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By Colin Call, Principal Broker
(RE/MAX Integrity)
During the early stage of World War 1, in December of 1914 there was a fair amount of fraterization between the troops on both sides of the conflict.  While not approved by the leaders of the war efforts the soldiers on both sides took a day for Christmas, laying down their arms on both sides and meeting in between their respective lines, "NO MAN'S LAND".  They sang songs, shared tidbits from care packages and generally treated each other humanely before resuming the war. What a tribute to the Christmas season and humanity as a whole.  Jews, atheists, Christians and, I am sure, many other sects were able to take one moment and put aside hatred and bigotry.  Looking for symbols of this Reason for the Season, I recently took a tour of schools nearby.  Public buildings nearby.  And...gove...
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 THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN EUGENE, OR     IS TO COMPARE   THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS   In November, 2011, the number of  closed sales in  Santa Clara reached at least an eleven-year low. The number is significantly below November of last year and represents less than half of the demand during the boom years.But the inventory level is also at a four-year low ....and, more significantly, is lower than the level in 2001 and 2002 - just preceding the boom. Here for the    SANTA CLARA    RMLS Market Area Are:      A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales) for the    Months of NOVEMBER 2001 - 2011:       And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales for the     Months of NOVEMBER   2001 - 2011:     The avera...
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 THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN EUGENE, OR     IS TO COMPARE  THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS In November, 2011, the number of  closed sales in North Gilham reached at least an seven-year low, tying 2004 for the worst in the eleven years shown. The number is well below the average demand for the decade and -- less than a third of November last year.  But then last year was a decade high. Here for the    NORTH GILHAM    RMLS Market Area, HERE ARE:   A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales) for the  Months of NOVEMBER    2O01 - 2011:    And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales for the    Months of NOVEMBER    2O01 - 2011: The average November price in North Gilham bumped up this year.  But that is likely a j...
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  I posted a question on some real estate forums asking Realtors what they expect from a lender when they refer a client.  I received a number of excellent answers:  I like working with resources that "work the way I do" - accessibility is so important and this is generally where my lender of choice comes out #1. I recommend several, but she's the one that takes the call and so generally she gets their business. Service and the ability to deliver: she has the clout and access to make things happen. While she can't control everything, she remains engaged and involved throughout.  And yes, I do appreciate reciprocity. This has become more of a focus for me recently - just joined a networking group and I think the idea of helping one another grow is important. Accessiblity, Communication, ...
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By Colin Call, Principal Broker
(RE/MAX Integrity)
OK..I've cleaned my desk, emptied my e-mail(after reading it all and putting into folders) and have put all my pending files into good shape.  I am not only ready for a new year, I can't wait.  I will be a listing maniac, a productive buyers agent and spend more time with my wife, probably much to her chagrin. This is that time of year when we all make resolutions to something new to make ourselves better people, or to make more money.  I am going to just try to be more organized and structured in my efforts to obtain business and work in a more business like manner.  You know, treat my real estate career more like a "BUSINESS". I am determined to be successful in this venture, and will blog here through the year to see how I progress.  Exciting, no?  Attitude, that is what it is all ab...
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 THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN EUGENE, OR   IS TO COMPARE   THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS Below you will see that November sales are trending up while inventory declines - to near actual historical (i.e. 2001, pre-boom) levels - both necessary trends, if we are to turn the price corner.  But you will also see that price has not yet been decisively affected.     Now for the   FERRY STREET BRIDGE   RMLS Market Area, HERE ARE:   A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales) for the  Months of NOVEMBER   2001 - 2011:       And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales for the  Months of NOVEMBER  2001 - 2011:      
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   THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN EUGENE, OREGON     IS TO COMPARE    THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS   This November, Danebo inventory was down while sales were steady, but average price was still down again. So for the    BETHEL - DANEBO    RMLS Market Area, HERE ARE:     A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales) for the   Months of NOVEMBER    2001 - 2011:       And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales for the   Months of NOVEMBER    2001 - 2011:      These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling ...
