Cowlitz County Real Estate Market Report - 2010
The information below shows the Cowlitz County real estate market trend over the year 2010. The graphs compares the number of for sale homes vs. new listings, pending and sold, it also shows average price for sold and homes for sale, average price per square feet, days on market and months of inventory.

Cowlitz County number of homes for sale, sold and pended over the last 12 months.

Cowlitz County average price fer SQ. FT. for 2010

Cowltiz County percent differnce between sold price and original list price.

Cowlitz County real estate market average price for the year 2010.

Average months of homes for sale in Cowlitz County in 2010.
Cowlitz County Household Hazardous Collection Program
Just like to remind the local public of Cowlitz County about the free household hazardous collection program for residential costumers the Waste Control Recycling Center offers to Cowlitz and Wahkiakum residents. The waste hazardous facility opens to interested costumers for two hours on Tuesday and Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. They also offer once a year household hazardous waste collection events for each of the following Cowlitz County cities: Castle Rock, Kalama, Ryderwood, Woodland and Cathlamet. For dates, times and other related information visit their website at Cowlitz County Waste Control.
Cowlitz County Comprehensive Plan Update
Cowlitz County officials are looking to review and update the Cowlitz County future comprehensive plan; they are asking the entire local communities to participate to help better understand how and where residents believe the county can improve and grow. Officials are asking the public to participate in a vision survey to see what they think about Cowlitz County, what are the best and worst thing about living here, how they want the county to grow over the next 20 years and more.
The plan started this summer with activities on community fairs, farmers' market, major local employers, chamber meetings, neighborhoods events and summer activities will end with three county wide vision statement and goal presentation in October. Check the Cowlitz County Comprehensive Plan Update website for dates, upcoming information and more ways to participate over the up coming year.
Cowlitz County Fair
The 2010 Cowlitz County Fair is up on us once again. This year the theme is music, magic and motion. All four days will be pack of fun things to do for the whole family; games, rides, food, music, rodeo and the popular demolition derby. Come and join the fun Thursday, August 5 through Sunday, August 8.
Once again admission will be free for all.
Times:
Thurday - 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday - 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Cowlitz County Foreclosures
Foreclosure is certainly one the most popular word in the real estate industry now days, not only here in Cowlitz County but everywhere inthe country, you see it almost daily in T.V. News, read it on News Papers, read it all over the Internet, see it on for sale real estate signs all over and is constantly the subject of people's conversation everywhere. Obviously the reason for the buzz about foreclosures points to the bad economy we find ourselves in to, people losing their jobs daily and as a result losing their homes to banks foreclosure.
Clearly the numbers of foreclosures have grown greatly in the last couple years and according to experts, the numbers will continue to increase in big numbers. I remember writing a blog over two years ago, Cowlitz County Foreclosures and Bank Own Homes, when foreclosures in Cowlitz County almost double in numbers, I thought it was bad then. The number was 36 foreclosures on the market, back then, compare to 86 residential foreclosures and other 31 vacant land, condos and manufacture homes a total of 117 foreclosures in Cowlitz County, keep in mind that about 1/3 of those are pending under contract and will not come up on any searches.
The growing number of foreclosures is definitely not good news for many people but represent a great opportunity for many others, these type of homes or properties are often good deals, selling for under market value. If you are looking for a deal in the Cowlitz County communities, Cowlitz home finder is a great resource for finding all foreclosures in the area.
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