Castle Rock, Washington - Castle Rock Real Estate
Castle Rock is a wonderful small rural community located in the Northern end of Cowlitz County about 10 miles North of Kelso right on the junction of Interstate I-5 and Spirit Lake Highway (State Route 504). Castle Rock is considered part of the Longview - Kelso Metropolitan area, with a population of only about 2,200 residents, which agree that this community is a great place to live with a lot to offer.
Surrounded by abundance of natural beauty, wild life and easy access to two of the most outstanding tourist attractions in Washington Estate, The Historic Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and the Spirit Lake Recreational Areas, Castle Rock, no doubt, has plenty to offer to tourist and local alike.
Some of the things attracting many families to this tight-neat family oriented community are the variety of affordable housing, privacy and friendliness, also the dedication to education and kids sports, facing Castle Rock in any sport is always a great challenge.
Castle Rock offers a wide variety of real estate some older small homes in regular city lots from the early 1900's to big new construction homes on big lot of 10 acres or more with some views of Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier. Home prices range from under $100,000 to over a $1000,000 depending on size of lot, home, location, age, amenities, among other things.
Learn more about Castle Rock or search Castle Rock homes by visiting Castle Rock real estate page.
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Venancio Gonzalez - GRI, e-PRO Realtor® with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates, serving Longview, Kelso and surrounding Cowlitz County real estate markets. gonzalezq@windermere.com or (360) 751 4001.
Downtown Longview Clean Up
The Longview 1414 Club is looking to spruce up Downtown Longview for the up coming Spring. Starting Sunday March 22nd, the Club will be starting a series of clean up Sundays in the Longview Downtown area; they'll be working on flower beds and sidewalks. They want to get the word out and invite volunteers and anyone else interested on helping out and lend a hand. Bring your gloves, brooms and rakes.
Come and join the group at 1414 12th Avenue Longview WA, at 9:00 am on Sundays. For questions about this contact them at 360 425 7260 ask for Dan.
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Venancio Gonzalez - GRI, e-PRO Realtor® with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates, serving Longview, Kelso and surrounding Cowlitz County real estate markets. gonzalezq@windermere.com or (360) 751 4001.
The 2009 Cowlitz County Home and Garden Show
Once again the 2009 Cowlitz County Home and Garden Show is here. The Lower Columbia Contractors Association (LCCA) is inviting the public to join the fun Saturday March 21st from 9:00 - 6:00 pm and Sunday 22nd from 11-5 in the Cowlitz County Expo Center.
The Cowlitz County Home & Garden Show will be hosting free gardening and many other workshops throughout the day and displaying what's new in Home, Remodeling, Home Decor, and More, all under one roof. You will have the opportunity to meet hundreds of experts and experience hundreds of products and services.
This family event is more than just learning about gardening, how to fix or dress up a home, you can also take advantage of discounts, gift cards and drawing that business give away. Kids are also welcome to come and enjoy games, small gifts and other treats.
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Venancio Gonzalez - GRI, e-PRO Realtor® with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates, serving Longview, Kelso and surrounding Cowlitz County real estate markets. gonzalezq@windermere.com or (360) 751 4001.
Cowlitz County AARP Free Taxaide Program
Once again tax season is here and as we all know these are exciting times for those getting refunds but can also be very stressful times for some others. But whatever your situation is, once again AARP TAX-AID is here to help. The AARP Taxaide program is a group of volunteers focusing on helping senior citizens, low and middle income tax payers with their tax returns at no cost (free).
As a proud member of this Cowlitz County volunteer team, I'm here to spread the word out about this fast growing free service and let all those seeking our assistance in Cowlitz County know that this year we have four locations to best serve them; Longview Public Library, McClelland Art Center, Fibre Federal Credit Union and Highlands - Longview Police Sub Station. About 22 of us (volunteer) will be on these sites starting February 3rd through April 14. Below you'll find the times and places where you can go and have your free tax returns done.
We usually have long lines so to make the process easier and less stressful for everyone, your are required to bring the following documents:
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Longview Public Library 1600 Louisiana St, Longview, WA 98632 |
Tuesdays Fridays Saturdays
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4pm - 7:30pm 12:30pm - 4pm 12:30pm - 4:30pm
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McClelland Arts Center 951 Delaware St, Longview
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Tuesdays Thursdays
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9am - 3pm 9am - 3pm
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Fibre Federal Credit Union 822 Commerce Ave Admin Bldg 822 (upstairs in new Operation Center)
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Tuesdays |
4pm - 7pm |
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Highlands - Longview Police Sub Station 216 30th Ave, Suite C (by the St. Helens Store)
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Tuesday - (February only) |
1pm - 3pm |
Venancio Gonzalez - GRI, E-PRO Realtor® with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates serving the Cowlitz County real estate market. gonzalezq@windermere.com or (360) 751 4001.
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Cowlitz County Real Estate Market Report for 2008.
As we look ahead in to the New Year looking and hoping for better things, I like to show you the numbers of Cowlitz County real estate market for the last 15 months. This Cowlitz market report will provide the information needed to get an understanding about how active listing and sold homes compare monthly. You will find monthly number for available for sale and sold homes, the % price difference of home for sale vs. sold, average price per sq ft and months of inventory.
