Agent Profile
Tony and Libby Kelly, MBA, M.Ed. are ranked in the top 1% of REALTORS in Portland Metro. They have been featured on HGTV's "House Hunters" 3 Episodes & "My House is Worth What?" 4 Episodes.
Top 10 Cities for Young Adults
Portland, Oregon has 2,241,841 residents and 21.9% of those are from Generation Y. Some of the top employers include Intel, Fred Meyer Stores, Oregon Health & Science University, Providence Health Systems, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the NW, city government and Legacy Health System. These are just some of the reasons that Portland, Oregon was voted in the top ten cities for young adults.
Creative souls are drawn to Portland for its progressive, DIY spirit. There is below average rent, it is very walkable, VERY bike-able, no sales tax and tons of art, music and microbreweries.
Other cities include Austin TX, Charlotte NC, Chicago IL, Huston TX, Kansas City MO, Lansing MI, New York NY, Salt Lake City UT and Washington D.C.
http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/10-great-cities-for-young-adults.html
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Lower Rate of Childhood Obesity
From 2003 to 2007 Oregon has come up as having the lowest rate of childhood obesity of any other state in the country. Unfortunately ALL states need to do something about it’s overweight children. Some will have more trouble than others because of factors like poverty and race have complicated effects on obesity.
Oregon has made some changes in recent years including school nutrition standards and availability of nutritional information from fast food restaurants. Because this was recent it obviously isn’t the reason for the good score but it does demonstrate an Oregon mentality.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36920305/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/from/ET
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Market Report Portland Oregon
June Residential Highlights
While inventory continued to stay low in the Portland Metro area, sales activity saw both increases and declines. When comparing June 2010 with June 2009, closed sales increased
13.3%. Pending sales and new listings fell 25.2% and 4.9%, respectively. Comparing June 2010 with the previous month, May 2010, closed sales dropped 1.9% (2,012 v. 2,050) and pending sales grew 8.4% (1,618 v. 1,493). New listings also rose 16.3% (4,049 v. 3,482). At the month’s rate of sales, the 14,752 active residential listings would last approximately 7.3 months.
Sale Prices
The average sale price for June 2010 declined 3.3% compared to June 2009. The median sale price also fell 4%. On a month-to-month basis, comparing June 2010 to May 2010, the average price went up 5.2% ($289,800 v. $275,500) and the median price grew a slight 0.4% ($240,000 v. $239,000).
Second Quarter Report
Comparing the second quarter of 2010 (April – June) with that of 2009, there are gains across the board. Closed sales rose 34% (6,191 v. 4,625). Pending sales and new listings also saw increases of 1% (5,842 v. 5,784) and 2.4% (12,456 v. 12,165), respectively.
Agency Info
Keller Williams Realty Portland Premiere
17700 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97224