Rose Valley Real Estate - Kelso Washington
Rose Valley one of Kelso's most desirable neighborhoods is a beautiful rapidly growing community with a lot to offer. Rose Valley, the name say it all, colorful scenes, Peacefulness, beautiful views, easy access to I-5, abundance of fishing and wild life these are just some among the many features attracting many people to this unique community. Rose Valley is not your typical neighborhood, you will not find many 50 x 120 lots or many homes next to each other, most lots in the Rose Valley area are 2 - 10 or more acres which allows for that desirable privacy.
Rose Valley offers a wide variety of real estate from small older homes for under $100,000 to a big newer custom built home with acreage and beautiful views for almost a 1000,000 and different vacant land lot size to build your dream home. Real estate prices in the Rose Valley area range from $89,000 to $989,000 with average price $378,652 and medium price of $339,450 and an average of 172 days on the market.
Rose Valley lots and vacant land for sale.
Your Cowlitz County real estate professional Venancio Gonzalez a GRI, E-PRO Realtor®, with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates, 360 751 4001.
One Home - Two Real Estate Company Signs, Have You Seen This Scenario Before?
As the Cowlitz County real estate market becomes more and more challenging with prices dropping, larger inventory and more days on the market, etc., we are seeing one thing that I never seen before in my real estate career, more than one real estate company sign at a home, a for sale sign and a for rent sign. My guess is that knowing how challenging it is to sell a home in this kind of market home owners are living their options open trying to find a good renter to keep the home. Nothing wrong with that, the problem with this (my opinion) some companies or in some cases there is no specification about what company is doing what and this could be confusing to the public.
As REALTORS we may don't think will be hard to differentiate specially when one of the companies doesn't do rentals but if we are not familiar with the process it will be confusing. I remember the first time I saw this scenario my thought was that may be the home owner relisted the home with a different company and the old sign wasn't taken down yet, days later I saw another one that had the for rent sign on it, I realized then what was happening. If you are looking to buy a home in the Cowlitz County communities more than likely you will run into this scenario and if there are not specification about what company is doing what, feel free to contact me and I will find out for you.
Your Cowlitz County real estate professional Venancio Gonzalez a GRI, E-PRO Realtor®, with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates, 360 751 4001.
How is the Cowlitz County real estate market?
Not a day goes by without someone asking me about how the real estate market is doing. When I talk to past clients, people that I know or even when I meet someone as soon as they find out that I am a REALTOR some of their first words out of their mouths are how is the real estate market? I am getting use to answer the same question over and over every day which I really don't mind, I enjoy talking about my job and part of my job is to know how our local real estate market is doing.
With all the daily negative national and local advertising everywhere about how bad the real estate market is, how the lending industry is going under (many, many lending institutions been forced out of business) and how the government has come to rescue some of the biggest players in the lending industry and other related to real estate in the way of collapsing due to the bad real estate market, I am not surprise that real estate and related issues are on everybody's minds at this time and age.
Well, for those of you who haven't had the chance to ask me about how the local real estate market is doing, I am going to tell you if you care to keep reading. The Cowlitz County real estate market is not as active as we would like it to be or as it was a year or two years ago but is still moving, believe it or not homes are been sold daily in our local market. Cowlitz County real estate market is not dead or as bad as many people I talked to believe it is, prices are dropping and interest rate are still historical low and many people are taking advantage of this opportunity because they know is not going to last for ever.
There you have it, now you know that our Cowlitz County real estate market is moving and doing good considering the down economy the Country is facing right now. So, if you are a home buyer on the fence waiting for home prices to hit bottom now is a good time to take action before prices and interest rates go up. For more detail information about the Cowlitz market activity visit my most recent Cowlitz County real estate market report or some of the previous monthly Cowlitz County real estate market reports.
Your Cowlitz County real estate professional Venancio Gonzalez a GRI, E-PRO Realtor®, with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates, 360 751 4001.
Copyright © 2008 By Venancio Gonzalez, All Rights Reserved..... how is the Cowlitz County real estate market?
The numbers for the Cowlitz County real estate market for the month of August 2008.
This report will give you an insight of how the Cowlitz County real estate market is doing and may be helpful to those considering selling, buying or relocating to the Cowlitz County area. It will show you the numbers of current available homes for sale, homes under contract, and homes sold in the month of August 2008. It will also give an inside look at average and medium prices, average days on the market and what price range is more competitive and what price range is moving (selling) faster. Visit the following links to see the market reports for the months of July, June and May.

Cowlitz County real estate numbers for Single Family Residential homes - August 2008
Cowlitz County homes - Current Active Listings at the end of August 2008
Number - 801
Medium Price - $239,950
Average Price - $293,362
Average Days on Market - 132
Cowlitz County Homes - Under Contract (Pending) at the end of August 2008
Number - 104
Medium Price - $181,950
Average Price - $195,679
Average Days on Market - 124
Cowlitz County Homes - Sold on the month of August 2008
Number - 54
Medium Price - $201,500
Average Price - $207,864
Average Day on Market - 96
Most Competitive Price Range - $200,000 through $249,999
Actives Listings at this price range - 144
Most Active Price Range - $200,000 through $249,999
Actives - 144
Pending - 19
Sold - 10
Contact Cowlitz County real estate agent, Venancio Gonzalez a GRI, E-PRO Realtor®, with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates, 360 751 4001, to list your home or purchase a home in Longview, Kelso, Woodland, Kalama, Castle Rock, Toutle, Silver Lake or Cathlamet.
A Visit To The Annual Cowlitz County Unique Tin Car Show and Swap Meet 2008
What a unique experience! I had not attended the car show in few years and was surprised of how much has change and grown. According to organizers this show attracts over 3,000 spectators each year and listening to the announcers over the microphone the attendance on Saturday was a record breaker. This yearly event has marked the end of Cowlitz County Summer fun events for the last of 34 years.
The event opened the doors at 8:00 a.m. to hundreds of classic and custom-built cars, trucks and some motorcycles, swap meet, vendors and early eager spectators. Then was followed by exciting events throughout the day like some line dance performance, some contests with up to $300 prices, award and parade of winners presentation and ended with the 9:00 p.m. Longview Downtown controlled Cruise, were according to The Daily News there were over 600 permits issued to participate in this event.
So, if you miss it this year, you are invited to experience how amazing it is to see some of the incredible beefed-up engines, flashy chrome and paint jobs on some of these hot rods and in the way contribute to a good cause, according to event organizers part of the profits are donated to local charities throughout Cowlitz County.
Cowlitz County real estate agent, Venancio Gonzalez a GRI, E-PRO Realtor®, with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates, 360 751 4001.
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