Ashland, OR

It's that time of year again! Rotary Club of Ashland Oregon will be holding their "A Taste of Guanajuato" fundraising event in August. The City of Ashland's sister city is Guanajuato, Mexico. Several reciprocal events take place throughout the year, and one of these events is the International support of Rotary Club of Ashland Oregon, Rotary International and the people of the Rogue Valley who are in partnership with Guanajuato Mexico and her citizens building affordable homes - FOR AROUND $3,000 EACH!!!!

Rotary Club of Ashland is holding the second "A Taste of Guanajuato" with the hopes that once again Ashland will be able to help build 50 homes contributing $750 toward each of them with matching funds coming from City of Guanajuato and the State of Guanajuato, and the support of Club Rotario de Guanajuato Rotary International.

Want to be a part of this great cause? Do you know of any others that build affordable housing for people in need FOR THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS? What a great cause for Southern Oregon Realtors operating in Ashland to support - affordable housing for Ashand's Sister City!

If you would like to attend "A Taste of Guanajuato" dinner and auction event, sponsor a home for $750!!!, or need more information, please call 541-210-0373.

See you out there!

Karen Cooper - OR/CA Mortgage Consultant - www.Quality4Loans.com

I'm actually busy writing offers, so, I just wanted to post these stats and move on... http://www.somls.com/docs/180%20Day%20Stats%200609.pdf

But, of course, I want to add a few words (it's the Realtor in me) I just want everyone to take a moment (and call me as well) if these statistics don't add up to you. Sometimes they are hard to "read"... I also still feel that even though the market has leveled off there are some great buying opportunities out there. Like wise the inventory is still lower than average and if you are looking to buy now, this is a great time to use a Realtor. The reason is that we know the listings that are not currently on the market, so we can find what's out there, even if it's not listed. Also, all the "For sale by owners" I have approached are willing to work with Realtors. Ask your Realtor to go after "Pocket Listings" and FSBO's!! There could be some hidden gems out there... Good luck and happy hunting.

Actually as I finished this update the April 1st thru June 30th Stats just came out so here is a different view. And rememeber on page #3 is the REPO and ‘Short Sale" statistics. http://www.somls.com/docs/SOMLS%20Residential%20Statistics%20April%201%202009%20through%20June%2030%202009.pdf

Cheers, Chris

This year Ashland's, small town, family friendly, 4th of July event went safely and smoothly. It sounds like everyone had a nice time. This year the parade was video taped and placed on the Chamber of Commerce website for the first time ever. http://www.ashlandhome.us/ They are trying to work on the sound quality and promise next year the sound will be much better. I'm not sure how long this link will stay posted, but I thought it would be nice to watch if you missed the parade.

I really enjoyed being the Head Parade Chairman. This was my first year and luckily I had a ton of help from experienced parade officials from prior years. The parade went smoothly and the only negative comment so far was about a restaurant entry that was about three blocks long and very slow. Oh, and there was another parade entry driving a Porsche too close to the crowd and he scared a few families. But other than that, the whole day went well.

I was definitely ignorant to how much goes into putting on a small town 4th of July Event. We started planning and meeting at the beginning of March. For our town of 20,000 people it took over 100 volunteers and around 40K in sponsorship and donations. There is no 4th of July "fund" and the Chamber of Commerce makes the whole thing happen. The city itself actually doesn't have much to do with it as far as funding and planning. I was amazed and impressed with all the volunteers and folks that helped make it happen. Ashland is a sweet town and I'm proud to live here.

Cheers, Chris

Karen Cooper - OR/CA Mortgage Consultant - www.Quality4Loans.com
Providing high Quality, Professional, Ethical service to Oregon and California home buyers and owners since 1983. Whether you are taking out your first home loan or your fiftieth, for your home, your second home or for investment, put my knowledge and expertise to work for you.

Karen Cooper - OR/CA Mortgage Consultant - www.Quality4Loans.com
Providing high Quality, Professional, Ethical service to Oregon and California home buyers and owners since 1983. Whether you are taking out your first home loan or your fiftieth, for your home, your second home or for investment, put my knowledge and expertise to work for you.