April Real Estate Update for the Okanogan Valley

OKANOGAN VALLEY MARKET REPORT

Sales are up and things are getting busy!  There were 16 residential sales in March, up from 11 in February.  The average selling price was $126,847, with an average days on market of 197.  As of April 9, there were 212 active residential listings.  Search homes here.

There were 14 land sales in March in the Okanogan Valley, up from 4 in February, with an average days on market of 533.  As of April 9, there were 425 active land listings.  

There were also two sales in the Farm and Ranch category in March, with an average selling price of $205,000 and average days on market of 766.  


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

MARCH RESIDENTIAL SALES

CITY	BED	BATH	SQ. FT.	LOT SIZE	YEAR	CDOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Tonasket	0		192	7.09	2007	523	$49,000	$44,000
Oroville	2	1.50	1,060		1908	116	65,000	52,500
Tonasket	0		156	20.00	2009	512	80,000	65,850
Omak	1	.75	1,833	2.02	2008	184	149,900	72,500
Tonasket	2	1.00	1,104	.26	1912	167	95,000	89,900
Okanogan	2	.75	1,242	.12	1910	26	105,000	102,000
Omak	3	1.75	1,165	.37	1955	22	119,900	119,900
Okanogan	3	1.00	2,206	.18	2007	48	129,900	120,500
Omak	4	1.00	1,950	.23	1994	7	125,000	125,000
Okanogan	4	1.00	1,488	.81	1910	399	169,400	141,400
Oroville	3	1.00	1,222	1.96	1911	117	159,000	159,000
Tonasket	2	1.00	1,216	3.29	2006	23	167,000	162,000
Oroville	3	2.00	1,782	1.27	2002	499	259,000	170,000
Oroville	0		1,764		1950	92	189,900	180,000
Tonasket	4	1.50		6.59	1916	148	249,000	190,000
Okanogan	3	2.75	2,720	40.00	1997	275	280,000	235,000
AVERAGES			1,407			197	149,500	126,847

MARCH LAND SALES

CITY	ACRE	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Omak	5.23	890	$40,000	10,000
Tonasket	19.24	970	32,000	17,500
Tonasket	19.24	941	32,000	17,500
Tonasket	20.06	33	29,900	24,500
Tonasket	1.43	663	34,950	30,000
Tonasket	20.00	252	30,000	30,000
Riverside	20.00	482	34,500	34,500
Oroville	23.61	47	50,000	45,000
Omak	2.12	1788	76,000	49,000
Riverside	16.00	372	65,000	55,000
Wauconda	21.63	434	57,000	57,000
Tonasket	20.00	145	80,000	65,850
Oroville	73.40	2	130,000	125,000
Tonasket	320.00	437	350,000	232,500
AVERAGES	41.569	533	74,382	56,668

MARCH FARM AND RANCH SALES

CITY	BED	BATH	SQ. FT.	LOT SIZE	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Omak				20.00	28	$120,000	$90,000
Tonasket	1	1	336	35.37	1504	320,000	320,000
AVERAGES			336		766	220,000	205,000

FEATURED PROPERTIES

*  JUST LISTED - Spacious home in Loomis!

*  PRICE REDUCED - Beautiful log home with detached garage, covered carport and RV hookups!

*  SOLD - Aeneas Valley log home and farmland!

*  SOLD - 20 acres bordering national forest!
 
 
 
 

March Real Estate Update for the Okanogan Valley

OKANOGAN VALLEY MARKET REPORT

Residential sales picked up in February - 11 sold compared to five in January.  The average selling price was $153,950, and  average days on market of 126.  As of 3/8/12, there were 204 active residential listings and 18 pending sales.  Search homes here.  

For the third month in a row, there were four land sales in the Okanogan Valley, with an average of 236 days on market. As of3/8/12, there were 417 active land listings and 8 pending sales. 

