or: Where have Portland, OR prices been from 1987 to 2009? The Case-Shiller Index for Portland graphed over the last 22 years. - 09/01/09 08:17 PM

the Case-Shiller Index (as reported by Standard and Poors and the Wall Street Journal) Where have home prices been over the years in Portland, OR?  What does the Case-Shiller Index show us about the long-term trend in prices for homes for sale in Oregon's largest metro area? How do the increases in Portland's score -- recently reported for
May and June, 2009
on this important indicator of home value compare to the city's history since the creation of the Index in 1987?
Well, here is the chart:
 

 
Remember, the data behind the index began being … (9 comments)

or: The Case-Shiller Index shows Good News for Home Prices for the second straight month. - 08/30/09 11:17 AM
 
In recent months, we've noticed favorable market factors at the lower end of the price/size range for homes for sale in Eugene, Springfield and Lane County, OR. We've read about declining inventories and stabilizing home prices in many parts of the country -- as evidenced by information posted on the Active Rain real estate network. The first reliable, positive national numbers appeared a month ago when    the Case-Shiller Index (as reported by Standard and Poors and the Wall Street Journal) for May showed that Index's first month-on-month increases in nearly three years. Now, for the Index for the month … (5 comments)

or: How You Can Get 500 Points on Active Rain Without Trying...Really --- A lesson learned by Jim Hale, Principal Broker, ACTIONAGENTS.NET - 08/25/09 08:56 AM
This is about an embarrassing personal experience here on Active RAIN.  Those who are going to feel bad for me should cease reading right now.  For the less squeamish, here's the scoop:
 
(Sadists, I knew you'd keep reading!)
Sometimes, it seems like getting points on AR is getting a little too easy...even to those of us who've been on the network for a short time.  (Old-time RAINers may really think so.)
You can now get 100 points per day just for logging on...or staying on... AR. 
(Counting points instead of sheep as you sleep.)
You can get 10 points for … (17 comments)

or: Active Listings - Homes for Sale - Closed Sales - Months of Inventory - Average Sale Prices for RMLS market areas in Eugene - Springfield - Lane County. OR - July, 2009 - 08/19/09 10:41 AM
 
The Portland Regional Multiple Listing Service has posted the MARKET ACTION  report for Lane County, OR for JULY, 2009. The summary of that RMLS report says the  MONTHS OF AVAILABLE INVENTORY   dropped to 6.3 months. The MONTHS OF INVENTORY ratio is computed by dividing the number of active listings at the end of the reported month by the number of closed sales during that calendar month. For areas with no closed sales during the month, the ratio is shown as infinity. Unmentioned in the RMLS  MARKET ACTION summary is the fact the report's aggregate numbers do not include the … (4 comments)

or: Speechless Sunday - Two-way traffic - Acquarium of the Pacific - Long Beach, CA - Jim Hale - Principal Broker - ACTIONAGENTS.NET - Eugene, Springfield, Lane County, OR - 08/16/09 08:34 AM

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or: Here's that Photo. Still Speechless Sunday. Saturday's over. - 08/15/09 06:48 PM
 
Here was the question:

 
Here is the full pix:
 

 
FROM THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
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or: A Big-Box Bi-Mart Opens in Small-town Sisters, Oregon - 08/12/09 10:43 PM
 
This is not exactly in my neighborhood.  In fact it's just over a far hill.
Call it a Sisters city.
And Bi-Mart is not what I'd call a big-box store...just a neighborhood business...that is employee-owned.
 
Well, some folks said it would never happen (and some Sisters purists wish it never had), but the town's first discount retailer opened its doors today. And judging by the hefty crowds at the new Bi-Mart, plenty of folks in Central Oregon couldn't wait to see this new addition for themselves.
Even before Ray's Food Place moved into its new location next-door last November, … (6 comments)

or: Miniature Golf in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon - OR - Where do you take your grandson for some one-on-one FUN? - 08/10/09 11:27 PM
 
Question: What do you do when you learn your only grandson thinks it's been a while since you and he have done something  "alone together" ?
Answer: You start thinking about doing something fun. When grandma is the one reporting this grandfatherly difficiency, you really get right on it. You cast an eye around your memory/inventory of great things seven-year-olds would love doing in your town. High on that list should be Miniature Golf If you live in Eugene-Springfield-Lane County, Oregon you should know that here thinking about miniature golf means going to:    Camp Putt's 36 holes are … (1 comments)

or: What SIZE home is selling best (and worst) in Lane County, OR's Cottage Grove and Creswell RMLS market area? - 08/09/09 03:59 PM
 Which homes are selling best in Lane County, Oregon's
COTTAGE GROVE - CRESWELL  RMLS  Market  Area?
The table below compares actual closed sales of single family, detached homes in the months of
 May, June, and July, 2009
to the inventory available in the Cottage Grove - Creswell market area as of
August 4, 2009.
 