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Jo-Ann Zebrowski | RE/MAX Integrity | (541) 953-7615 3460 Donald St, Eugene, OR Lovingly Maintained Home Close To Schools, Shopping, and Parks 3BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $219,000 Year Built 1954 Sq Footage 1,370 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 2 Parking 2 Uncovered spaces Lot Size 8,276 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION Your new home could be in south Eugene at 3460 Donald Street. This house has been lovingly maintained and nicely updated. It's located in a quiet neighborhood within easy walking distance of schools, shopping, parks, and the Amazon bike path. Where to start when describing this property? Save on utilities thanks to double pane vinyl windows, blown in insulation, and forced air heat. There are Energy Star light fixtures in all of the bedro...
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Wow it is cold outside here in Lane County!  Don't forget to let your faucets in your house drip on the nights the weather drops below 32 degrees. Lane County is jammed packed with fun events to fill your days and nights.  Check out what is happenening in Eugene & Springfield and surrounding areas!   12/8 The Nutcracker: Short & Suite 4 p.m Free Eugene Public Library 100 W 10th Ave, Eugene 541.682.8316.  Enjoy a short production of the beloved holiday ballet classic. Travel the globe with these dancers and dream of sugarplums all night.   12/8 Veneta Parade of Lights 7 p.m  Free Downtown Veneta  Watch as beautifully bright floats parade through the city streets to celebrate the holiday season.   12/9 TOT Discovery Days!Winter Animals Members: FREE! Non-members: $10 per parent/child comb...
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By Colin Call, Principal Broker
(RE/MAX Integrity)
It's soon to be 2012, and time for a new business plan for the new year! I try to do a new business plan each year.  This helps me in so many ways.  It allows me to see where my business comes from.  Past clients? Referrals? The Internet?  Once I have this information I am well on the road to putting my new plan on paper. The main task will be to make sure that once I have a plan for my upcoming new business I am able to implement my stategies.  If not implemented they just become busy work. And...a business plan is a great idea no matter what industry you are in.  Housewife, Realtor or Hedge fund planner,  all can benefit from advanced planning.  In my case I will find that my business from this soon to be finished year has come pretty much equally from buyers and sellers.  Once I unde...
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By Colin Call, Principal Broker
(RE/MAX Integrity)
My daughter, Meagan, is bringing my grandson Ender out to visit the second week in January.  Can't wait to see them both.  They live in Cleveland, OH with my awesome Son in Law, Matt Neely, and our face to face time is not as frequent as we would wish so we really look forward to these rare visits. While Meagan is out here I will talk to her about the possibility of her and Matt buying a duplex in the Cleveland area now while the area is still recessed.  Values are down, but there is high demand for good rentals.  If they are able to find a good one and put a good down payment on it, say 25%, they will have positive cash flow, and will be able to pay the duplex off in 15-20 years.  About the time they will need to start thinking about college tuition.  If every new parent were able to g...
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inShare   THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN EUGENE, OR  IS TO COMPARE THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS   So for the WEST EUGENE RMLS Market Area, HERE ARE:   A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales) for the   Months of OCTOBER 2001 - 2011:   And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales for Homes in Eugene, Oregon for the Months of OCTOBER 2001 - 2011:     The decline in inventory is a positive trend...but it has clearly not yet arrested the fall in prices.   These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at...
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Hi, I hope that you are having a great week! Here is a list of some things that are happening in our community listed below. As always I am always here to answer any real estate questions. Give me a call, I am here to help! Blessings! Lori (541)914-6920 Sugar Plum Fairy Breakfast Nov 19th from 9 - 10 a.m $7 Applebee's Gateway, 3024 Gateway Street, Springfield,541.688.1523. Join the Sugar Plum Fairy for a pancake breakfast. Meet Clara and her Nutcracker Prince, the Candy Cane Queen and other characters from the Christmas classic of the Nutcracker. Turkey Shoot Nov 19th 9 a.m.-12 p.m. cost is $2 for free throws. Willamalane Center 250 S. 32nd St, Springfield, 541-736-4544. Support middle school athletics and show off your basketball skills. Shoot and make as many free-throws as possible i...
