Our 6-Month (April - September 2008) Market Sales Report for Coeur d'Alene Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Kootenai County Idaho - Coeur d'Alene, Hayden, Hayden Lake, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Athol, Bayview, and all surrounding cities and towns in Kootenai County Idaho - Coeur d'Alene MLS

Currently our total sales are below the year 2001 and above the year 2000. We are at less than 1/2 the sales of the year 2005.
This data is for Single Family Residential (SF) listings ONLY - (Residential homes on UNDER an acre - Real Property) sold during a six month period - from *Apr 1st through Sep 30th* of each year reported.
Shown are total number of sales, median sale price, and average sales price in each area. Chart reflects data from SF listings only, and provides comparisons of total numbers sold to similar periods in previous years.
New construction housing accounted for 28% of SF sales for the 6 month period ending Sep 2007, and for 24% of sales for the 6 month period ending Sep 2008.
Please contact me with any of your Real Estate / Relocation / Referral needs:
Pam Jank, Realtor, GRI, CRS, ABR, RRS, PPS
Previews Property Specialist
Your North Idaho Real Estate Pro
FREE MLS Listings Search at:
Web: Coeur d'Alene Idaho Homes for Sale
email to:pamjank@hotmail.com
Pam's Blog: http://pamjank.activerain.com
Phone: 208-661-2282
Fax: 208-772-628 Toll Free: 800-829-2555 EXT.1275
COLDWELL BANKER SCHNEIDMILLER REALTY
435 W. Hanley Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 838315
Wouldn't it be nice if the AR Gods were able to devise one of their techical wonders to make something like this happen for everyone?
Like you, I have found that it is very difficult to sort through another AR's blog pages searching for Information or a even a Blog I'd like to post on.
So, in order to make it easier for my fellow AR's and others that would like to find specific information or even Blogs to post on; I have taken some of my last few months Blogs and have put them in a list broken down with HEADERS. I will update this list each time I post a blog. All you have to do is click on the Link Title that looks interesting to you or is a Subject you are Searching for. *Russel Ray http://activerain.com/russel keeps a chronological list on each of his Blogs now. It really makes it simple to sort through his information/blogs and I really appreciated it. I decided to take it one step further and sort them into headers. Thank you Russel for being my Trail Blazer on this.*
Please contact me with any of your Real Estate / Relocation / Referral needs:
Pam Jank, Realtor, GRI, CRS, ABR, RRS, PPS
Previews Property Specialist
Your North Idaho Real Estate Pro
FREE MLS Listings Search at:
Web: Coeur d'Alene Idaho Homes for Sale
email to:pamjank@hotmail.com
Pam's Blog: http://pamjank.activerain.com
Phone: 208-661-2282
Fax: 208-772-628 Toll Free: 800-829-2555 EXT.1275
COLDWELL BANKER SCHNEIDMILLER REALTY
435 W. Hanley Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 838315
I have been asked numerous times to describe the Avondale on Hayden Lifestyle and provide a bit of History. This has prompted me to compile the following information on the community "Avondale on Hayden" I hope this helps helps you to visualize "The Lifestyle"
Avondale on Hayden/Hayden Lake is only about 10+/- minutes from Coeur d'Alene, 40+/-minutes to the Spokane International Airport.
Avondale on Hayden is a community built around pristine Avondale Lake and the spectacular Avondale Golf Club Course. Home prices on Avondale Lake start around $400,000+/- to $1,200,000+/- and range from 2nd homes/cabins to year-round residences. Community is sprinkled with Golf cart paths and community lake accesses for lot owners of Avondale on Hayden. The Community is also next to Hayden Lake and the Hayden Lake Country Club. Cart and/or walking Distance.
Avondale Lake is a small pristine lake that is a popular for fishing and ice fishing for Crappie, Bass and Bluegill. It is also a popular for Ice-Skating in the winter. Kayaks, Row-Boats, Paddle Boats, Canoes and wind surfers all grace the lake durring spring, summer and fall. Enjoy the abundance of wildlife such a dear, moose, raccoon, osprey, duck, geese, crane, turtles, pheasant, quail all year round. In order to keep the tranquility, Motor boats are discouraged. For jet skiing and motor boating the Larger Hayden Lake Boat Launch and Honeysuckle Beach are just down the road.
