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.
Portland Farmers Market Looking to go Year Round
In 2012 Portland Farmers Market is hoping to turn into a year-round operation. They are currently looking for a space about 8,000 – 9,000 square feet that is covered, has access to public transportation, accessible by truck, have water and electricity and allow vendors to deliver there.
The idea is to have the market open on Saturdays in January and February. They currently have 6 farmers market locations open during spring, summer and fall. Both vendors and patrons have been requesting this, so it would be a win-win if they can find the perfect space.
Read more: Portland Farmers Market goes year-round | Portland Business Journal
http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/
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Just As Cool As We Thought We Were
A survey was done to see which cities people considered to be “on the edge” and Portland, OR came in 4th! Beat only by San Francisco, Boston and Denver, Portland ranked well in categories like culture, alternative sports and LEED-certified building.
Other factors included housing, and housing appreciation, percentage of young people, education level, arts, music and hometown sports heroes.
Read more: Another study reveals Portland’s hipness | Portland Business Journal
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Portland Oregon Market Report
April Residential Highlights
While sales activity was down in April 2011 compared with April 2010, average and median sale prices increased compared with the previous month of March 2011. Closed sales were down 17% in April 2011 compared to April 2010. Pending sales were down 33%, and new listings dropped 34.2%. Comparing March 2011 with April 2011, closed sales dipped from 1,615 to 1,611 (-0.3%). Pending sales also decreased from 2,014 to 2,005 (-0.5%). New listings went up from 3,056 to 3,099 (1.4%). At the month’s rate of sales, the 11,621 active residential listings would last about 7.2 months.
Sale Prices
Average sale price for April 2011 declined 5.2% compared to April 2010. Median sale price also fell 8.4%. Month to month, comparing March 2011 to April 2011, sale prices increased. Average sale price went up from $261,100 to $267,300 (2.4%) while median sale price also increased from $215,000 to $219,900 (2.3%).
Year-to-Date
Comparing January-April 2010 with the same period in 2011, sales activity was down. Closed sales decreased by 6.6% (5,900 v. 5,513). Pending sales went down by 19.7% (8,476 v. 6,806), and new listings fell 30.9% (17,918 v. 12,378). Additionally, the average sale price fell 8.1% ($279,700 v. $257,000), and the median sale price dropped 10.4% ($239,900 v. $215,000).
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McMenamins has Opened a New Hotel
May 3rd kicked off the grand opening to McMenamins’ newest hotel, the Crystal Hotel. Downtown on Burnside, right by the Crystal Ballroom, a room at the Crystal Hotel comes with an option to buy two tickets to the show that night.
With the new hotel comes two new places to eat and drink, the Zeus Cafe and Al’s Den. It is said that the food is a few degrees higher than the normal McMenamins’ pub food.
When you go in you will know it’s a McMenamins. Each room has it’s own theme, a song that has been performed at the Crystal Ballroom somewhere in it’s history. Also included is a visit to the soaking pool that can be found in most McMenamins hotels. I’m really looking forward to checking it out.
http://mcmenamins.com/CrystalHotel
http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/blogs/bar-pilot/crystal-gazing-april-2011/
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Agency Info
Keller Williams Realty Portland Premiere
17700 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd
Portland, OR 97224