BrowserBrowser's FriendsInterestPhotographsReal Estate April 7, 2011

Remembering “Browser”

Our Schnauzer “Browser” was probably the most famous dog in Idaho.  Over the years, we have featured him in our print and electronic advertizing. He’s even been on a billboard! If you had the pleasure of knowing him, you’ll know that he was on of the best Public Relations reps ever!  

Our faithful little buddy passed earlier this year. Although we miss him very much, we are so grateful for the years and blessings of his precious friendship. (In Loving Memory of Browser)

We can hardly forsake his memory especially now. Since he was such a huge part of our Real Estate business as well as our personal lives, we beg your indulgence as we continue doing business in his memory for a little while longer.

When you think of Browsing for Real Estate on the internet, we hope you’ll remember our “best friend” and visit websites that bear his name: www.RealEstate-Browser.com.

Visit Browser’s Facebook Fan Page, “Browser’s BFF’s

AcreageBuild Your Custom HomeCoeur d'AleneCoeur d'Alene ListingsGated CommunitieshomeHome OwnershipKootenai CountyLake Coeur d'AleneNew ConstructionOur ListingsSecondary Waterfront March 31, 2011

Just Listed: Serene 1.92 Acre in Gated Community

Serene setting on 1.92 acres with awesome views in this quiet prestigious Harbor View Estates community. Build your dream home in this gated community and enjoy the Lake Coeur d’Alene community beach & pavillion.
 

We have Builder Packages

-or-

Bring your own builder!

We offer:

extensive knowledge of the building industry

an impressive list of professionals whom we’ve come to trust over the years

years of experience in guiding our clients through all kinds of Real Estate transactions

We are uniquely qualified to help you build your home.
As REALTORS®, we’ll help you through every phase of building your house, so you can build your life. We can help you find Builders, Floorplans, and Land for your Dream Home or Estate.

 

Put us to work for you!

Contact

Randy Oetken

 of Windermere Coeur d’Alene Realty for more details:

208-660-0518

Randy@RealEstate-Browser.com

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Presenting ‘The Bridger’ by Rosenberger Construction

The name “BRIDGER” calls forth images of rugged mountain peaks of Yellowstone or Montana, or of the great Jim Bridger, legendary Mountain Man of the Wild West.

Open living space, fresh air & rugged mountain peaks are what inspired Rosenberger Construction, the designers and builders of THE BRIDGER.

 

You and your guests will have room to gather in the spacious well-equipped Kitchen with Island, as well as in the open-air patio, serving as a popular gathering spot adjacent to the Great Room & Dining Areas for beautiful flexibility.

 

 

Spacious Master Suite with Walk-in Closet and 2 additional bedrooms, Low-maintenance Hardiplank Siding, finished 2 Car Garage & handsome Masonry Accents satisfy your needs for convenience and rugged beauty.

Enjoy Rathdrum Mountain views from many indoor & outdoor vantage points of your 4.6 Acre parcel.  Selkirk Meadows is a new kind of neighborhood, dedicated to the twin ideals of environmental conservation and respect for neighbors.

Respect & appreciation for the Nature’s rugged Mountain Wild:
the essence of THE BRIDGER ideal.

Call Randy Oetken of Windermere Coeur d’Alene Realty to inquire about inhabiting your space in the woodlands at the foot of Rathdrum Mountain.

208-660-0518

Randy@RealEstate-Browser.com

Check it out at www.RealEstate-Browser.com

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VIRTUAL TOUR: Selkirk Meadows Homes by Rosenberger Construction

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Presenting ‘The Sequoia’ by Rosenberger Construction

THE SEQUOIA is said to be the tallest tree that grows in North America. It can grow to be quite mighty, and is known for its great contributions to its surrounding eco-system. It can thrive for hundreds of years, and quite literally enriches the very soil in which it settles, providing great shelter for all kinds of creatures which take up residence in its mighty boughs.

THE SEQUOIA by Rosenberger Construction is both an ideal and a beautiful floorplan design that seeks to enrich its inhabitants while contributing value to its environment.

Single Level Living features comfortable living spaces for anyone. A Peninsula Breakfast Bar & Pantry complete a well-equipped Kitchen, serving as a popular gathering spot adjacent to the Great Room & Dining Areas for beautiful flexibility.

 

Spacious Master Suite with Walk-in Closet and 2 additional bedrooms, Low-maintenance Hardiplank Siding, finished 2 Car Garage & handsome Masonry Accents satisfy your needs for convenience and pride of ownership.

