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Washougal, Washington - In Search of a Great (Pumpkin) House

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Industry Observer with Nature As Neighbors

Are you searching for a Great Pumpkin House in Washougal, Washington? Good news, the housing market is prime for the picking. You can find your dream pumpkin house at such a great value that it's almost spooky.  Don't delay, because the best pumpkins houses are always the first to go! Don't miss out on your chance to get the top pick of the patch. 

Washougal Washington - Great Pumpkin House DealsPrices have softened since September of 2010, but the market statistics look surprisingly familiar. In fact, there were 244 active listings, 63 pending listings, and 28 solds last year in September. There's not much of a change.


What has changed in Washougal's housing market is the pricing. The average price of a house sold last year was $290,480. Compare that to this year's average price of $197,434 and you can see it's a buyer's market in this Gateway to the Gorge community.  The number of foreclosures and short sales has contributed to the pricing decline. However, this situation
won't last forever and prices will eventually start creeping up once again.


If you're in search of a great pumpkin house in Washougal, Washington - now is the perfect time to buy. Remember, just like pumpkins, the best houses are always the first to go. 

Ready to explore your options? Let's get started. 

Posted by


Debb Janes  Bernie Stea
Brokers/REALTORS®
Call or Text 360-608-4900

We help buyers and sellers in Camas, Washougal, Brush Prairie/Hockinson, Salmon Creek, Felida, and other Vancouver, Washington Areas. 


We bring our passion for nature and beautiful environments to Real Estate. Multigenerational and family estates, country land and homes, and small farmsteads are our speciality.


We agree with our clients, "The true luxury of rural living is having elbowroom for the soul.

 

Comments(29)

Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Debb,

What a wonderful way to share your market report, seasonal and brilliant.  I love seeing  explosions of creativity that make statistics so much fun.  Thanks for the smile, also. A

Oct 20, 2011 06:13 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Company - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

Ok, I'll join the choruses and say FANTASTIC!!!!!  Really a good job, and very understandable for a really boring subject.  SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!

Oct 20, 2011 07:26 AM
Lloyd Binen
Certified Realty Services - Saratoga, CA
Silicon Valley Realtor since 1976; 408-373-4411

Debb, Very clever using a pumpkin graph for a market report.  Next month will it be Turkeys?

Oct 20, 2011 07:41 AM
Will Nesbitt
Nesbitt Realty at Condo Alexandria - Alexandria, VA
Nesbitt Realty is a family-run brokerage.

Great post Debb, I've been meaning to make time to take my grandkids to the pumpkin patch near us.

Oct 20, 2011 08:47 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

I like your creativity in this post Debb and the information is exactly what consumers need to see to help make an informed real estate decision.

 

Oct 20, 2011 09:27 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

I love the Halloween themed report and it made me smile even though I know what those numbers represent compared to just a few years ago.

 

Oct 20, 2011 11:47 AM
Melinda (Mel) Peterson
Grants Pass, OR - Bend, OR
The Savvy Broker - ABR, CRS

Hey Debb ~ I loved this very interesting and amusing market report!  Way to whet our appetite for all things 'Fall' and 'Washougal, Washington!'

Oct 20, 2011 03:11 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Believe in the Great Pumpkin! :)

 

Oct 20, 2011 04:46 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Bob - Thanks - nice of you to say.

Mary - I appreciate it - market reports are important, so it's worth it to make them a bit fun.

Thanks all - I've got family coming into town and am limited - but sure appreciate all of your kind words and I'm happy you appreciate the effort to be creative with this...thanks alot for the "suggested" from those of you who tried. I appreciate it.

Oct 21, 2011 01:00 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

It is a wonderful time for home buyers to take advantage of the attractive prices and the very low mortgage interest rates.

Have a great day and an outstanding weekend.  Be sure to have your camera in hand to capture those special moments.

IMG_5876 Life is good!

The Dahlia Show at Brookside Gardens in Montgomery County, MD

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

Oct 21, 2011 02:29 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Cute pumpkin housing report Debb, and like your creativity!   Have a great weekend!

Oct 21, 2011 02:43 AM
Susan Harding, HomeStar Video Tours
Portland, OR
Showcasing You and Your Listings, 855-579-6284

Hey Debb...Ditto on the great creativity!  Even though the information is important, the average housing report doesn't actually inspire people to click on it.  Your Halloween theme is definitely a treat!

Oct 21, 2011 04:50 AM
ASHEVILLE REALTY REFERRAL RESOURCE 828-776-0779
REAL ESTATE REFERRAL NETWORK - Asheville, NC
CONTACT janeAnne365@gmail.com

Pumpkins tell ALL! (Especially when they are sculpted by YOU) (^^)

Oct 21, 2011 01:50 PM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Company - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

I'm back, sweet friend.  Let's set aside some time soon to talk.  I have some things I would like your opinion on.  Hope you are well.

Oct 21, 2011 03:47 PM
Toni Weidman
Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL
20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

A really neat presentation, Debb, and so original. Great job!

Oct 22, 2011 01:15 AM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

Debb - this is my favorite market report bar none - you are so creative my friend and can even make a market report interesting and fun - now that's a gift! Hope you are well and having a great, fun filled weekend!

Oct 22, 2011 03:38 AM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Monday is my Happiness Day.
I visit as many blog posts as I can during the day
and spread happiness, which means I probably didn’t read this post.
I just stopped by to spread some happiness.
Feel free to delete this comment if it doesn’t make you happy.

Happy Monday!

Oct 24, 2011 02:35 AM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Debb--you "done it again, girl"...made a silk purse out of a sow's ear!  You could write great copy about ANYTHING I think. I sure love how your mind thinks. (I personally have a really hard time with these and since my market is so teensy, I just bypass it altogether).

 

Oct 24, 2011 03:28 PM
Jeanean Gendron
The Address Realty - Redding, CA
Specializing in Selling Unique Properties

Debb, I agree with Gayle. I just was thinking that there has to be a clever way to do market reports and I was wondering what it was....well here it is. How amazing you are. I just love it. It is so wonderful to be inspired. I think I'm ready to work on some market reports. I just have not been able to make myself. Thank you! Have a beautiful evening!

Oct 27, 2011 12:28 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Thanks all for the kind words - I really appreciate each and every comment and read through them carefully. I am going to post reply comments on your blogs.

Oct 27, 2011 12:31 PM