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Steiner Cabin Historic Tour

Tuesday, February 6, 2007
by Liz Warren

H. Steiner was a reknowned log cabin builder on the mountain. His cabins are scattered throughout Brightwood, Welches and Rhododendron. Hand crafted with unique features, his cabins are sought after and rarely hit the market for sale.

The original Mt.Hood Steiner Cabin Tour scheduled for Dec. 16th was cancelled due to a wind storm and is rescheduled for March 17th. Tickets are $15.00 per person and can be purchased by calling 503-272-3301, Thursday through Sunday 10-5.

Hit this link for more info on Steiner Cabins.

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What kind of a Market does the Mountain have?

Tuesday, January 16, 2007
by Liz Warren

There's a lot of talk of doom and gloom out in the media of massive foreclosure rates, mortgage fraud, over saturated markets and other issues.. Recently the National Association of Reatlors is seeing stabilization in the national market with some areas still trying to absorb the excess inventory.  Let's face it, real estate is a "local" market and can't be dictated by sweeping "national trends". Take a look at current statistics for area "153" the mountain market straight from the Multiple Listing Service. This area serves statistics  from Cherryville Hill (half way between Brightwood and Sandy) to Government Camp.

The market has a general two month supply of homes. Naturally, many sellers take their homes off the market in winter thinking there are few buyers but recent listings with multiple offer situations prove that there are many active buyers waiting for any new listing to hit the market. Rates are fantastic and with predictions of nearly 7% fixed rates by the end of 2007, NOW is a GREAT time to BUY or SELL!

 

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STOP THE PRESS!

Wednesday, December 13, 2006
by Liz Warren

I'm not kidding!

The press is a beating drum of negative publicity about the current real estate market. The fact is 2006 is on tract to be the third best real estate market in HISTORY!

We are getting back to a "NORMAL" market. The sky is not falling. Homes are taking on an average six months to sell vs. days to sell. This is a normal market with an equal number of buyers and sellers participating.

Interest rates have been coming down over the last several months. It is a great time to buy.

Our local market does not have the speculators and flippers that have desended on the new construction of Florida, Las Vegas, and San Diego. As the investors bail out these markets need to absorb the extra inventory and that is why their markets are weaker than our local market.

Please don't be manipulated by sensational stories from the press. Things are actually very good! 


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