Horse Farm Open Saturday 12-3 ...Today!

Canby HORSE FARM OPEN TODAY, 27135 S. Gribble Road! SATURDAY FROM 12-3!

If you are at the Clackamas County Fair and want a drive 5.4 miles into the country down S. Ivy, Right on Gribble, Right at the "T", and the home is on the left! Click link above for photos! sparisi@windermere.com 503-348-3666 www.steveparisi.com

OPEN SATURDAY 12-3! 27135 S. Gribble Road, Canby. Flat horse farm not far from town! Take S. Ivy, right on Gribble, Right at the "T", home on left. Don't feed the horse! :) Exclude wood insert.3 bedroom ranch home & horse farm. Open dining w/fireplace, formal living w/fireplace & pastoral view. Sunken family room w/bay window. Kitchen, utility & mud room, additional storage room. Pastures, corral, barn w/stalls, loafing area, tack room, water + electric. Fenced/cross fenced. New septic w/check valve in 2008, new well in 2003. Like wine? Got grapes! Shop w/3phase 220 elec and coal burning stove. The well log will show two well logs. The new well was drilled 149 feet, and the seller decided to keep going to find the freshest of water....477 foot depth in the well. The new septic tank was installed with permits and has a check valve.

Thoughts On Appraisals & The HVCC From The Mortgage Professor

This is an article raising very real questions, and concerns regarding HVCC legislation. Many of these articles address buyers, and refi's and the purchasing process, as does this one. As importantly, if not more today, it is something all sellers need to understand prior to going to market, in order to structure their listing in preparation...

The Appraisal In 2009

On Choosing Success-From The "Freedom" Blog

"Found this great video about Steven Covey's thoughts on choosing success on Freedom Personal Development's blog, http://www.deliverfreedom.com/blog . Enjoy!"

Leaders are not born, or made. They are self made. "Covey Video"

"Referral Of The Week"

Freedom Development memory training. The feedback I am hearing from agents on this program, are amazing! Ever said, "I'm good with faces?" I have! That generally means, we are lacking in memory! :) Check this out

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Training & Watching Geographical Markets

Eric Post, Vice President Windermere Realty Partners Presenting. Contact sparisi@windermere.com if you are an agent wanting to know more, or a client looking for data!

Our Market, Today!

Today, this very day...the Clackamas County Real Estate market in Oregon is busy. There are many "indicators" of how different people will glean their information. As a Real Estate Professional, one way I look at it is from actual "house showing" activity. I do this because it is "current", right now. Numbers of showings now, create the closings that you read about in the papers at the "end of the quarter". (another reason to hire a professional...newspaper "numbers" are old!)

There was question whether the market would get it's typical "flurry" of activity in Mid August as we normally do as peoples vacations end and the beginning of school nears. Well, we are in the middle of that flurry right now!! Showings on my personal listings are way up. Here is the surprising item. It is not only NEW listings getting showings! Across the board in Clackamas county, various cities...showings are now UP! Example. Yesterday, I was out visiting my horse (photo below) and for the first time since the start of our economic challenges, I had to walk 10 feet, answer the phone to schedule a showing. Walk 10 feet, answer the phone. Walk 10 feet, answer the phone. All showings, various listings, various locations. Not just "one hot house." THIS... is a good thing.

The New Reality

Real Estate has been in the family since the mid 1980's. Around 12 years ago, I ventured into a this rewarding profession. It is completely different now then when I entered. Now, you should be interviewing agents and hire the ones that educate you on "The New Reality" of financing, and appraisals with the help of a lender, to help ensure a smooth and successful SELLING process.