salem oregon: Salem Oregon metro real estate market conditions
- 01/21/11 08:47 AM
Home prices in Salem Oregon In January 2009, I posted my predictions for real estate in Salem in 2010. My guess? Home prices would drop 5% in 2010. The reality? The average home price dropped 6.6% and the median shifted downward 6.1%. Pffft. I'm blaming the makers of Wheaties for not serving me breakfast in bed at a Holiday Inn Express. Had that occurred, I would have come up with that extra 1%, and I could amaze you all my great predictive powers. Alas, I merely had some green tea in Salem Oregon and we see where that landed me. Off … (11 comments)
salem oregon: In pursuit of a motto.
- 01/08/11 09:46 AM
The new year has begun, and real estate agents have started blogging about their unfettered optimism for the coming new year. I was, in fact, brainstorming ideas for a new and improved motto for 2011 on my Facebook business page...
2011...the year that Salem real estate was only partially crummy.
I know, I know...it needs work. Pollyanna wasn't my BFF growing up, clearly. You'd think with only getting my 250 characters in the MLS description, I'd learn to be succinct at this point in my career, but alas...not so. I rock those abbreviations though...3B/2Ba, WI closet, W/D included. Killer … (7 comments)
salem oregon: Control the devil inside
- 12/22/10 10:08 AM
"Oh, this house has a broom rack!" she screeched with excitement. "Please, like you need more brooms-" joked her husband before being interrupted by her seething voice. "Beelzebub! Stop smooshing your sister's horns into their couch." With a deep sigh, she turned to her husband. "Lucifer, dear, can you light a fire under Satanay and Beelzie to behave. I need to look over the house to see if it has a large enough kitchen for my brewing cauldron. I just can't get anything done with these two little demons running amok! " Grabbing his pitchfork, he nodded his head and rounded … (22 comments)
salem oregon: No one looks good in bright orange
- 12/13/10 02:34 PM
Originally posted on the Get Real Estate Blog. "Well if you are going to complicate things..." What!!!! (yes with all those exclamation points and all) is what I really wanted to scream on the other end of the phone, but I was already huffy. "What is wrong with you. I don't have the right skin tone to pull off bright orange," I countered. You know the color convicts wear as they do meaningless arts and crafts hanging out in jail. I'm really not interested in emulating Martha Stewart. "I'll pass." What's up with those pesky Federal laws, anyway? Always getting … (6 comments)
salem oregon: Tie yourself to the mast
- 12/07/10 09:57 AM
This was originally posted on the Get Real Estate Blog. I'm starting to see why Odysseus tied himself to the mast. Temptation is just too great. Sitting at home in the comfort of your electric blue Snuggie, homemade hot cocoa brimming with mini-marshmallows by your side, you decide you need some help. You don't need no stinking expensive lawyers or real estate agents people that know a lot about real estate. Luring you online with the sweet persuasion, the Sirens forum calls to you...
"I'll give you the information you want for free, just tell me your secrets," it whispers. … (8 comments)
I wasn't allowed to eat at McDonald's as a kid. I was convinced it was some bastion of great tasting food because all my friends ate there often and thought their food was great. I'd whine and cry about not being able to go, and somehow believed that my parents were torturing me for reasons unbeknownst to me. Clearly the good parents took their kids to eat there but why did I get stuck with the bad parents? I think I was around 10 when … (3 comments)
salem oregon: Salem Oregon 3rd Quarter real estate market report
- 10/16/10 11:43 AM
I think the regular readers of my blog are so with it in terms of the local home trends here in Salem Oregon, that I can just post these charts with no opinions attached, right? Say yes…I’m in the middle of beating Plants vs. Zombies on my iPad and I don’t want to have to stop to write up any kind of analysis here…
You think I jest, but I’m serious. Have you ever played Plants Vs. Zombies on your iPhone, computer, iPad? These cute little sunflowers happily spew out suns which you can use to grow other plants … (5 comments)
Aagggghhhhh she picked all hot pink clothes for school this year. I mean ALL hot pink.” I replied. Considering it took us four coats to cover the hot pink that had been there previously, I wasn’t too excited about the prospect of doing that again, but it was time for a change.