After all, your home is a reflection of you. Like the mighty Sequoia, this home will serve you in style for years to come.

This 3BR/2.5BA home is to be built on 4.6 acres in incomparable Selkirk Meadows.

Call Randy Oetken of Windermere Coeur d’Alene Realty to inquire about investing in a lifetime of comfort and quality.

208-660-0518Randy@RealEstate-Browser.com

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Presenting ‘The Madison’ by Rosenberger Construction

If you decide to build, you want a home that reflects who you really are and the life that you really want to live.

THE MADISON, by Rosenberger Construction  accommodates your lifestyle.

The social ‘you’ needs a home that helps you welcome your friends and family. With a spacious Kitchen, open-concept Great Room, Covered Front Porch and Covered Back Patio, this home is an hospitable space to receive your guests.

Also on the main level, the Office and Laundry room help minimize the hassles of the daily grind, like tele-commuting, bill-paying and doing laundry.

 

THE MADISON honors your need for solitude in the 2nd floor Master Suite. Additional 2 bedrooms & bath let you remain close to the ones who need you.

Low-maintenance Hardiplank Siding, finished 2 Car Garage & handsome Masonry Accents satisfy your needs for convenience and pride of ownership.

After all, your home is a reflection of you.
This 2155 sq ft classic will serve you in classic style for years to come.

Call Randy Oetken of Windermere Coeur d’Alene Realty
to inquire about this

3BR/2.5BA home
to be built on 4.8 acres
in incomparable Selkirk Meadows

208-660-0518

Randy@RealEstate-Browser.com

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Real estate: It’s time to buy again

Forget stocks. Don’t bet on gold. After four years of plunging home prices, the most attractive asset class in America is housing.

 From his wide-rimmed cowboy hat to his roper boots, Mike Castleman fits moviedom’s image of the lanky Texas rancher. On a recent March evening, Castleman is feeding cattle biscuits to his two pet longhorn steers, Big Buddy and Little Buddy, on his 460-acre Bar Ten Creek Ranch in Dripping Springs, a hamlet outside Austin in the Texas Hill Country. The spread is a medley of meandering streams, craggy cliffs, and centuries-old oaks. But even in this pastoral setting, his mind keeps returning to a subject he knows as well as any expert around: the housing market. “I’m a dirt-road economist who sees what’s happening on the ground, and in 35 years I’ve never seen a shortage of new construction like the one I’m seeing today,” declares Castleman, 70, now offering a biscuit to his miniature donkey Thumper. “The talking heads who are down on real estate will hate to hear this, but America needs to build a lot more houses. And in most markets the price of new homes is fixin’ to rise, not fall.”

Castleman is in a unique position to know. As the founder and CEO of a company called Metrostudy, he’s spent more than three decades tracking real-time data on the country’s inventory of new homes….

…Today Castleman is witnessing an extraordinary reversal of the new-home glut that helped sink prices just a few years ago. In the 41 cities Metrostudy covers, a total of 78,000 houses are now either vacant and for sale, or under construction. That’s less than one-fourth of the 343,000 units in those two categories at the peak of the frenzy in mid-2006, and well below the level of a decade ago. “If we had anything like normal levels of buying, those houses would sell in 2½ months,” says Castleman. “We’d see an incredible shortage. And that’s where we’re heading.”

To see where real estate is truly headed, it’s critical to keep your eye firmly on the fundamentals that, over time, always determine the course of prices and construction. During the last decade’s historic run-up in prices, Fortune repeatedly warned that things were moving too fast. In a cover story titled “Is the Housing Boom Over?,” this writer’s analysis found that the basic forces that govern the market — the cost of owning vs. renting and the level of new construction — were in bubble territory. Eventually reality set in, and prices plummeted. Our current view focuses on those same fundamentals — only now they’re pointing in the opposite direction.

So let’s state it simply and forcibly: Housing is back.

Excerpted from

Real estate: It’s time to buy again

March 28, 2011 5:00 am

Read the full article:

http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/03/28/real-estate-its-time-to-buy-again/

For more information on New Construction in North Idaho, visit Our Listings page.

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Mountain Top Sun and Ski Resort – Great Business Venue

When we tire of well-worn ways, we seek for new. This restless craving in the souls of men spurs them to climb, and to seek the mountain view.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

 

Exchange the predictable, tired & well-worn paths of urban living for the invigorating purity of the Mountain Wild.

This former ski resort was remodeled in 2006 into a majestic 12,000 square foot Mountain Lodge.  This 95 Acre property is nestled in a remote region of North Idaho, adjacent to the St. Joe National Forest, and yet remains easily accessible from a paved highway.

