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2007
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AR recently asked for predictions for 2008. So I got in my best meditative stance with my venti vanilla mocha and my rock music. Stretching out my fingers, I let Nostradamus channel through me to the keyboard. Here is the result...The insulting offer will become the norm in real estate. Agen...
12/31/2007
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This post is dedicated to Colonial style architecture here in Salem Oregon. Technically the homes in Salem are Colonial Revival homes since they weren't built during the 17th-19th centuries. I always have images of carriages dropping off couples for a state dinner when I think of Colonial arch...
12/28/2007
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Well, it had to happen. Business Week Magazine published an article Worst Predictions about 2007. There were 12 total, and #9 had to do with, you guessed it, real estate. On January 10, 2007, David Lereah, the former chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, stated... "The stead...
12/26/2007
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I have many pet peeves, but one of them reared it's ugly head the other day. I was looking through some listings for a client that wants an older "character home." I was reading some remarks by an agent who referred to the house as a craftsman. It was a cabin style home, call it a cottage if yo...
12/24/2007
What? Okay let me back up a little bit. It is pouring rain here in Oregon today and NASTY out, so I decided to take my kids (7 and 5) to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry today in Portland.I fully intended to write this blog about how great OMSI is, and if you have a membership to the A...
12/23/2007
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If you didn't get why I am doing this series, you can go to my first post. Now Redfin's CEO Kelman's other innovative tip for selling your home in a down market, wasCraigslist....I know, I know, truly outstanding idea. Completely innovative, never thought of it myself. Thank goodness for the ...
12/16/2007
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Okay okay my feathers are a little ruffled... I am a huge proponent of the free market, and as such don't have an issue with the Redfin business plan. What I do dislike however is generalizations. On the Today Show the other day, Kelman implied that real estate agents weren't truthful with thei...
12/15/2007
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I have some fantastic buyers that I have blogged about before. We are currently house hunting, and they are still trying to figure out exactly what they want: wife wants civilization, husband wants the country. There is a compromise somewhere out there for them, of that I am confident. Th...
12/12/2007
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While doing some research for a blog idea, I came across this blog. I try to make sure that my blogs have actual content, but I didn't want to reproduce this without permission,This blog is really only a blog to connect to this really FUNNY BLOG about the history of real estate agents. Enjoy!
12/11/2007
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The State of Oregon recently decided that a new state mental health hospital would be located in Salem. The old hospital located on center street will be phased out. The state hospital is well know for being the location where they filmed "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" with Jack Nicholson. ...
12/11/2007
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