The Salem Oregon Real Estate News

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Real Estate Agent - Tomson Burnham, llc Licensed in the State of Oregon
For information regarding Salem Oregon metro area real estate and homes, communities, neighborhoods, and other real estate market news.
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I was pointed to this blog the other day and as a real estate agent, I appreciate architecture. I strongly suggest when you have a few minutes you head over and look at these photos. The title of the post... 50 Strange Buildings of the World, oh...and there is a Part II and Part III. Here is a ta...
10/23/2009
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I was recently plagiarized for the third time.  This is a great video about intellectual property rights.  Thanks Mike!GREAT video! Notice the parallels between the video and on line photo thieves' rationalizations. "It was just there for the taking." "I didn't see anyone." "It was calling my nam...
10/16/2009
"I've been trying to talk to the bank about a loan modification for 8 months.  I give up," said the caller on the other end of the line.   With unemployment still high many Salem Oregon area homeowners are in a dire predicament these days. The letter that comes in the mail stating their home is ...
09/30/2009
I was walking home with my kids from school the other day and my daughter looked up and saw the first oak leaves turning yellow on a tree on the street.  “It’s autumn,” she said. I love fall because I think of warm potato soup with homemade french bread, apple muffins, and pear bread.  Fall is th...
09/27/2009
As summer is coming to a close, and school back in session, the local real estate markets are headed for the "last hurrah" before the holidays hit and the markets die. The local markets are heading in the right direction, but still have a ways to go.  You can read about the Salem Oregon real esta...
09/13/2009
Relocating to the Salem Oregon Metro Area One of the hard things about moving to a new area is trying to decide if that area is right for you, or if you are moving for a job relocation, trying to find things out about what a city has to offer.  Here is a snippet of what the Salem Oregon area has...
09/03/2009
      Old McAgent had a listing E-I-E-I-O And on the MLS went that listing. E-I-E-I-O With a picture here and a description  there Here a pic there a pic everywhere a pic, pic. Old McAgent sold a house E-I-E-I-O       Old McAgent had a listing E-I-E-I-O And onto twitter went that listing. E-I-E-...
08/08/2009
One of the great things about Oregon is our many parks.  Typically the reason folks move to this area is to be able to be close to nature.  Salem is fortunate that we have several local parks that are all within a 30 minute drive.  Each has it's own unique features that make it special for a day...
08/06/2009
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Hmmm where'd they get that number?   You all know I'm a self-professed data geek, right?  I recently read an article in the Portland Business Journal about the spike in foreclosures in Oregon.  As I read it, I was stymied.  (That's my big word for the day today, by the way.  I'm a data geek remem...
07/30/2009
You don't have to be a statistics guru to see that the volume of real estate foreclosure notices has increased in Salem Oregon.  Our unemployment rate started to climb in October 2008 and that is so apparent in the notices this year.  With our 12+% unemployment rate not abating anytime soon, I wo...
07/17/2009
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