willamette: $225,000 - View Lot
- 11/12/08 07:26 AM
Unbeatable views! Enjoy this highly sought after neighborhood with walking trails along the river, blocks from downtown Historic Willamette and many neighborhood parks. Utilities are in and ready to build. Bring your builder or will build to suit.
willamette: New Victorian Only $2,590
- 10/21/08 07:50 AM
I thought that would get your attention! My husband and I are restoring an 1895 Victorian home and as part of our research we picked up some books on turn of the century house designs. These books are wonderful and include house plans and "how to" instructions on how to plumb your new home. The cost breakdown is: Excavating and preliminary work $ 40.00 Stone Masonry $250.00 Brick Masonry $100.00 Cement Floor $ 50.00 Rough lumber, paper lining and shingles $450.00 Flooring lumber $ 80.00 Outside cornices $ 20.00 Windows, doors, fittings $450.00 Other Millwork $ 75.00 Stairways $100.00 Plumbing (3 comments)
willamette: Almost Historic
- 10/16/08 06:01 AM
That is right, our dear little town is on its way to being recognized as an official Historic District. Thanks to the efforts of many of our local citizens we are in the final stages of the designation. According to Ruth Offer who attended the October 10th meeting states that that board is supportive of the designation and believes that we should become a district. They have, however, requested a few alterations to the boundaries and requests that the nomination be rewritten to include the changes. With these alterations it is very likely that it will pass during the February meeting. (0 comments)
willamette: Market Action
- 10/15/08 05:46 AM
The latest Market Action report, which is provided by PMAR (Portland Metro Association of Realtors), came out today with statistics for the month of September. According to this report, market activity continues to slide, however, not as significantly as it has over the past few months. Additionally, we are seeing a 15% decrease in new listings from last year which is an indicator of lack of market confidence. Based on the current rate of sales and number of homes to sell it would take 10.4 months to sell all of the inventory on the market. We continue to see a decrease (0 comments)