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.
Shoes. They get worn soles, sometimes get hole infested, and sometimes turned into stink bombs beyond recovery (yeah teens, I’m talking to you). They still need a place to call home. Maybe your shoes are looking for a big deck with plenty of room for tables and a barbecue. For when…
Any of you that read local blogs know that we have a very active blogger that is a bike lover. The Breakfast on Bikes blog has great local information about everything related to the city and alternative transportation, especially bike use. Personally, I am excited that we have such local advocates for bike friendliness,…
I have been asked numerous times if Oregon, in particular Salem, is a place that atheists can live without being judged. Salem is considered to be more moderate to our more liberal leaning neighbors of Portland and Eugene. One of the nice things about Oregon is that is has a “to each his own” kind…
The cutting edge. Back in the days of chisel and stone, yeah some of you remember those days, there was paper. Lots of paper. These were before my days in real estate, but a long time ago, in a land nearby, real estate agents didn’t have the internet. There was no way for a consumer…
Guest post by Pam Choc I can’t help being in awe of the bounty the Willamette Valley offers as I buy fresh organic produce from Minto Island Growers nearly all year long. They offer many varieties of high-quality, fresh fruits and vegetables, and a native plant nursery as well. Nobody knows vegetables better than the…
This is a guest post written by Pam Choc. Although Salem’s winter weather is tame compared to my former stomping ground of Montana, there are still many days when I feel the need to hibernate in the warm and dry indoors. Unfortunately, my toddler doesn’t seem to share my vision of peaceful relaxation–his energy level…
Take that! No, I’m not talking about the British boy band. In a complete in-your-face move, Bend agent Kip Lohr, came out with his “3 Beats 6″ business model. What is that? He is no longer offering buyer agent compensation to buyer’s agents. He strictly charges his sellers a listing fee, and buyer’s need…
One of the things I have been working hard on this year is redoing my videos on my website. I decided to go a totally different direction and my first one is done. Jeff and Ashley with Silverman Studios did my first video and I’m excited to share it with you all. So, here…
Dear RE Net, Sometimes you just have to say your peace and move on. So that’s what I’m here to do. There is no point in expending mental energy on something that isn’t going to get resolved as that is time away from friends, family, and whatever gives you passion in your life. Like many…
A bazillion years ago in the land of make believe real estate, there wasn’t a thing called buyer agency. All real estate agents either represented the seller directly or were a “sub-agent” of the seller. I personally call this submarine agency since these were agents lurking beneath the waters torpedoing buyers with “representation.” What…