Category Archives: For Sellers

Improvements to the HARP Refinance Program are On the Way

Yesterday, in an effort to enable more borrowers to refinance their home mortgages, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, along with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), announced several changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) . The program … Continue reading

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Foreclosure Prevention Workshops Scheduled at NeighborImpact

NeighborImpact, the private nonprofit organization dedicated to serving economically challenged Central Oregonians, offers a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop once every three weeks.

The workshops are designed to address the educational needs of residents who are unable to make their mortgage payments or anticipate having trouble making their payments in the future. Continue reading

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Tumalo, Oregon Real Estate Market Report for September 2011

n September, the Tumalo real estate market was most notable for its decreases. The number of Active Residential with Acreage (RW) listings decreased quite a bit, in fact –- from 76 in August to 54 in September. Continue reading

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Sisters, Oregon Real Estate Market Report for September 2011

n September, the residential real estate market in Sisters saw two varying sales trends. In terms of Single Family Residential (SFR) listings, the bulk of the activity was among lower-priced properties, with five of the six closed sales under $400,000, and eight of the nine pending sales under $350,000. Continue reading

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Tumalo Oregon Real Estate Market Report for August 2011

The Tumalo real estate market continued to make progress in August. Not only were sales up slightly, but half of the 18 contingent, pending and closed sales were above $400,000. Continue reading

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Sisters Oregon Real Estate Market Report for August 2011

n August, the residential real estate market in Sisters continued to make progress, especially the Residential with Acreage (RW) segment. Last month, we saw the sale of Sisters’ first million-dollar properties, both of which were RW listings. This month, although there were no million-dollar sales, there was quite a bit of activity at the upper end of the price spectrum: Continue reading

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Tumalo, Oregon Real Estate Market Report for July 2011

It’s nice to see some higher-end buyers out there (especially since 49 of the 70 active listings in July were above $500,000). Continue reading

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RE/MAX Town & Country Experiences ‘Revolution’

And after several months of planning, our company, RE/MAX Town & Country, moved across town and RE/MAX Town & Country Realty interior in Sisters, Oregon
RE/MAX Town & Country Realty interior changed our name. Talk about overwhelming — my brain is reeling!

But back to business. We’re now RE/MAX Revolution, and our new office space in a prime spot in the Ray’s Food Place complex (625 N. Arrowleaf Trail, #104) was designed to reflect our commitment to both outstanding customer service and on technology. Continue reading

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Tumalo, Oregon Real Estate Market Report for May 2011

After several months of rather dramatic fluctuations in the median price of Active listings, the Tumalo real estate market experienced another sizable increase. After falling from $649,900 in February to $589,000 in March then bouncing up to $649,900 in April, it rose again in May, to $694,000. That’s the highest it’s been since December 2010. Continue reading

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Sisters, Oregon Real Estate Market Report for May 2011

s expected, the April slowdown of residential sales in Sisters proved temporary: In fact, sales almost doubled, from seven closed transactions in April to fifteen in May. That’s noticeably improved over May 2010 (with its seven sales) and May 2009 (with just three sales). Continue reading

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