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2009
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In October 2008, I wrote a post The Mighty Start to Fall about the bankruptcy of Pacific Lifestyle Homes...one of the larger builders in the area. They had a liquidation sale going on back in October as part of their restructuring for bankruptcy. There were several Salem Oregon homes that were pa...
01/24/2009
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It all started way back… such a long, long time back… Way back in the days when money was green and interest was simple and energy clean. It began on a farm that belonged to my dad. What a wonderful farm my family had! A wonderful farm with chickens and mares where the Truffula trees bore Trufful...
01/20/2009
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I haven't posted about foreclosure rates here in the Salem Metro area for a while, so it's time. RealtyTrac recently came out with their December 2008 numbers on January 15th. Foreclosure rates increased 81% nationwide. The Marion county market has not been as hard hit with foreclosures as our ...
01/18/2009
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Let’s see… * Madoff swindled $50 billion from innocent people and charities * A financial advisor faked his death in a plane crash * CEO’s receiving bailout money were asking for large bonuses for themselves * Citicorp is teetering on the edge * Mass layoff’s are continuing on and on and on and o...
01/16/2009
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I don't serve the Lebanon Oregon area, but that county does lie next to Marion county. I wanted to get the word out about well contamination that has been occurring in that area. The chemicals tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylele (TCE) are in the groundwater in some parts of Lebanon. T...
01/16/2009
I finally understand. I always wondered how the NAR forecasts were so much more optimistic than other ones. I think I understand why now... As I was drinking my green tea this morning and crunching data, I felt my head roll back in my eyes as the gobs of numbers started to blend together. Did ...
01/04/2009
The City of Independence is the third largest urban area in Polk County, Oregon. As of 2003, there were 6,850 residents of Independence. Located across the Willamette River from Salem to the Southwest, it has three city parks including a new one on the riverfront. Independence has two main festi...
01/02/2009
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