If you like to have one of this reports for your city or neighborhood, make a request here.
Cowlitz County real estate, 2008 stats.
Average price per squire feet.
Average price of for sale and sold homes.
Cowlitz day on the market and sold/list price % difference.
Cowlitz real estate months of inventory.
Total numbers
| Date | 10/07 | 11/07 | 12/07 | 1/08 | 2/08 | 3/08 | 4/08 | 5/08 | 6/08 | 7/08 | 8/08 | 9/08 | 10/08 | 11/08 | 12/08 |
| For Sale | 746 | 716 | 687 | 711 | 745 | 746 | 791 | 799 | 805 | 825 | 804 | 793 | 717 | 683 | 653 |
| Sold | 72 | 72 | 52 | 33 | 43 | 67 | 78 | 57 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 64 | 74 | 46 | 28 |
| Pended | 80 | 56 | 36 | 51 | 65 | 68 | 76 | 62 | 60 | 76 | 65 | 84 | 51 | 26 | 45 |
| Months of Inventory based on Closed Sales | 10.4 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 21.5 | 17.3 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 23.3 |
| Months of Inventory based on Pended Sales | 9.3 | 12.8 | 19.1 | 13.9 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 14.1 | 26.3 | 14.5 |
| Avg. Active Price | 296 | 300 | 296 | 292 | 292 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 286 | 286 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 283 | 268 |
| Avg. Sld Price | 206 | 188 | 182 | 226 | 184 | 203 | 184 | 170 | 214 | 219 | 208 | 176 | 180 | 200 | 178 |
| Avg. Sq. Ft. Price | 117 | 122 | 113 | 125 | 111 | 119 | 113 | 108 | 130 | 123 | 113 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 98 |
| Sold/List Diff. % | 97 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 96 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Sold/Orig LP Diff. % | 93 | 94 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
| Days on Market | 119 | 77 | 100 | 124 | 103 | 106 | 87 | 91 | 105 | 116 | 108 | 117 | 95 | 129 | 126 |
| Avg CDOM | 124 | 79 | 101 | 138 | 109 | 117 | 89 | 107 | 120 | 140 | 125 | 132 | 132 | 155 | 144 |
| Median Price | 176 | 184 | 170 | 181 | 175 | 184 | 173 | 145 | 190 | 200 | 203 | 178 | 158 | 185 | 162 |
| This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by the NWMLS. Neither Venancio, Windermere, the Board or its MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Board or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Report reflects activity by all brokers participated in the MLS. |
Venancio Gonzalez - GRI, E-PRO Realtor® with Windermere Real Estate Allen & Associates serving the Cowlitz County real estate market. gonzalezq@windermere.com or (360) 751 4001.
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Whether buying or selling real estate in the Cowlitz County communities of Longview, Kelso, Woodland, Kalama, Castle Rock, Toutle, Silver Lake and Rose Valley, I am here to help. Speak fluent Spanish.
Venancio Gonzalez was born and raised in Durango, Mexico about twelve hours south of El Paso. Venancio migrate to the states in his mid teens, moving to Longview Washington in the early 80s where he has made it his home for the last 26 years. Since he can remember his passion has been learning which drove him to go to school to learn English, get his GED, attend college and eventually to get his real estate license all while working full time job.
Venancio is a family man dedicated to his family and real estate, his is married to his beautiful wife Martha and they have three kids Alan, Leslie and Edgar which keep them busy playing sports year round. He enjoys playing soccer, basketball, jogging (with the family dog), and ride bikes with the kids and is the #1 fan of both the men and women of the Mexican and U.S. National Soccer Teams and the Portland Trail Blazers.
Some other of Venancio's passions are reading, writing, learning about technology and marketing, this has help him stay up to date with the changes in real estate and committed to meeting his clients needs. He considers himself as one of the Top Technology Real Estate Professionals in Cowlitz County with the best real estate marketing program for local sellers and buyers four different ways to find their dream home, search by price range or neighborhood, do your own custom search, sign up to get homes to your e-mail as soon as they come on the market or contact me to get a list of homes that meet your criteria.
Venancio Gonzalez brings over 5 years of real estate experience helping buyers and sellers. He service all Cowlitz County Communities including Ariel, Castle Rock, Cougar, Kalama, Kelso, Longview, Ryderwood, Rose Valley, Silver Lake, Toutle, Vader, Woodland. He specialized in residential real estate single family homes, multi-family (up to 4 units), condominiums, vacant land and helping people relocate to the Cowlitz County area. He has extensive knowledge of and offers information about the local communities, neighborhoods and real estate market. Contact him for an interview at any time with no obligations.
Why should you consider Venancio Gonzalez to be your Cowlitz County real estate agent, because he provides all his clients the kind of service he wants to receive from other professionals. As a client, he likes to be treated with respect in a friendly, knowledgeable and professional manner, he prefers someone who understand his needs and take the time to inform, listen guide him through the process and respond to his need in a timely manner (this one is very important to him). All of the above is what he brings to the table because he treats others as he like to be treated but don't take his word for it, read what some of his client and colleagues say about him:
