GL Swanson Homes Blog

February is "Fix Your Pet Month" In Josephine County -- Southern Oregon Even if it's not broken -- FIX IT!   National Spay and Neuter Day is February 23rd. They estimate that even in our small county, there are over 4,000 feral cats.  The JoCo Spay/Neuter Fund was started by the Raskin family in ...

Top Ten List - Most Desired Amenities! The latest Avid Ratings Co. survey confirms that the "must have" features buyers want in their homes include (not necessarily in order of importance): Main Floor Master Bedroom Soaker Tubs and Seating Areas in Larger Showers Larger Kitchens with Granite Coun...

In case any of you missed Brad Andersohn's blog, there is now an ActiveRain Toolbar for your web browser!The ActiveRain Conduit - A Nifty Toolbar for Your Internet WEB Browser This may be one of my coolest and greatest inventions EVER!!  If you can believe that...  lol~ ActiveRain members and eve...

Custom Built Home For Sale, Southern Oregon 504 Cypress Avenue, Rogue River, OR - MLS# 52910895 Custom Built Home For Sale On A Quiet Street. Nothing Was Overlooked, Owner-Designed, High Quality! From The High Ceilings & Arched Hallways To A Functionally Perfect Kitchen. Living Room Designed With...

My Compliments To The Daily Courier - Grants Pass, Oregon My wife and I moved to Grants Pass in September of 2008, and we are really impressed with the Daily Courier. Somehow the Daily Courier gets the news to us seemingly immediately after it happens! We can be sitting watching breaking news on ...

Green Homes, Fad Or Fact? I just attended a Green Home seminar and have some lingering thoughts. We in Oregon are extremely environmentally conscious.  It seems that we attract more "save the earth" type people than most states.  This is probably because we are surrounded by such an incredible ab...

3 Bedroom 2 Bath Custom Home For Sale, Southern Oregon    504 Cypress Avenue, Rogue River, OR  -  MLS# 52910895 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Custom Home For Sale On A Quiet Street. Nothing Was Overlooked, Owner-Designed, High Quality!  From The High Ceilings & Arched Hallways To A Functionally Perfect Kitche...

  Gary Swanson | RE/MAX Ideal Brokers, Inc. | glswansonhomes@gmail.com | 541 441 4410 504 Cypress Avenue, Rogue River, OR Custom Built Beauty On Quiet St. Nothing Was Overlooked, From The High Ceilings & Arched Hallways To A Functionally Perfect Kitchen! 3BR/2BA Single Family House   offered at ...

Judy Jennings wrote a great blog about reminding first time home buyers and long term residents that the deadline for their tax-credit is quickly approaching.  Check out her countdown clock! Are you leaving money on the table?   If you are thinking about buying a new home and you have NOT starte...

February 6th, This Day In History ~~  1911  ~~  Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. ~~  1931 ~~   Rip Torn (who mistakenly took a bank for his home several days ago) was born in Temple, Texas. ~~  1945  ~~  Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley was born in the village of Nine Mile in Saint An...