This is a series of blog posts about real estate in Salem Oregon written by Melina Tomson of Tomson Burnham, a small boutique real estate brokerage in Salem Oregon. The blog has articles about local real estate market conditions from Salem, Keizer, Independence, Monmouth, Dallas, Stayton, Aumsville and Silverton.
The blog covers topics from market conditions to happenings inside the real estate industry that might impact consumers to new technologies that are housing-related. Community information for home buyers looking to relocate to Salem is also housed in our blog as we discuss our local favorites.
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…
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…
Last night a young teen knocked on our door around 11:00 asking for food. My husband and I were up, the lights were on, and we live in a nice neighborhood. The obviously well loved teen had some parents who were just struggling to make ends meet. Anyone with a teenage boy know how much…
A recently wrote a post about someone that listed with another agent because I told her that her home needed to be staged. Envisioning all of her furniture in storage somewhere and one black chair in her living room, she passed on my advice. Most often, when I recommend staging, I recommend that we use…