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By Greg Herbert, CCIM SIOR
(Northland Real Estate)
Well, today another discussion with clients who are watching and waiting for the economy to stabilize, as we attempt to decide when to make the market move! Do I mean stabilize or actually bottom out regarding the commercial industrial model?  We desparetly need to start making product on this continent and absorb some of the vacant or near vacant manufacturing sector properties and create demand for the secondary and tertiary suppliers and jobs. We see the financial markets attempting to attract stable dollars and overcome by the short sale syndrome which predominates trends.  But, in other words, trends which take three notable acts to take birth and are characterized by multiple random acts, creates chaos.  So, to make conclusions in this market is extremely difficult, not only in th...
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Hello,  The holidays are slowly creeping up on us. I have listed below some fall/winter festivals that are happening in our area this weekend in Eugene and Springfield. ·         Heart to Heart:  Vintage, handmade and antique items. Held at Springfield Faith Center- 600 Hayden Bridge Way November 10: 5pm to 8pm    November 11:  10am to 8pm   November 12:  10am to 3pm ·         Bliss Craft Fair:     Held at 2772 Shadow View Drive (Crescent Village)          November 12: 11am to 9pm  Find out more at: www.blisshandmade.blogspot.com ·         Eugene Food and Gift Festival:   Held atLane County Fairgrounds  www.hfgf.com       November 11: 12pm to 7pm       November 12: 10am to 6pm       November 13: 10am to 5pm Oh by the way I am never to busy for your referrals.  Please give me a call if y...
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By Colin Call, Principal Broker
(RE/MAX Integrity)
I know I've harped on this before, but the time is here to think about buying some income producing real estate.  Prices are at their lowest in quite some time, and so is rent! In the Eugene/Springfield area there are many homes under $140,000 that are ready to move into.  Prices on stick built fixers go as low as $80K, and no matter what your past experience was as a rental property owner, there is "gold in them that hills"! Let me give an example:    There is a nice home out in Santa Clara priced at $129,000.  It is a short sale, so it may take a while to close, but once closed and with a 25% down payment, the payment would be $617.83 per month including tax and insurance.  This home should rent for $950 per month and this gives you a $332 per month profit.  Plus you get to take depre...
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By Colin Call, Principal Broker
(RE/MAX Integrity)
Well...fall harvest is here, and with it comes a blast of color from not just the surrounding deciduous trees, but from our late pickings from the nearby farms here in the Willamette Valley.  So beautiful, and yet they also mark the end of a season and an approaching winter season.  Mostly farms are non productive now until the coming spring.  Do you want your production to stop as well?  Real Estate sales are a little different than picking peppers in October, don't you think?  Yet, it seems that we don't plan for this time of year very well.  Do we just get to caught up with being busy during our more productive Spring and Summer seasons?  Rationalize that we just don't have time to do any farming? During my busy time is when I need to be farming for the 4th Quarter.  To take a messa...
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By Colin Call, Principal Broker
(RE/MAX Integrity)
Howdy all, I know we are all concerned with what homes we can pick up cheaply in today's market, but don't overlook the great values that may be found in our UBER RICH MARKET! Click on the link below to see what is available in our Lane County market from $1,000,000 to a whopping $30,000,000.  Have Fun!! Hey, for fun, here are the homes in Lane County that are priced over $1,000,000!  Have fun!    
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By Colin Call, Principal Broker
(RE/MAX Integrity)
   Wow, it's turned out to be a fair year so far.  I know it is a tough market, and it is because of that, that I hired a marketing specialist to work with me a couple of times a week.  She makes sure I am staying in touch, sending the notes and doing the follow up I need to be doing. Her help has made the difference in a down economy for me.  Are others of you out there utilizing tactics such as this to jump start a stale business model?  Please...let me know what else is working for you! Click the link below to see how working with a coach has helped me this past year!!  HOMES I'VE SOLD THIS YEAR
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By Colin Call, Principal Broker
(RE/MAX Integrity)
Ok..most everything is done for the day, and it's off to get ready to meet friends for a casual dinner at a local watering hole on the outskirts of Eugene, OR.  McShane's is a nice little local pub with pretty good food and a couple of our best friends work there.  Regan and Forrest are awesome bartenders, and better friends. Food's greasy, and there is lots of it.  About every other year I go get my arteries rotor rootered!  Tri Cycle races every Tuesday night I think and lots of other great events.  Ok...I'm off..till tomorrow!
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