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On October 22 the Broadway office of RE/MAX equity group held an Art Show as a Client Appreciation Event. They enlisted the help of more than 30 artists from the East Portland Metro area who shared more than 90 pieces of art. The artists also decided to donate 20% of all sales back to the Equity Group Foundation. In addition to the art for sale there was also a retrospective of work by the brother of Broadway’s Mark Schaeffer.
Broadway will be holding the exhibit as a Community Open House on both Thursday, November 3 and Thursday November 10, 2011 from 4-8pm.
You are invited to stop by and and view the wonderful art or do some early holiday shopping!
See photos of the October 22 Client Appreciation Event and a sample of the art:
Portland, Oregon was recently named the twelfth most walkable city in America by Walk Score. According to the survey, nearly half of Portland’s neighborhoods have a WalkScore of 70 or above.
Portland continues to pursue policies that make it an environmentally friendly place to live and work.
4th of July Fireworks and Fun in the greater Portland and Vancouver and Salem areas
THE BIG THREE
- VANCOUVER – Fort Vancouver – $5 in advance, $7 at the gate, kids under 12 – FREE
- PORTLAND – Watefront Blues Festival – at Tom McCall Waterfront park in downtown Portland. Admission to the festival is $10 plus 2 cans of food.
- SALEM – Salem Independence Day Celebration – Riverfront Park, Salem, Oregon.$3 per person suggested donation.
LOCAL (Alphabetical)
- CANBY – General Canby Day – Canby, OR
- CORBETT Fun Festival – Corbett. Various prices for different events. See schedule for details.
- ESTACADA 4th of July Carnival
- FAIRVIEW Fourth of July Fireworks and Festivities – Blue Lake Regional Park, Fairview. $10 per car, $15 per bus, RV or 12-passenger van.
- HAPPY VALLEY Family Festival – Happy Valley City Park, Happy Valley.
- HILLSBORO 4th of July Parade – Downtown Hillsboro Oregon. Free admission. 2nd largest parade in Oregon.
- INDENPENDENCE – 4th of July Independence Days – River View Park, Independence, Oregon. See schedule for details, including admission for various events.
- LAKE OSWEGO Star Spangled Celebration – Lake Oswego. Free admission.
- MILWAUKIE – Oaks Park – Milwaukie. Admission for July 4th is $5 ($3 for seniors 62 and up, and $2 for kids 15 and younger).
- MOLALLA – Molalla Buckaroo Rodeo - Molalla, Oregon
- OREGON CITY AND GLADSTONE 4th of July Celebration
- ST.PAUL – St. Paul Rodeo – St. Paul Oregon. See website for events and their admission fees.
- TIGARD Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration – Tigard High School.
- WOODBURN – Wave Broadband 4th of July Celebration – Centennial Park, Woodburn, Oregon. Free admission.
RE/MAX equity group announced today that veteran principal broker Steve Parisi has been named branch manager for the company’s Canby office.
Parisi is a longtime resident of Canby and was formerly with Windermere Realty Partners. He brings 13 years of real estate experience to the position and has been involved in over $100 million in residential real estate transactions in Oregon.
“We are thrilled to be able to add such a strong leader like Steve to our team,” said RE/MAX equity group President Jim Homolka. “Our Canby office has grown and is helping more families solve their housing needs in this economy,” Homolka added.
The Canby branch has 15 brokers and is located at 255 SW 1st Ave. Canby, Oregon 97013.
RE/MAX equity group Portland Executive Branch Manager Alan Mehrwein was recently sworn in as President of the Oregon Association of Realtors. Lake Oswego Manager Dave Koch had the honor of inducting Alan.
Alan came to RE/MAX equity group in 1998 after a successful real estate career in California, including owning his own company. Alan has served as an RMLS Director, RMLS Chairman of the Board, PMAR VP of Professional Development and head of the Budget and Strategic Planning Committee, PMAR President-Elect and then President. He has earned his CRB and GRI designations and has been honored as the PMAR Realtor of the Year and by the Portland Million Dollar Club as Managing Broker of the Year.
Congratulations Alan and thank you for your service to the industry!
Congratulations to Marilyn Shotts, a broker with RE/MAX equity group’s Salem Business Center office in Salem, on being named the 2009 Oregon CRS (Certified Residential Specialist) of the Year.
This award recognizes a CRS member who has provided outstanding service to the chapter and the real estate industry. Marilyn has served as the 2006-2009 Oregon CRS Capitol District District Vice President and as the President of Women’s Business Referral Club. Marilyn also holds the CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert) designation.
Congratulations Marilyn for your outstanding contributions! For more information about Marilyn and her services, visit www.marilynshotts.com .
Realtors in the city of Canby have put together a city-wide open house on Sunday, October 4 from 1-4 pm. With interest rates hovering around 5% and the first-time home buyer’s credit about to expire, there has never been a better time to buy a home. Future home buyers will be able to view tens of open houses for sale in every price range in and around the Canby area.
The tours are self-guided and can begin at any home. For a list of RE/MAX equity group participating listings, click here. For a driving tour of the RE/MAX equity group participating listings, including turn-by-turn directions, click here.
The Salem Association of Realtors recently chose Peggy LeGrande, of RE/MAX equity group’s Salem Business Center office, as their 2009 REALTOR of the Year.
LeGrande was selected for her high level of integrity and attentiveness to her real estate clients as well as being a giving and supportive person who brings a smile to the face and radiates a special energy for all to share in. In receiving her award LeGrande was described as “hard-working, and industrious, she knows how to do what needs to be done to achieve goals and get to the other side of hardships. She is a problem-solver and looks for the highest and best results for all concerned in every situation.”
LeGrande holds the Certified Residential Specialist and Graduate, Realtor Institute designations and has been a licensed Realtor for more than 27 years.
“Residential home appreciation rates continue to rise in smaller towns in the Northwest, even though many areas of the country are facing gloomy prices and it’s difficult to sell a home.
Salem, Oregon (Oregon’s state capital), may not be as busy and cosmopolitan as its neighboring metropolis, but it and the surrounding Willamette Valley continues to see rising home values (nearly 10% in the first half of 2007). Why? Perhaps it’s because the smaller city was not part of the original housing boom, and therefore didn’t have the same level of builder speculation as the big kids in the state. Or it could be the plethora of recreational activities, seemingly closer at hand.
One economist from a federal housing agency, Andrew Leventis, says “The Pacific Northwest was a little bit late coming to the party. The extreme appreciation over the past five or six years in the country only just began in the Northwest a few years ago.”
Nationwide, house prices rose 0.5 percent the first quarter of 2007 above the fourth quarter of 2006. Oregon experienced a growth in the same timeframe of 10.77 percent. Salem area prices are rising fast because, until recently, the capital city was overlooked and bargains are easier to find.
Food for thought, for those thinking about leaving the Rat Race and willing to commute a bit longer for a better quality of life in a smaller town.