Several years ago I was in a home that made the issue of undertones crystal clear to me. They wanted to sell their Salem Oregon newer construction home and talked … (10 comments)
salem oregon: It's a good time to buy a fixer home in Salem Oregon
- 09/24/10 06:12 AM
I think it is a good time to buy a home that is a fixer. Before you start thinking that I’ve been wandering around in our national forests and maybe partaking of some of the “natural flora” that we have out there, let me explain. It’s a good time to buy a fixer in our corner of the Salem real estate world. I can’t believe I used the words it’s a good time to buy because it makes me feel like I need to use some anti-propaganda soap after a NAR shower. Unfortunately, saying “It’s an agreeable moment to acquire … (5 comments)
salem oregon: Moving to Salem Oregon: Things to do-French Press
- 09/17/10 03:46 PM
“Well this sure is a crap-hole,” I said. “Gee hon, what do you really think? It’s not that bad,” chided my husband jokingly, as he opened the door to go inside. “Hmmpf,” was all the retort I could muster that day. It was early in the morning and I really needed some coffee before my wit had a chance to wake up. “Hey…we can always go next door over there and get some coffee when we are done here?” he laughed.
I looked over to where he was pointing and saw the little barbecue joint there looking like it was … (14 comments)
salem oregon: Hungover like a bad frat party...
- 08/19/10 07:32 AM
You go to a party, drink way too much, and end up regretting it the next day. No amount of Advil seems to solve the problem and you just suffer through it moaning and groaning on the couch until your body recovers. Eventually, your body processes all that crap you just poured into your body, your stomach starts to make gurgling sounds like it is okay to eat again, and your head stops throbbing as if personal jackhammers were inside. Many college students go through this unfortunate experience and it is how we learn our limits and how to make better … (19 comments)
salem oregon: South Salem Oregon "Acreage Tour of Homes" OPEN HOUSE Sunday August 15th 1:00-4:00
- 08/09/10 05:57 PM
Are you looking for a small acreage property in south Salem Oregon? Looking around, but not sure what you want? Not sure if rural property is for you? Now is your chance to spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon, looking at local country homes, in south Salem, in just one day! Homes on tour this Sunday... 5032 Halls Ferry Rd, listed by Melina Tomson with Tomson Burnham, llc $289,000 3 bed/1.5 bath, 2188 sq feet, 1.27 acres 7192 Adams Ridge listed by Chic Lidtke with Prudential REP $299,900 3 bed/2.5 bath, 2712 sq feet, 1.82 acres 6935 Battle Creek … (0 comments)
salem oregon: The ultimate in green living homes
- 07/28/10 06:28 AM
Oh give me a home, where the straw-bale roams And the people live happy off-grid Where often is heard that solar power-ing word and the people grow veggies all day.
Are you one of them?
You know, those people who want to live off-grid, have a cob house here in Salem Oregon, or build your own strawbale instead. If those words are green music to your ears, I just stumbled on this seriously cool map.
If you want to see who is doing what in serious green living across the US or here in Salem Oregon, … (6 comments)
salem oregon: They aren't all the enemy...well most of them anyway
- 07/22/10 01:06 PM
Like many Salem Oregon real estate agents, my transactions all seem to be from hell. Not because I don't have amazing clients; not because I don't have a great loan officer involved ; and not because I don't have a great escrow officer around me. It is hard to find a post that says anything positive about banks, loan officers, appraisers, lenders...well let's just throw real estate agents into that mix as well. Rant this...rant that. Everyone sucks, except of course the person writing the rant.
If my child told me today that he wanted to be an … (45 comments)
salem oregon: Foreclosure Rates in Salem Oregon
- 07/12/10 05:48 PM
Recently the Statesman Journal and Salem-News.com spread the word that foreclosures in Salem Oregon had increased. They used CoreLogic as their source of data and they are reporting an increase for Salem. I disagree with their presentation of the data and here is why...
