Walking Between the Drops - Life and Real Estate in Lane County, Oregon

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Life and Real Estate in God's Country (Lane County, Oregon)

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2009 

This is fabulous advice for First-Time Home-buyers from one of Oregon's foremost real estate agents. He offers to put new buyers in touch with a good loan officer.  I am always happy to do the same. How much do you think you can afford per month is one of the first questions I ask a potential hom...
09/23/2009
TIME FOR SOME FUN:   It's tough to grow older.  Why just yesterday I was thinking:  Kids sure are learning things at a younger age these days.  I had no idea how right I was. :-)If you're having a crummy day, you're going to end up smiling, rolling on the floor laughing after you see these babies...
09/23/2009
Prospective home buyers should be taking advantage of the current low interest rates. It could be costly to delay purchase plans. Here's a good reason why:On the 1-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the "recession is very likely over at t...
09/22/2009
  Here is a well-written explanation/expose of why using Price per Square Foot as the main means of determining home value is so fallacious. It's written by an appraiser from Texas.  But it's just as true here in Oregon.   "What is the price per square foot?"  In my job as a residential real esta...
09/22/2009
There's been lots of discussion on ActiveRAIN over the last few weeks on the issue of extending and/or expanding the federal $8000 tax credit for "first-time" home buyers.  Now, most of that debate appears to be over.  The direction Congress may go is quite clear.  They will extend the current cr...
09/21/2009
I couldn't have said this better myself. Which is always why I choose to "re-log" some things here".   Siezing the opportunity in real estate always requires focusing on the future financial position you hope to have in your next house, rather than on the position you once had - and no longer hav...
09/21/2009
  The Portland Regional Multiple Listing Service has posted the MARKET ACTION  report for Lane County, OR for AUGUST, 2009. The summary of that RMLS report says the  MONTHS OF AVAILABLE INVENTORY   moved back up to 7.8 after being at 6.3 months in July. The MONTHS OF INVENTORY ratio is computed b...
09/17/2009
Here is a great discussion of the whys and why nots of loan modifications or short sale approvals by one of the foremost REALTORS is Florida. Here is the part of that discussion I'd like to emphasize:  If it is Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae that own your note- you have a much better chance at getting...
09/14/2009
Here is the break down for single family home sales for June, July and August in Eugene, OR's FERRY STREET BRIDGE RMLS market area SHOWN BY type of sale:  REGULAR SALE, SHORT SALE, OR BANK-OWNED SALE   (WATCH the colors carefully!)   24  Single Family Homes sold in August: Short Sales:           ...
09/13/2009
Which homes are selling best in Lane County, Oregon's FERRY STREET BRIDGE  RMLS  Market  Area? The table below compares actual closed sales of single family, detached homes in the months of  June, July, and August, 2009 to the inventory available in the Ferry Street Bridge market area as of Sept...
09/12/2009
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