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


FEBRUARY RESIDENTIAL SALES

CITY	BED	BATH	SQ. FT.	LOT SIZE	YEAR	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Oroville	2	1.00	1,386	0.32	1920	44	$57,900	$48,000
Oroville	1	1.00	1,008	20.00	1974	98	75,000	58,750
Riverside	4	2.00	1,680	6.74	1998	106	114,900	60,500
Oroville	2		1,710	0.19	1932	167	117,000	117,500
Tonasket	3	1.00	2,464	1.02	1978	110	243,000	137,000
Omak	3	1.50	1,775		1963	94	145,000	140,000
Omak	3	1.75	1,644	0.20	1977	18	185,000	178,000
Oroville	3	2.00	4,000	2.57	1985	123	219,000	222,000
Omak	3	2.50	3,338	1.00	1990	213	259,900	222,700
Omak	4	3.00	3,116		1997	192	249,000	239,000
Tonasket	4	2.75	2,778	3.17	2003	222	280,000	270,000
AVERAGES			2,264			126	176,882	153,950

FEBRUARY LAND SALES

CITY	ACRE	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Tonasket	10.00	227	$22,500	$21,000
Tonasket	19.97	84	44,900	30,000
Tonasket	39.84	599	90,000	40,000
Conconully	0.31	35	89,000	74,000
AVERAGES		236	55,100	41,250

FEATURED PROPERTIES

*  SALE PENDING - Beautiful log home in Aeneas Valley!
*  PRICE REDUCED - Spacious home, shop and acreage in Aeneas Valley! 
*  PRICE REDUCED - Newer home, shop and nearly 3 acres in Aeneas Valley!  

*  JUST LISTED - 40 acres in Aeneas Valley - yes, Aeneas Valley is a busy place this month!  Anyway, check it out - it is a very pretty piece of land with a nice mix of pine trees and aspens.
 

February Real Estate Update for the Okanogan Valley

OKANOGAN VALLEY MARKET REPORT

There were five residential sales in January, down from ten in December.  The average selling price was $144,750, and the average days on market were 283.  As of 2/9/12, there were 212 active residential listings.  Search homes here .   


Land sales remained the same, with four properties sold in January, and the average days on market was 555. As of 2/9/12, there were 416 active land listings.  


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

JANUARY RESIDENTIAL SALES

CITY	BED	BATH	SQ. FT.	LOT SIZE	YEAR	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Tonasket	0	0.00	1,218	0.12	1915	183	$84,900	$80,000
Oroville	4	2.00	2,772	0.15	1965	521	154,900	119,000
Omak	3	2.00	2,518	0.41	1948	23	195,000	137,750
Tonasket	3	3.75	2,779	4.86	1968	654	171,000	145,000
Omak	4	2.50	2,061		1994	33	254,900	242,000
AVERAGES						283	172,140	144,750

JANUARY LAND SALES

CITY	ACRE	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Tonasket	19.85	123	$24,900	$26,000
Riverside	20.00	847	43,900	32,000
Tonasket	40.00	911	89,900	71,250
Tonasket	16.00	339	117,500	104,000
AVERAGES		555	69,050	58,313

FEATURED PROPERTIES

*  SALE PENDING - 20 acres bordering national forest.
*  Immaculate 3 bedroom Aeneas Valley home with 60 acres and national forest access!  Many outbuildings including 40 X 48 monitor barn, and 48 X 28 three car garage. Beautiful yard, w/ornamentals on automatic watering system.  Too many features to list all!  See virtual tour!
*  Perfect for someone looking for a life of self sufficiency!  40 acres just 7 miles from Tonasket, good water prospects in area, an ideal place for off-grid living. Nice combination of trees and open ground - and the best part - less than $1,000 per acre! 

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January Real Estate Update for the Okanogan Valley

OKANOGAN VALLEY MARKET SNAPSHOT

We are still having kind of a strange winter, with maybe two inches of snow on the ground at my house!  Plenty cold, and lots of pretty blue skies, just not a lot of snow...

Residential sales dropped slightly to ten in December, with an average selling price of just under $100,000.  The average length on market was 358 days.  As of 1/5/12, there were 221 active residential listings.  Search homes here.