The Avondale on Hayden/ Avondale Golf Club, is a PGA-rated Golf Course open to public play with impeccably groomed fairways that wind through some of North Idaho's most spectacular wooded scenery, treating golfers to a visual wonderland, as well as offering them a challenging and enjoyable 6,600 yard 18 hole course. The clubhouse includes, a pro shop operated by a PGA professional. Enjoy an evening out in the Water Hazard Bar & Grill with a full menu to complete your Avondale on Hayden experience. Right across the street is another PGA-rated golf course, The Hayden Lake Country Club which is the "Home of Idaho's first 18-hole golf course".
The city of Hayden Lake and community of Avondale on Hayden border the western shores of Hayden Lake. About 4,000 acres in size with 40+ miles of shoreline, the lake hosts one full service marina and two public boat launches, a Public Restaruant and the Hayden Lake Country Club. Honeysuckle Beach is a sandy beach with a roped swim area, dock, public change house and restrooms. Fishing and water sports are popular pastimes on the lake. Hayden Lake offers some of the most desired lakefront living in North Idaho. Its close proximity to Spokane and Coeur d'Alene and the many recreational opportunities available are enhanced by the limited access and peaceful water traffic. The "Gold Coast", as some parts of the shoreline of Hayden Lake are called, offer spectacular views. With the proximity of the Coeur d'Alene Airport and its surrounding industrial property, we are poised for successful "family friendly" community growth.
Having the four seasons will thrill your senses. You can also participate in the many seasonal events such as Hayden's "Winter Carnival" where you can take a surrey ride while listening to carolers singing or pick out that special gift from one of the many crafters' booths. "Spring Festival" caters to the young and young at heart in our annual egg hunt. Starting off summer with "Hayden Days" activities like a dog look-a-like contest, or cool off your favorite city official in the dunk tank. Watch 4th of July fireworks from the Country club or Beach. Join in the 4th of July Boat Parade. "Symphony on the Sand" is held at Honeysuckle Beach where you can bring your blanket and relax on the sand listening to some of the best music the Pacific Northwest has to offer. While at Hayden Days you can pick your favorite spot to watch and cheer on the competitors of the "Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene Triathlon"; a swimming, biking and running race; that brings thousands of visitors from around the world, to see their favorite athlete compete for a $50,000 prize. Visit Hayden's Art Festival in the fall, where local artisans get a chance to show off their talent and visitors and residents alike get the chance to appreciate some of the great works they have to offer.
Our Average Temperatures
Summer-Temperature Averages-high 75-85 degrees, low 45-50 degrees.
Winter - Temperate Averages-high 35-45 degrees, low 20-30 degrees.
Here is a link to the Hayden Lake Country Club:(aka The Bozanta Tavern which was built back in the early 1900's alog with Idaho's 1st Golf course) www.haydenlakecc.com
Here is a link to the Avondale Golf Club: ttp://www.avondalegolfcourse.com/newsletter.htm
Here is a link to some of the Local History - Hayden was booming at turn of century- This early history of Hayden Lake, Avondale Lake and the surrounding area was written in 1963 when some of the early settlers were still alive and PRIOR to "Avondale on Hayden" and the Avondale Golf Course being developed: http://www.ruralnorthwest.com/artman/publish/article_4478.shtml
Here are Links to the only available waterfront lots on Avondale Lake:
$189,000: http://www.11962AvondaleLoop.epropertysites.com (next to a 1.5 acre Forested Green Belt)
$175,000: ttp://www.11910Avondaleloop.epropertysites.com
Please contact me with any of your Real Estate / Relocation / Referral needs:
Pam Jank, Realtor, GRI, CRS, ABR, RRS, PPS
Previews Property Specialist
Your North Idaho Real Estate Pro
FREE MLS Listings Search at:
Web: Coeur d'Alene Idaho Homes for Sale
email to:pamjank@hotmail.com
Pam's Blog: http://pamjank.activerain.com
Phone: 208-661-2282
Fax: 208-772-628 Toll Free: 800-829-2555 EXT.1275
COLDWELL BANKER SCHNEIDMILLER REALTY
435 W. Hanley Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 838315
There is already a "Bailout" for home owners that was made into LAW on June 30, 2008. As you know from several of my other Blogs we have been trying to find out how and where to direct distressed Home Owners / Seller to get this help. Finally, after 3-months, I believe I have the info we need.
