Good Morning Annie,
Since I work and live in Cle Elum, maybe I can give you some answers that will be helpful. Each community has their own market data, and the buying and selling environment is unique to each area. Our Upper County in the last 4 years has had a huge impact from Suncadia and all of the resort homes that have recently been built. It has in turn affected the assessments of everyones taxes by at least 40%. That means the property values jumped, and depending on when you purchased your property, you could be in a good position right now. But, if you bought it within the last year, now would not be a good time to put it on the market.
It all depends on what is motivating you to consider selling it. Do you need to? Or just want to... That will partially help figure out where to consider pricing. That, together with looking at similar properties on the market that match yours, and looking at what properties have sold for that are similar.
If you would like me to help you further, just let me know. Good luck
Eliza Stephenson - REMAX Alpine Realty - 509-260-0722 - Fri Jun 13 2008, 09:27