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2011
There is good and bad news in housing and this article had a great and clear view of it: http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970204799304576231632524564052.html?mod=BOL_hpp_dc So there are all indications that there is light at the end of a very long tunnel. I still think, and all numb...
03/31/2011
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A few people who were looking at my listings lately have houses to sell but do not want to pay the commission (at least not in full), trying to sell themselves. After all, how hard can it be, what does a broker really do for the money? Of course they can luck out and I am the last who would not a...
03/28/2011
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One would think that a rainy Sunday afternoon would not bode well for an OH. Well, I had 18(!) parties coming to 6275 NW Fair Oaks Dr in Corvallis yesterday. Most truly loved the home. Here is the one thing that united most of the visitors: they have to sell their house first. Looks like the mark...
03/28/2011
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The statistics behind home ownership support it! Read here: http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/03/why_homeownership_still_matter.html Interesting enough the conclusion does not apply in countries like Germany. With mortgage interest not being tax deductible for own use but deductibl...
03/28/2011
Children who are moving back in, Parents who cannot or want not live alone anymore, Teenagers who for the sake of sanity of the whole family need a "separate" living space, Patchwork Families, Partners who want to live under the same roof but not in the same space, these are a few of the models I...
03/24/2011
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Grand Views of the Valley and the Cascades in the distance, surprisingly private setting, vaulted ceilings, Gourmet Kitchen, larfe family room, 2 gas fire places. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, over 2700 sqft, 0.33 ac, $439000
03/24/2011
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