Below, I have itemized the specifics and "HOW TO's" for Sellers to use this New Law, Section 1403 of the New Housing Bill (HR 3221). It requires Mortgage Services to modify loansfor homeowners and help them AVOID FORECLOSURE as long as certain requirements are met. This law requires servicers to act in the best interest of all their investors and obligates them to modify the Home Owner's loan if they can afford the modified loan terms and if the lenders are likely to recover more for their investors by working with the Home Owner than by going all the way through the foreclosure process.
1. Default on the mortgage either has already happened or is "reasonably foreseeable"
2. The home owner is living in the property as his or her primary residence
3. The lender is likely to recover more through the loan modification or workout than by forcing the home owner into foreclosure.
1. Make sure you are dealing with your lender's loss mitigation and/or work out department.
2. Write a hardship letter demonstrating job loss, serious medical condition, balloon payment coming due, adjustable rate reset or some other financial calamity that will make it impossible for you to continue making your mortgage payments as scheduled. Unless you are in imminent danger of default as required by this new law, lenders are not likely to work with you.
3. Send the lender your financial statements, employment records, tax returns and bank statements demonstrating how you would be able to afford the modified loan terms under your present financial circumstances
4. Send the lender a current appraisal of your home or some documentation on recent comparable sales in your neighborhood demonstrating the current value of your home. "The key is to demonstrate how the lender is likely to recover less money through foreclosure than they would by working with you in your proposed loan modification plan.
Please contact me with any of your Real Estate / Relocation / Referral needs:
Pam Jank, Realtor, GRI, CRS, ABR, RRS, PPS
Previews Property Specialist
Your North Idaho Real Estate Pro
FREE MLS Listings Search at:
Web: Coeur d'Alene Idaho Homes for Sale
email to:pamjank@hotmail.com
Phone: 208-661-2282
Fax: 208-772-628 Toll Free: 800-829-2555 EXT.1275
COLDWELL BANKER SCHNEIDMILLER REALTY
435 W. Hanley Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 838315
It is not unusual to have the question "How much does it cost to build a home" directed at me.
I wish there was a simple answer. However, it is far from simple.
Let's start with the type Floor Plan your home will have.
Do you want a Rancher (one-level home), Rancher with a Basement (one-level home with basement), Rancher with a daylight walk-out basement (1-or more walls are not in earth), Rancher with a Bonus room above the garage, Rancher with a bonus room above garage and a basement or daylight basement?
Do you want a 2-story home ( a home with the square footage equally distributed on each of the 2-levels) a 2-story with a Basement, 2-story with a daylight walk-out, 2-story with a bonus room above garage, 2-story with bonus room above the garage and a basement?
Do you want a Multi-Level home, a tri-level, four-level home (homes where the Living room dining room, kitchen and a ½ bath are on the main level and then you go ½ flight of stairs to bedrooms and baths and down ½ flight of stairs under the upper level to a ½ submerged basement (your windows start at ground level and go up 2-1/2+ft.) with a family room additional bedrooms & baths? A four level would take you down below the main level of the home to a fully submerged basement for additional space.
Do you want a Split-Entry home? A split entry is where you enter the Entry of the home on the main-level and then have to go up or down a full flight of stairs to go to the living areas. Upstairs are usually a Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, bath and bedroom(s). Down stairs are usually a family room laundry room, bath and additional bedroom(s). The down stairs is ½ submerged into the ground (windows start at ground level and go up about 2-1/2+ft).
There are even more styles than these, but I think you get the idea of the many different Floor Plan Styles.
Let's say you want to build a home that has a total of 2,000 sq. ft. and you want the Floor Plan that will give you that amount of square footage for the LEAST amount of money.
Here are the Floor Plans in the order of Least to Most expensive to build 2000 sq. ft.
1. Split-Entry
2. Multi- Level
3. Rancher with Basement
4. 2-Story
5. Rancher
The least expensive floor plan to give you the 2000 sq. ft. you want would be Split Entry.