Interpreting the foreclosure data First of all CoreLogic and I look at different things. First, they have their foreclosure rate calculation. This is a calculation based on the number of mortgages involved in the foreclosure process at any given point in time. Think about their data this way. In January, 10 loans get served with a … (7 comments)
salem oregon: Real estate market trends for Salem Oregon
- 07/10/10 07:55 PM
It's time to get seriously boring on you all and talk real estate market stats for Salem Oregon. The second quarter has ended so we have more data to work with to get a better feel for how things are trending. So how are things trending?
Salem Oregon Home Sales: Trending Up Last year has consistently been the worst year for homes sold in Salem Oregon. Home sales have gone up since last year and I do expect in terms of homes sold that2009 will be the worst year for sales volume. The large peaks are due to the tax … (2 comments)
salem oregon: Salem Oregon real estate market report: May 2010
- 06/11/10 10:47 AM
Tax day has come and gone, and with it...real estate season in Salem Oregon has begun. Now, that is the normal real estate season, which will be funky this year due to the tax credit. We should have two more months of really good sales numbers and then we should see a bit of a drop. Even if we drop, I still think it will be an improvement over last year's sales numbers...which were beyond dismal. So my prediction will be sales will be up and prices will be down for the next few months.
May was up 24%, … (2 comments)
salem oregon: Here's hoping...
- 03/23/10 09:00 AM
It seems that every time I go somewhere and someone finds out I'm a Salem Oregon real estate agent they always ask me about how the downtown condos are doing. "Have any of them sold?" is often the question I get. Both The Meridian and The Church Street Condos have sold units, but we all know this market is tough. I just read in The Oregonian that First Citizens Bank of North Carolina who holds the note for The Meridian project just filed to foreclose on the project. You can read the filing papers if you are so inclined, but it's … (3 comments)
salem oregon: A little bit of country...in the city
- 02/18/10 02:43 PM
The sound of birds chirping...a large canopy overhead...nestled in the woods, you feel like you should grab some bread crumbs just in case you need to leave a trail. Then you start looking at the price of wooded land in the Salem Oregon area and realize that you can't afford that. Urban growth boundaries have their price. So you move on to the next best thing...neighborhoods in the city that will give you that nestled in the woods feeling.
If you want the feel of being nestled in a forest, but can't afford the cost of land in order to … (3 comments)
salem oregon: Walkable Neighborhoods in Salem Oregon
- 01/17/10 10:36 AM
The latest thing in real estate...walkable neighborhoods. There is even a very cool website Walkscore that talks about how walkable a neighborhood is. Buyers looking for walkable neighborhoods...you know who you are. You want to saunter out the front door down the street for your daily "vanilla mocha with soy" wake-me-up, stroll off to work, then grab groceries on your way home for dinner. Maybe the next day you decide to skip making dinner and head right to one of the local restaurants for some burgers and local micro-brew. If you think using your car is just for the hefty trip … (4 comments)
Neighborhood real estate at its best delivered to you by a Principal Broker licensed in the state of Oregon. Get a peek into my inner data geek with my extensive Salem Oregon real estate trending graphs, or stick around to see if my sarcastic wit rears its ugly head. Either way, read, hopefully enjoy and find it helpful, then you know the drill...call/email/tweet me for help with your real estate needs.
Home prices in Salem Oregon In January 2009, I posted my predictions for real estate in Salem in 2010. My guess? Home prices would drop 5% in 2010. The reality? The average home price dropped 6.6% and the median shifted downward 6.1%. Pffft. I'm blaming the makers of Wheaties for not serving me breakfast in bed at a Holiday Inn Express. Had that occurred, I would have come up with that extra 1%, and I could amaze you all my great predictive powers. Alas, I merely had some green tea in Salem Oregon and we see where that landed me.
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