Nowadays, the ski lift will carry you to quiet cross-country and downhill trails, trodden only by the local wildlife. 

The pine forests whisper peace, and dazzling snow sculptures articulate every detail of this azure mountainscape.

Living is more gentle here.  Inhabit the majestic stillness from the covered lower level porch or upper decks of the lodge, or from the rocked footpaths of the immediate landscaped grounds.

Perfect for private respite, or family gatherings, or business functions, this property can accommodate many, with 13 bedrooms and 10 baths in the Main Lodge alone.

More romantic and intimate, Suite of Rooms atop the Lookout Tower overlooks a gorgeous panorama.  Upper Cabin in the Woods, additional lodge, and a large Shop are just a few of the other accommodations, making this property perfect as a Private Vacation Resort or a spectacular Business Venue.

John Muir wrote, “The Mountains are calling and I must go.”

Come to the Mountains.

 

Check it out at www.RealEstate-Browser.com or call Randy Oetken of Windermere Coeur d’Alene Realty Today:  208-660-0518

AcreageCoeur d'AlenehomeIdahoKootenai CountyLake Coeur d'AleneLakefront PropertiesPhotographsReal EstateWaterfrontWaterfront Properties March 23, 2011

Gated 15 Acre Coeur d’Alene Lakefront Estate

Reminiscent of an English Country Manor, mortared in Rocky Mountain Granite, this singular Lake Coeur d’Alene gated estate has few rivals.  While premium waterfront property typically claims no more than a mere acre or two, this massive gated estate is nestled on a full 15 Acres, on 510 feet of deep water lakefront.

Incomparable cerulean lake views from large Palladian picture windows adorn most spaces of the 7330 sq ft  6 Bedroom, 5.5 Bath Main House.  Generous expanses of Eastern Butternut hardwood flooring, tongue-in-groove vaulted ceilings & hand-hewn beaming grace the interior of this Cross-gabled Tudor Revival. Interior hallways and a grand foyer are founded in Idaho Diamond Plate Rock.

Grand Stone Fireplace takes a well-deserved seat of honor in the formal living room.

Sun-drenched Palladian picture windows frame a breathless blue Lake View from the exquisite Formal Dining room, featuring a built-in sideboard.

That St Charles cabinetry is augmented in the Gourmet Kitchen, & faces a full suite of appliances, including built-in refrigerator.  The chef who masters this domain is treated to another Lake Vista, as well as a large granite island breakfast bar with prep sink & gas Cooktop.

Fairy-tale Master Suite has a Gas Fireplace framed in a charcoal surround with White Mantle & hearth.  The restful watery dreamscape is again a dominant focus to this heavenly retreat.

Trophy room is perfect for any prize: from big game or your Biggest Games. Equipped with a “Murphy” bed and its own bathroom, this could also serve as a 6th bedroom or guest room.  Daylight lower level boasts a Home Gym, Wine Room & Theater Room with two rows of theater-style seating. Also included in lower level are 2 full bedrooms with bath, sitting room and secret safe room.

Main Level Family Room features a wood-burning fireplace in a rocked wall with media niche, flanked by two walls of Lake Views, one of which opens onto an Outdoor Patio.

The grounds are beautifully landscaped with paved walkways and stairways, granite rockwork walls, lush shrubbery, colorful flora & Champion-Quality Tennis Court.

The Luxury 1500 sq ft guest house could serve as two separate guest quarters. Main Level has a Rocked Corner Fireplace in the Great Room, Master Suite & Full Granite Kitchen. Upper Level features a Bedroom Suite with Granite Kitchenette.  Guest House also features un-impeded Lake viewing.

Scenic patios boast views of Lake Coeur d’Alene and pine-, fir- and tamarack-studded mountains.  By day, bask in sunny North Idaho perfection from the Sandy Beach at the waterfront. Swim, fish or launch almost any type of watercraft from the 1110 sq ft, 3-slip Boat Dock with Lift.  Gather around the Outdoor Fireplace at day’s end for an evening of star-gazing.  An adorable single-room ‘Duck House’ on the waterfront might be suitable as artist’s studio or a play cabin.

Located five miles from The Golf Club at Black Rock, a world-class members-only community.

Call Randy or Christy Oetken of Windermere Coeur d’Alene Realty 208-660-0506.  Check it out at www.OwnTheLifestyle.com

Visit http://www.realestate-browser.com/viewdetails.php?nid=79146&mls=11-2666 for more information.

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Dalton Gardens Home: Possible In-Law Quarters