Land sales dropped to four, with an average days on market of 298.  As of 1/5/12, there were 418 active land listings.   

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


DECEMBER RESIDENTIAL SALES

CITY	BED	BATH	SQ. FT.	LOT SIZE	YEAR	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Conconully	2	1.00	676		1970	1,574	$74,500	$29,900
Tonasket	3	1.00	924	5.35	1993	49	59,000	50,000
Tonasket	0		328	4.41	2006	10	59,000	50,000
Omak	3	1.50	1,292	0.13	1937	17	49,900	56,430
Tonasket	3	1.75	1,344	0.50	1984	161	85,500	73,000
Omak	3	2.00	2,040	3.97	1996	120	119,000	108,000
Oroville	2		896	32.87	1994	119	129,950	117,000
Omak	3	1.50	1,104	0.22	1995	28	135,000	135,000
Okanogan	3	2.50	3,000	0.24	1959	972	214,900	160,000
Tonasket	3	3.25	2,720	1.90	2003	532	247,000	220,000
AVERAGES			1,432			358	117,375	99,933

DECEMBER LAND SALES

CITY	ACRES	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Oroville	20.23	76	$22,000	$16,000
Oroville	176.75	804	155,000	90,000
Oroville	1.11	165	299,000	299,000
Oroville	1.19	145	299,000	299,000
AVERAGES		298	193,750	176,000

FEATURED PROPERTIES

*  JUST LISTED in Aeneas Valley - newer home on 2.92 acres with open floor plan, nice views, excellent shared well, large shop, and much more!  Adjacent land also available. 


*  JUST LISTED in Aeneas Valley!  2.96 acre building lot with power at street. Great valley views, and close to fishing lakes and public lands.  Also available, 3.6 acres with shared well! Home, shop and 2.92 acres also available. 

 
 

December Real Estate Update for the Okanogan Valley

OKANOGAN VALLEY MARKET SNAPSHOT

After receiving about a foot of snow in early November, I thought for sure it was here to stay for the season, but by Thanksgiving it was all gone!  Back to bare ground and waiting for a white Christmas...

Residential sales were back up in November to 11 sales, with an average selling price of $127,331, and average days on market 282. As of 12/10/11, there are 241 active residential listings, and 12 sales pending.  Search homes here.  

Land sales increased to 10, with an average sales price of $38,700, and average days on market 407.  As of 12/10/11, there are 466 active land listings, and 9 pending sales.  

These are sales reported through the NWMLS for the Okanogan Valley.  They do not reflect the entire county, private sales, or sales from offices who are not members of the NWMLS.  These statistics are deemed reliable, but are not guaranteed.  

NOVEMBER RESIDENTIAL SALES

CITY	BED	BATH	SQ. FT.	LOT SIZE	YEAR	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Tonasket	2	1.00	840		1949	18	$86,000	$40,000
Riverside	4	2.00	1,904	4.05	1996	57	64,245	43,899
Omak	1	1.00	504		1927	67	50,000	49,600
Okanogan	3	1.00	1,258	0.13	1918	58	72,000	60,000
Omak	3	1.75	2,240	0.24	1956	55	69,500	76,246
Tonasket	3	1.75	1,056	1.00	1984	392	110,000	100,000
Omak	3	2.00	1,347		1994	487	130,000	110,000
Oroville	1	1.00	616	0.91	1991	470	222,000	128,000
Omak	3	1.50	1,580		1972	66	151,000	140,000
Tonasket	3	2.00	2,123	7.66	2011	219	299,000	292,900
Omak	4	2.75	3,710	3.43	1999	1,213	425,000	360,000
AVERAGES						282	152,613	127,331

