up in this region is Molson.  If you missed my earlier post about this ghost town, you can read about it here.

There is plenty of winter time recreation in the highlands as well.  Sitzmark Ski Hill is a great place for family fun and they have lots of activities scheduled for February.  If snowmobiling is your thing, check out the Bonaparte Sno-Park.  And, Beaver Lake and Beth Lake are popular spots for ice fishing. 

Alright, so I did run back up in the late afternoon and snapped a few photos to share...  They are not the glorious photos I had envisioned while the sun was high in the sky at 11:00 AM, but I will share a few anyway. 

Don't blink, or you will miss Wauconda!  Located on Highway 20, between Tonasket and Republic, this is one stop shopping at it's finest - cafe, groceries, post office and fuel.  Admittedly, I have not eaten here since it changed hands last, but the food has always been pretty darn good!

The old Wauconda school is currently listed for sale for $349,000.  Includes 23+ acres, and 9 RV sites.

And, (shameless plug), also listed for sale in this area is this Hidden Creekfront Retreat for $400,000!

The Wauconda Grange Hall - 1917

And a little about Bodie...