I’m a fall person. I love cool weather and the change of the leaves. I can’t help but think of our fresh local apple cider. I constantly get asked by people considering relocating to the Salem Oregon area about the weather. Now I have talked about our snow…and the city’s one snow plow, but people…
I was pointed to this blog today and as a real estate agent, I appreciate architecture. I strongly suggest when you have a few minutes you head over and look at these photos. The title of the post… 50 Strange Buildings of the World, oh…and there is a Part II and Part III. Here is…
There is no argument that real estate is changing. The question is what will it look like. What it will look like depends solely on what consumers want. G.D. Gearino wrote in a NC business magazine If ever there’s a field ripe to be made obsolete by technology, it’s real-estate brokerage. There is no objective…
I participate on a couple of real estate forums online. There is an interesting thread on one of them about lessons learned in real estate. This is a national forum, not just local Salem Oregon folks. What were consumers regrets when buying a house? I thought it was an interesting topic and for you first…
Today I had to break out my hooded raincoat. As the rain stopped and started today, I gave in to the inevitable…that our great Oregon summer is over. I actually like Oregon in the autumn since the colors start to turn, but the first rainy day is always hard for me. Between having to break…
As the third quarter has come to an end, we can get a better look at a lot of our local real estate data. I’ll write some posts about our small cities in the next two weeks, but wanted to focus this post on Salem Oregon again, specifically looking at the foreclosure data. The rise…
One of the most difficult things about having a blog is that it is an easy target. I spend a lot of time running data, going to neighborhoods to take photos, and writing content for you all…my readers. The fact is that my goal is purely selfish: my hope is that you read what I…
Last month I talked about that the Salem Oregon real estate market appeared to be entering the skid phase. Unlike optimists who think some kind of v bounce will occur, I think a skid with essentially no appreciation in home values is more likely. September marked the end of the 3rd quarter. The nice thing…
I think one of the most difficult things about moving to a different area is trying to figure out what your income will get you there. Can you afford to buy a house in Salem Oregon? Clearly real estate in Manhattan is just a tad bit more expensive than real estate in Salem Oregon. I…
With unemployment still high many Salem Oregon area homeowners are in a dire predicament these days. The letter that comes in the mail stating their home is headed for foreclosure is not happy news. In the 2009 Oregon Legislature, a bill was passed…Senate Bill 628 for the curious. This bill requires lenders to meet with…