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.
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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?
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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.
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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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The challenge of pricing and selling a home in today's Cowlitz County real estate market
Today's Cowlitz County real estate market is the weakest I ever experience since I started in the business over five years ago. For the last four years the market was great, homes were selling as fast as they came on the market, sometimes getting multiple offers, everyone was happy. In the last year or so the market slowly started turning now we have a huge listing inventory a home time on the market has increase drastically and there are still many sellers who don't want to faced reality and are asking thing like; why this price? (The house across the street sold for xxx amount of dollars last year), why isn't my home selling? Or why do I have to reduce the price? I don't want to give my home away!
Long gone are the days when sellers use to set the price and homes sold with no problem. Sellers should always be educated on local market conditions but in today's real estate market the need for sellers to know where their home fits on the market equation is even greater. It not about just having a market analysis and agree on the price. The whole picture needs to be look at besides of a market analysis many other key elements have to be taking into consideration; market trends, market absorption rates, percentage of recently homes sold, homes you going to be competing with and seller's level of motivation.
Placing a listing into the Multiple Listing Services in not enough in today's challenging market it takes more than that to successfully sell a home. It takes the ability to correctly price a home, knowledge and understanding of the local market and follow through on the appropriate marketing strategies. It's extremely important for sellers to have the correct information to be able to make the best educated decision possible.
For more information on how to correctly price your home or for a through market analysis of your home, feel free contact Cowlitz County real estate agent Venancio Gonzalez at gonzalezq@windermere.com or at 360 751 4001. You can also visit my website to see my marketing strategies to see what I do to sell your home or one of my post for some seller tips.
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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:
