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Fourth of July Fireworks in Sandy!

Friday, July 1, 2016
by Liz Warren

City of Sandy Fireworks Show

Date: June 25, 2016
Location:
37400 Bell St
Sandy, OR 97055
Come to the 2016 City of Sandy Fireworks Show

Join us on the evening of July 4th for the annual City of Sandy Fireworks Show sponsored by Clackamas County Bank to celebrate Independence Day!  The event will be held at Sandy High School - same as last year.  Spectator seating has been reserved at the baseball field parking lot.  Parking will be available in the lot next to the football field and at the old high school.  This is a highly attended event and parking is always a bit of a challenge - your patience is appreciated.  And if you can walk to the event, please do so! 

Note:  Due to the fire restrictions, no personal fireworks are allowed.  Also pets, tobacco, and alcohol are not allowed on school district property.  

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Private One Level Home with Tons of Sun on over 1.5 Acres in Welches

Friday, July 1, 2016
by Liz Warren


Mt. Hood One Level Home on Over 1.5 Acres  Huckleberry Drive Welches OregonOne Level Home in Welches Oregon     Mt. Hood Ranch on over 1.5 Acres

Offered at $489,000    More photos and details on this Mt. Hood one level home

 

Secluded one level cedar home in immaculate condition on an acre and a half of perfection. Four bedrooms, three baths. Open floor plan features updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances a skylight, granite counter tops and cooking island. Hardwood floors are in the dining room and kitchen area.  A cozy fireplace with wood stove insert and surrounding built in cabinets are an added feature for warmth and ambiance in the main living area of the living room, kitchen and dining room. Through the French doors you enter a bonus family room with vaulted ceilings, a window seat that looks out to the patio and forest, a stained glass window and a cozy propane stove to add ambiance to the room. The master bedroom is off the family room with it's own bay window looking out to the flower garden. An updated master bath features it's own double head tile shower, heated floors and walk-in closet.  Gardeners will enjoy all this yard has to offer from fruit trees, perennial flower garden and a vegetable garden too. The green house is great for starts for your vegetable garden and an extra garden shed houses all your tools for planting. Bonus barn for projects complete with electricity and heat. A finished storage area above makes an additional work area or storage spot. This home is on 1.58 acres of level usable land in a very private location with paved road in from Welches Road and paved circular driveway. BIG BONUS: tons of sun! This is a very private location but you can walk to stores, restaurants and post office.  Pride of ownership throughout. Download all the features! Must see Welches gem!

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Top Ten Cities People Are Moving To

Thursday, June 2, 2016
by Liz Warren

As we all have noticed, lots of people are moving to Oregon from out of state. Here is a recent graphic from Realtor.com showing where people are moving to and the average price of the homes in those cities. 

The Portland median home price is $416,300 which is the highest on this list. We've seen a significant number of out of state buyers moving to the mountain due to affordability. We're also seeing baby boomers who have lived in Portland all their lives heading to the mountain for retirement and some elbow room. Our inventories are down which means rising prices for homes in our area.
Where people are moving right now and the average price in that city

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Mt. Hood Pedestrian and Bikeway Implementation Plan Open House

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
by Liz Warren

Mt. Hood Pedestrian and Bikeway Implementation Plan

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Mt. Hood Inspiration

Monday, May 16, 2016
by Liz Warren

Monday Morning Coffee

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

 
"Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment."
 
~ Barry LePatner
 
 
PERFECT BACKWARD VISION!
 
The reason there's so much humor in the "experience" we gain from our mistakes is that we all share in making errors - some of us learn, and some of us don't! That's where "good judgment" and "bad judgment" come in. When we make mistakes, and learn from them, we develop "good judgment." However, a lot of those mistakes that we have the opportunity to learn from are made because of our "bad judgment"!
 
Are some of us doomed to repeat history? What if we make the same mistake twice, but realize that we've done it? (You know, "Admitting you have a problem is half the solution"?) It's hard to "study" for the problems that life throws at us, but even if we had a lesson plan, we'd still wing it! As the last quote above illustrates, we have to actually go through the experience, hoping we don't fail, before we really learn the answer to how to handle the problem!
 
As Bobby McFerrin so popularly expressed it several years ago, "Don't worry, be happy!" If you're successful in your endeavor, congratulations! If you fail (or succeed with some degree of error), congratulations on your opportunity for further improvement! Chances are that life is not going to throw anything at you that you can't ultimately rise above, on your own or with some assistance.
 
Try a light-hearted approach to problem-solving. You really shouldn't treat this topic too seriously, or you'll get depressed and never try to accomplish anything out of fear of failure. So, it all boils down to this point: love your mistakes! Embrace your errors! They are one thing you can truly call your own!
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Small Series of Earthquakes on South East Side of Mt. Hood

Monday, May 16, 2016
by Liz Warren

A small swarm of earthquakes beginning on Sunday has shaken the ground on the Southeast side of Mt. Hood. Although this is not as a result of a movement of magma, like the St. Helens quakes, it does represent some unknown fault lines which swarm every couple of years. Typically these quakes range in the 2.5 area and lower. Here's the latest news story on the subject at KGW in Portland

 

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Investment and Vacation Home Buyers 2016 for Mt. Hood

Saturday, April 30, 2016
by Liz Warren

Investment and Vacation Home Buyers

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Still Creek Fish Trap in the Mt. Hood National Forest

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
by Liz Warren

Still Creek meanders through the Mt. Hood National Forest and is one of the most popular waterways in our area. Not too far up Road 12A you’ll find this odd looking contraption in the water which is called a rotary fish trap. 

         Still Creek fish trap in the Mt. Hood National Forest  

This trap funnels the smolt, young steelhead and salmon, who are heading back to the ocean, info a holding tank. The tank is checked every day by Forest Service personnel who collect data, measure, weigh and count species of each fish. Once collected the fish are let go to finish their journey. 

The fish trap will only be here till the end of June during the spring migration. 

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Mt. Hood Area Distressed Sales

Monday, April 25, 2016
by Liz Warren

You may think foreclosures and short sales have gone to the wayside in today's active market but surprisingly, although fewer are on the market these days, there are a few here and there. Take a look at the Portland metro market area. Nearly 11% of first quarter closed sales in Portland metro were either bank owned or short sales. 

Distressed Sales for Portland Metro for First Quarter 2016

The Mt. Hood area also has a few short sales and foreclosures in the market. Here is activity for Government Camp, Welches, Rhododendron and Brightwood for the first quarter foreclosures only.

2016 Mt. Hood Foreclosures for sale, pending and closed

Short sales are listed below for the first quarter on the mountain.

Mt. Hood short sales for first quarter 2016

 

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Mt. Hood March Sales!

Sunday, April 24, 2016
by Liz Warren

March sales on the mountain poured in with sixteen properties closing! A huge variety from Government Camp to Brightwood including ski homes, starters, waterfront getaways and permanent homes. Pricing points of under $250,000 are the fastest moving in today's market.

Currently there are 47 residential properties for sale with two thirds of them over $300,000! We haven't seen inventory with this pricing point dominating our market in a very long time.

Here are the March sales for 2016

Mt. Hood March 2016 sales for Government Camp, Brightwood, Rhododendron and Welches

 

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