But, let's say you don't like the idea of having to go up and down flights of stairs to get into the house or to go between levels. Then you would opt to pay a little more for your 2000 sq. ft. by going to the Multi-level with allows you to enter the home without having to use stairs. Once you are inside the main-level of the home the flights of stairs to the different levels are shorter flights or ½ flights.
Now you have decided that even ½ flights of stairs are more than you want to deal with on a daily basis getting to and from the living areas you use on a daily basis. That would take you to another price level up to Rancher with a Basement (1000 sq. ft. on the main level and 1000 sq. ft. in the basement). Most of your daily living needs would be on the main level. Living room, dining room, kitchen, bath, your bedroom. The basement would have your Family room, hobby room, guest room, bath room and possibly a laundry room unless up want it upstairs. (Add more money for a daylight walk-out basement).
So, you don't like basements, walk-out or otherwise. Then you would go up another price level to the Two-Story home (I think we all know what that is).
After all that... you have now decided that you don't like stairs at all... nada... zip... Well, you have just found the most expensive way to get 2000 sq. ft. It is called "The Rancher" One-Level home. All 2000 sq. ft. are spread out on the same level. No stairs.
WE ARE NOT DONE YET!
Once you have decided which floor-plan best suits your needs for that 2000 sq. ft. home, you have to decide what amenities or upgrades to the home are the most important to you. I.e., Granite, stone, tile, kitchen, baths, fireplace(s), lighting, moldings, floorings, siding, roofing, flatwork (patios, pathways).
To give you an example: A full kitchen appliance package could be done for $2500 or it can be done for $25,000. A full lighting package could be done for $600 or $16,000. It all depends on your specific needs and wants.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE!
The lot (Land) you choose to build on will dictate the type of floor plan you will be able to build. The width, depth, slope, steepness, levelness, shape, etc... of the lot (Land) has much to do with what you can build. Different types of lots have different ADDED costs to build. Do you need retaining walls, a longer driveway, additional engineering, etc?
**That great buy you got on your lot (land) may have had allot to do with your unseen "ADDED COSTS" to build.**
Are you starting to see the "DIFFICULT to ANSWER" Part?
If I had to generalize, using a 2000 sq. ft. Rancher (the per sq. ft. costs are relative to our area in Kootenai County, Idaho. Your per sq. ft. costs may or will differ):
•a) An entry level (simple design, inexpensive grade materials, no bells or whistles!) 2000 sq. ft. "RANCHER" with a 2-car garage could be built for as little as $80+/- per sq. ft.
•b) A moderately priced "Rancher" with some higher end amenities and building materials (siding, roof, stone, etc) and higher kitchen, bath, flooring, counters, lighting allowance) could be $100+/- per sq. ft.
•c) A very nice "Rancher" with a 3-Car garage and really good blend of higher end building materials, amenities, and style could be $140+/- per sq. ft. (See 2nd Photo "Rancher w/Bonus Rm")
•d) If you are the type of person that has to "HAVE IT ALL" you could be looking upwards to the $200+/- per sq. ft.
I have barely touched on the things that determine your "COSTS to BUILD." This has been a generalization. Your specific needs and/or type of land you are building on will reduce or increase the "Costs to Build"
The State, City, Town, and or distances to where building materials are available will also make a difference in "Cost to Build." Accessibility to your property can be another issue.
So, as you can see, the "Cost to Build" is very relative!
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If you are looking to have a custom home built here in the Kootenai County, Bonner County, Shoshone County, Benewah County areas, please give me a call. My husband and I have been building quality Residential, Waterfront, Acreage, View, Retreat, Golf Course, etc.. homes in theses areas for 20 years. We are more than happy to work with you on your "New Construction" needs and provide you with actual costs for your specific needs.
Contact: Tim Jank & Associates (Custom Builders) at: 208-661-2008
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Please contact me with any of your Real Estate / Relocation / Referral needs:
Pam Jank, Realtor, GRI, CRS, ABR, RRS, PPS
Previews Property Specialist
Your North Idaho Real Estate Pro
FREE MLS Listings Search at:
Web: Coeur d'Alene Idaho Homes for Sale
email to:pamjank@hotmail.com
Phone: 208-661-2282
Fax: 208-772-628 Toll Free: 800-829-2555 EXT.1275
COLDWELL BANKER SCHNEIDMILLER REALTY
435 W. Hanley Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 838315
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