Chris Balmes Properties Blog

For more information, contact:Lisa Balmes PC, 503.427.0372   MEDIA ALERT      December 22, 2007 (Tualatin, OR) Chris Balmes Properties (CBP) welcomes Broker, Eunice "Sam" Price to the Oregon branch office.  Price brings a wealth of experience to CBP, as she has been licensed in Oregon for 35 year...

Have a wonderful day with your family and friends on this Christmas holiday!  It is important to remember the purpose of this day.  It's not to measure the number of gifts or the amount another spent, but to be able to just spend time with those that you love.  Be sure to tell them you are just t...

For more information, contact:Lisa Balmes PC, 503.427.0372   MEDIA ALERT      December 3, 2007 (Tualatin, OR) Chris Balmes Properties (CBP) has added a new Property Management division to the real estate company.  CBP is pleased to add this additional service, along with residential and commercia...

Below is an email I received from a family friend, Aldie Howard, who is the Interim City Administrator, with regards to the clean-up for the city of Vernonia, OR.  Unfortunately, he just took over the position the week before the BIG storm.  He has already personally donated $3,000 to buy gift ca...

"Mortgage Brokers vs. Bankers"c/o MSN Real Estate 12-01-07It's harder than ever to get loans Residential mortgages were more difficult to get over the past three months than at any time in the 17-year history of the Federal Reserve's survey of banks. Standards for other types of loans tightened t...

New driving fines for the State of Washington . These fines went into effect on November 1st, 2007 * HOV Lane - 1st time offense $1068.50 (note: the sign posted on the HOV lanes that says $271 is now wrong and DOT is in the process of changing them) -2nd offense fine is doubled -3rd it is tripled...

Cabin in the Trees W/ Slight View$182,500Cabin 70 NorthwoodsCougar, WA 98616992 Sq. Ft. Approx.• MLS #7117820• Partial View of Swift Creek Reservoir• 2 Bedrooms• 1 Bath• Nicely Redone Inside & Out • Newer Metal Roof• Newer Flooring• Newer Refrigerator• Woodstove• Large Deck and Front Porch• Lease...

4 BR/4Bth Trout Lake Home for sale with Mt. Adams view.  $425,000  Gorgeous 2,400 SF home on 2+ acres.  Level, usable acreage w/plenty of room for a garage/outbuilding. Seller will sell all furnishings separately if buyer would like.This is a great floor plan for full time living, or, a vacation ...

Among those killed in the Omaha, Neb., mall shooting on Wednesday was Beverly J. Flynn, a real estate salesperson with local brokerage NP Dodge Co. The REALTOR®, who always embraced the Christmas spirit, worked part-time as a gift wrapper at Von Maur during the holiday season, according to news r...

Daily Real Estate News  |  December 4, 2007Top 10 Most Walkable CitiesA Brookings Institution researcher says after the advent of the shopping mall, developers forgot how to build great cities, but that's changing as urban areas again strive to be walkable."For 50 years we had this collective amn...