 
Homes fom 1600 to 1800 square feet are HOT! Homes from 1200 to 1600  square feet are selling well.
Homes under 1000 square feet are NOT.
Homes over 2200 square feet have an aggregate available inventory of 36 months or three full … (0 comments)

or: Speechless Sunday - Dusk to Sunset - August - Eugene, OR - 08/08/09 10:10 PM

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or: Vietnamese Restaurants in Eugene, OR - Kelly Tran's Vietnam Restaurant - Review by Jim Hale, Principal Broker, ACTIONAGENTS.NET, Eugene, OR - 08/08/09 09:43 PM
 
Kelly Tran and I have two things in common: we both left Da Nang, Vietnam a long time ago... and we both love her authentic Vietnam Restaurant  in Eugene, Oregon. I left that city, then a United States military stronghold in the Republic of Vietnam, in early 1969, when the US Army's First Signal Brigade transferred me (from the Da Nang Signal Battalion to a higher headquarters in Saigon) for the remainder of my tour during America's long, unfortunate war in Southeast Asia. In 1991, Kelly left Da Nang, her home city, to seek new life and fortune in America.  … (5 comments)

or: What the Latest Report of the Case-Shiller Index means for sellers and buyers of homes for sale here in Oregon and across the nation. - 08/03/09 07:50 AM
 
In recent weeks, we've noticed favorable market factors at the lower end of the price/size range for homes for sale in Eugene, Springfield and Lane County, OR. We've also picked up signs that housing inventories are declining and prices beginning to turn upward in many parts of the country -- as evidenced by information posted on the Active Rain real estate network by agents from a variety of regions. Now comes the first truly positive national numbers of any real reliablility:  the May report of  the Case-Shiller Index as reported by Standard and Poors (and the Wall Street Journal). This … (5 comments)

or: Reasons for living/staying at my listing at 37824 Row River RD, Culp Creek, OR: Volume 7 -- Tour Wonderful Covered Bridges - 07/27/09 05:15 PM
 
There are many wonderful things to do while living/staying at my listing at 37824 Row River Road, Culp Creek, Oregon. One Tiny House + One Big River = Your Personal Get-a-Way from Urban Life One clear, deep hole for swimming, snorkeling or catching TROUT. One bedroom.  One additional sleeping area, one separate walk-in closet.  One bath with shower over tub. One covered deck overlooking the river.  One storage shed for wood.  One storage shed  for river gear. One kitchen with Jenn-Air range.  One laundry room with hook-ups. One-fifth acre.  One car port at road level.  One RV parking space at … (13 comments)

or: Reasons to buy 37824 Row River RD, Culp Creek, OR - Volume 8: Cool off in a Waterfall - 07/22/09 05:03 PM
There are many wonderful things to do while living/staying at my listing at 37824 Row River Road, Culp Creek, Oregon. One Tiny House + One Big River = Your Personal Get-a-Way from Urban Life One clear, deep hole for swimming, snorkeling or catching TROUT. One bedroom.  One additional sleeping area, one separate walk-in closet.  One bath with shower over tub. One covered deck overlooking the river.  One storage shed for wood.  One storage shed  for river gear. One kitchen with Jenn-Air range.  One laundry room with hook-ups. One-fifth acre.  One car port at road level.  One RV parking space at house … (7 comments)

or: Name this movie. Know this scene? I can sell you the location. - 07/20/09 08:09 PM

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or: Gone With the Wind in the Gorge...the Columbia River Gorge, Hood River, OR - 07/18/09 11:29 AM
Here is my first attempt at a slide show on Active Rain and my outside blogs. It's short. You will need patience. You have to look very closely. You really had to be there...on July 4, 2009. But since you were not....here's the best my telephoto and I can do for you. And so: actionagents.net (in association with slide.com) PRESENTS These pictures have been credited to Hood River, OR but in truth they were taken from a rock on the Columbia River's north shore...just west of Bingen, WA. … (6 comments)

or: Latest RMLS market data for Eugene, Springfield and Lane County, Oregon: Months of Inventory / Homes for Sale in each RMLS market area - 07/18/09 08:56 AM
The Portland Regional MLS recently posted the MARKET ACTION report for JUNE, 2009.
The summary of that RMLS report says the available  MONTHS OF INVENTORY  for Lane County dropped to 6.8 months. The MONTHS OF INVENTORY ratio is computed by dividing the number of active listings at the end of the report month by the number of closed sales recorded during that calendar month.  For areas with no closed sales during the month, the ratio is shown as infinity.
Unmentioned in the RMLS  MARKET ACTION summary is the fact the report's aggregate numbers do not include the coastal portion of … (3 comments)

or: Where did I spend my Fourth? Are you still up in the air on this question? - 07/12/09 10:25 AM
The men (and women?) shown here are all up in the air.
They may not know where  I  spent my Fourth.  So they are not up in the air on that.
But they all know where they spent the Fourth:   Pulled along the surface of a wind-swept river at high speed and sometimes...if they work it right...up in the air on a kiteboard.
It looks hard.  And marvelous.
Better than skate boarding.  Better than snow boarding.  Better than sand boarding.
Better than a man flying a kite:
 
A kite flying a man!
 
 
If only I hadn't been born … (7 comments)

or: Speechless Saturday: Where did I spend my Fourth? Same flag. Two mountains. - 07/11/09 10:47 AM

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or: Which homes for sale in Eugene, OR's FERRY STREET BRIDGE market area are selling best? - 07/10/09 07:04 PM
Which homes are selling best in Eugene, Oregon's
FERRY STREET BRIDGE  RMLS  Market  Area?
The table below compares actual closed sales of single family, detached homes
in the month of June, 2009
to the inventory available in the FERRY STREET BRIDGE area as of
July 10, 2009.
 
 
 
Data compiled from RMLS data by Jim Hale, Principal Broker, ACTIONAGENTS.NET.
Copyright, 2009
 
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