Stayton has had a lot of fluctuations over the course of the 2008 year. Inventories would shrink and grow, shrink and grow. Like all of its Marion County counterparts, Stayton ended the year down. The average sales price for a home was $218,220 and the median price was $185,000. The average sales price dropped 3.2%…
Silverton had the largest correction of our local Marion county cities. With a 9% drop in the average home price and a 5.3% drop in the median home price, Silverton sellers were really struggling this past year. Days on the market stayed essentially the same as 2007’s 135 days, with being just 133 days in…
Home Inspections Not too long ago Jim Allhiser, a local Salem Oregon home inspector, did an inspection for a client of mine. The house was an older home and had wall heaters in the house. After you go through a few home inspections, you get to see all of the creative ways that homeowners…