NOVEMBER LAND SALES

CITY	ACRES	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Oroville	5.49	149	$14,500	$14,000
Oroville	5.61	396	17,000	15,000
Tonasket	4.89	583	22,900	15,000
Tonasket	40.00	506	42,500	24,000
Tonasket		297	28,000	24,000
Tonasket	2.91	940	43,500	28,999
Oroville	33.86	88	39,500	29,000
Tonasket	40.00	174	36,000	32,000
Tonasket	20.00	16	35,900	35,000
Oroville	9.23	922	225,000	170,000
AVERAGES	17.99	407	50,480	38,700

FEATURED PROPERTIES

STEEP PRICE REDUCTION!  This beautiful Aeneas Valley 4400 square foot log home is a real buy right now!  Just reduced from $550,000 to $350,000, which is BELOW tax assessed value.  Includes 21 acres (about 16 is irrigated) and large shop.  Please check out the virtual tour!

JUST LISTED, ALREADY REDUCED!  This four acres in Aeneas Valley is another bargain...  Now just $15,500 all cash, or seller will finance at $17,500 with $2,500 down.   

Also reduced in Aeneas Valley - 3+ acre building lots across from Ell Lake.  One with septic installed now $26,000, the adjacent parcel now just $24,000.  Power runs through, access from county maintained road.  


FROM MY KITCHEN TO YOURS...

I just got this recipe from a friend and made it the other night; it is SOOOO good:)  

Waldorf Salad

 

Mixed lettuce

Grapes - cut in 1/2 or quartered

Apple pieces

Chopped walnuts

Dressing

 

1/3 cup plain yogurt or sour cream

1/3 cup mayo

1 tsp. lime juice 

2 tsp. curry powder (yum!)

1/2 tbsp. honey

 

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!  

 

Deals, Deals, DEALS!

Just a quick note...  I've posted several recent Aeneas Valley price reductions to our Facebook page in the last week or so.  Please stop in and check those out, and don't forget to "like" our page!

November Real Estate Update for the Okanogan Valley

OKANOGAN VALLEY MARKET SNAPSHOT

First snow!!  It started snowing here in Aeneas Valley last night - on 11/11/11...! and this morning we woke up to about 2 1/2 inches of the white stuff.  By the looks of the weather forecast, it is supposed to continue off and on throughout the week, so it just may be here to stay already!  

Residential sales in the Okanogan Valley were down for October with 6 sales for the month compared to 12 in September.  Average days on market were only 53, compared to 152 in September!  And the average selling price was $152,042.  Search homes here.

There were 9 land sales, compared to 6 in September, and the average days on market only 71!
These are sales reported through the NWMLS for the Okanogan Valley, and do not reflect the entire county, or those from private sales or offices who are not members of the NWMLS.  These statistics are deemed reliable, but are not guaranteed.  


OCTOBER RESIDENTIAL SALES

CITY	BED	BATH	SQ. FT.	LOT SIZE	YEAR	DOM	ORIG. PRICE	SOLD PRICE
Omak	2	1.00	1,300	0.21	1920	76	$75,000	$68,000
Tonasket	2	1.00			1954	18	118,000	112,000
Tonasket	3	2.00	1,056	20.00	2000		130,000	124,250
Okanogan	4	1.75	1,958	0.29	1972	16	137,000	137,000
Omak	3	1.75	2,074	0.43	1984	89	249,900	201,000
Omak	3	1.50	2,300	1.06	2005	68	389,900	300,000
AVERAGES			1,738			53	183,300	157,042

FEATURED PROPERTIES

REDUCED!  Irrigated farmland in Aeneas Valley - 230 acres with over one mile of county road frontage, and year round creek running through reduced from $735,000 to $650,000.  

SOLD!  Home, shop and one acre sold for $100,000.

JUST LISTED!  Over four acres in Aeneas Valley with creek front access, nicely graveled driveway, and a new 8 X 12 shed with attached 10 X 12 lean-to for storage. Phone is at road, and power is near. Good water prospects! Great views! National Forest nearby, and Aeneas Valley General Store just up the road a couple of miles! Seller will finance with $2,500 down or CASH PRICE OF $17,500!

A FAVORITE QUOTE

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.  Maria Robinson