Keizer Oregon….What can I say? I knew that the relative stability that Keizer saw last year was going to change, but I was truly surprised by these numbers. Whether these hold or not remains to be seen. This market snippet is for the single family, non-acreage property, homes real estate market here in Keizer Oregon.…
I’m not sure how to feel about this exactly, to tell you the truth…I mean a lot of people here in Salem Oregon are facing losing their homes due to foreclosure. So you’d think I’d be all happy about a program that can help them get refinanced and stay in their homes… On NYTimes.com, they…
Where is the Salem Oregon real estate market headed in 2009? You really don’t need me to tell you that. I think we all can guess that it is heading down. How far…well that depends on the status of those state jobs that employ so many Salemites… This market snippet is for the single-family,…
Bawk…Bawk… As many of you may know, there is currently a ban on having chickens on your property if you live within Salem Oregon city limits. There has long been a movement to allow people to have chickens on their property. This movement is picking up some steam due to the recent economic woes. Stressing…
As a kid, I used to watch Name That Tune with my family when Tom Kennedy was the host. Contestants were given a clue and then had to say how few notes it would take to come up with the song title. Did you know that buyers give homes nicknames to help them remember? When…
Oregon vets are fortunate to have a great home loan program here. The Oregon Department of Veteran’s Affairs…okay, say that 10 times fast…has a wonderful program: the ORVEThome loan program. I can say this from personal experience, since I had several veteran buyers here in the Salem Oregon area last year who used…
Tucked in down south in Salem Oregon is a 42 home neighborhood called Silver Hills. It is one loop and the street is called Silver Hills Circle. View Larger Map Lush landscaping and well maintained homes adorn the street. The neighborhood does have CC&R’s , but no HOA fee. Located in Sumpter, Judson, and Sprague…
It was announced yesterday that Silver Falls Bank failed. The FDIC closed the bank and Citizens Bank out of Corvallis is purchasing the bank. Those branches will reopen on Monday as usual except they will be Citizens Banks. We here in Oregon had spent 2007 and 2008 somewhat insulated from the disasters befalling some other…
Home warranties… AHS or American Home Shield is a large provider of home warranties here in the US. Home warranties have long been popular with real estate agents to reduce the risk of claims against we agents for misrepresentation…A home warranty will take care of it, many agents assure themselves. I have never been a…
I was recently on a forum talking with other people about real estate. One poster wanted to know about selling her home as a short sale and then purchasing a new home where she was relocating. It brought home to me that with all this discussion about short sales, people are still confused about who…