Unless you have lived under a rock in Salem Oregon, you know something big happened in the Northgate Neighborhood of Salem Oregon: the Kroc Center. Salem is one of 8 cities across the nation that was awarded a Kroc center by the Kroc family…you know the founders of McDonald’s. Upon her death in 2003, Joan…
Moving to Salem Oregon? Due to the amount of rain we get, we do get landslides. It’s pretty much basic physics: it rains, the soil becomes saturated and heavy by the rains, and gravity pulls it down. Voila…a landslide. Most of our landslides seem to occur along the coast in the Oregon Coast Range, but…
Okay I had my contest for a new blog name and you all were gracious to spare some brain power and help me out. While no one came up with a name that would work for me, Thesa Chambers, a wonderful agent in Central Oregon, by the way…got me thinking on a different vein than…
Everyone needs a top 10 list for their blog. I think it’s a blogging rule or something. I’ve never been one to follow the crowd so I’m doing a top 8 list instead. I have to set myself apart somehow you know. This is my first top list and just like my other Ugly Duckling…
Now I know that some of you think a buyer’s agent is there to help you assess whether or not a home is the right one for you, but really…you need to watch this video to see what top notch buyer agents do for their clients. Forget permits, flood plains, and zoning issues…nothing beats this…
Okay all of my much more creative than me readers… Here’s the deal… Earlier in the year I participated in a “Blog Idol” for this real estate training I went to. The name of my blog “The Real Estate Jumble” wasn’t winning any awards with any of the judges. In fact they thought the name…
Well it is still cold here in the Salem Oregon area. Typically it isn’t cold like this without ice and snow. It has been really sunny which is deceptive to we Oregonians this time of year. It’s just plain cold out there. So, as I sit in my office in the cold, with some nice…
Okay it’s cold today in Salem Oregon. Yikes. So I’m sitting with my nice WARM cup of coffee and going to crank out some November real estate numbers for you all for Salem Oregon. So where did November leave us after the really good October? In better and worse condition. What’s better? Well, sales were…
Everyone has their holiday traditions. My family and I celebrate Christmas and so our traditions revolve around that holiday. Our family tradition for this holiday actually starts in the summer. I know, kind of weird folks that we are, but here’s why. The Christmas Cottage. In Lincoln City on the south end of town, is…
Last month I talked about the recent renovation to the Union Street bridge that was converted into a pedestrian bridge in the first part of my series, but I have to say this this project was a real change for downtown Salem Oregon…the convention center and Phoenix Grand Hotel. Taking a city block the Phoenix…