Bob Van Deusen's (bobv) Blog

I am happy to say there is a silver lining in our local real estate market. Recieved the information from Forbes that our Salem,Oregon real estate market is one of the ten rising in value markets in the country. We defy the national trends for a few reasogn, for one thing our property values did ...

After a rather robust time in our Salem Real Estate market, things have seemed to slow down. National statistics are glum. Homes are on the market longer and properties are not selling as fast as in the last 18 months or so. Gloom and doom.Welcome to a normal real estate market! In fact, it is a ...

I really enjoy living in Salem, Oregon. The Real Estate in Salem continues to be affordable relative to other areas in the Willamette Valley. One of the reasons that Salem, Oregon is such a great place to live is it's proximity to so many wonderful natural areas. We are about an hour to the Orego...

Did you ever get a "feeling" that you should be doing something, or calling someone? How about a "gut feeling" about a situation? Your body knows more than we give credit to. I just understood the power of this today while looking over a past client list. Something told me to give them a call, wh...

The longer I'm in real estate, the more I believe that success in this business is 90% mental attitude. I have seen it in others and can testify to it myself that attitude is truly everything. It is not the situations that occur within the business that makes or breaks us, but rather our reaction...

It is amazing to me to discover how much of a particular area I DON'T know. I have lived in West Salem, Oregon for about 5 years and just last week I discovered a new park that turned out to be a gem. Orchard Heights Park is only about 3 miles from where I live, but I never knew it was there! I t...

Things are doing well in Salem, Oregon! Despite rather gloomy news nationally, we are holding our own in Salem, Oregon. In the years 2005-2006 property values in South and West Salem went up about 18%, while values went up in our Sister city Keizer the same amount.  Things are a bit slower this y...

Ever notice in business that when things are slow, they are really slow. On the other hand, when you are busy business seems to come to you. Think this is crazy? Well, how busy do you get before going on vacation?I am of the firm belief that properly placed energy creates business. This may seem ...

Hard to believe that the year is almost half over! In an effort to create less stress in a real estate transaction, I have might suggest the following: Write into your contracts a "Walkthrough" inspection clause one week prior to close of escrow. My purpose in doing this goes beyond the tradition...

We are now at the beginning of May and it looks as though it is going to be another great year in real estate! However, we are not in the real estate market of last year. Then all homes were flying off the market. We are now experiencing an "old fashion" real estate market. Although homes will st...