Grow with the Name You Know - "The Gardner Team" - Your Sherwood Realtors!

Our position as Top 1% of Realtors with the Northwest's most well know, leading real estate companies John L. Scott Real Estate, provides The Gardner Team with a unique vantage point of the real estate and local housing industry that we'd like to share with you through our blog DiscoverSherwood.com, award-winning website TheGardnerTeam.net and personal experience serving all your real estate needs.

You can take a look at some of "Today's Market Reports" for the Sherwood Oregon area and greater Portland Metro housing market and visit with us often for a wide variety of real estate updates and changing selection of related topics that are sure to be of interest to you.

If you are looking for a property, click on "Featured Homes" or "Home Search" to preview some of the best opportunities and fine homes available on the market today. Should you wish to preview a home for sale in Sherwood or the surrounding areas, please give us a call. We are licensed to help you with ANY property on the market in the state of Oregon.

Thank you for visiting our blog... And our personal website, designed to give you an in-depth look at both our local area and exclusive services as your leading Sherwood real estate team. We hope you find it useful to you in helping make your next important real estate decision. One of which is sure to be choosing the right Realtor to work with, and we welcome the opportunity to be your preferred choice.

While you're visiting, please take a moment to review our video testimonials and letters from some of our many valued clients. It's people like you who've made The Gardner Team the #1 Realtors in Sherwood. We look forward to providing the same level of exceptional service and extraordinary results to you, your family, your friends and co-workers. Our integrity and your referrals are the foundation of our business. Thank you for your ongoing confidence and trust. We look forward to hearing from you.

The Gardner Team, the natural choice for the results you need!

Jason & Amber Gardner

Direct Line: (971) 832-1234 | jasongardner@johnlscott.com | www.TheGardnerTeam.net

Well we're already nearing mid August and the 2009 Sherwood Oregon school year is just around the corner. As a mother of 3 school-age boys in more than one Sherwood school, I can relate with everything that comes with the territory this time of year... The planning, getting organized and all the shopping that's required as this years school and sports schedules grow near. If only we could get more time in the day, right?

To make things a bit easier on all of us, I'll be posting some helpful back to school tips right here on our blog, so stay tuned. In the mean time, I'll be out there trying to beat the rush on getting school supplies before they're all picked through. Don't forget to Shop Sherwood first at Target and Mud Puddles. Staples in Tualatin and Fred Meyer in Newberg are also great places to hit too.

Here's the Sherwood Oregon school supply lists in order for your convenience... Simply click on your Sherwood school, print the list and start shopping!

Archer Glen School Supply List

Edy Ridge School Supply List

Hopkins School Supply List

Middleton School Supply List

Laurel Ridge Middle School Supply List

Sherwood Middle School Supply List

MITCH Charter School

Sherwood High School

We're always here to help. Feel free to forward this one stop post to your family and friends as well. Again, stay tuned right here on www.DiscoverSherwood.com for more back-to-school tips in the days to come.

Your friends and Sherwood Realtors,

Jason & Amber Gardner - The Gardner Team

Treat yourself to some FREE fun and food at this years Sherwood Tour of Homes, hosted by Sherwood John L. Scott Real Estate.

This Saturday, August 8th Sherwood John L. Scott will be holding their 3rd annual "Sherwood Tour of Homes" event. The largest one day open house event in the City of Sherwood Oregon and it's held every August the second Saturday of the month. This year the tour runs from 1-4, but if you come by the John L. Scott office next to Safeway in Sherwood at 11:30 we're also hosting a HUGE community BBQ for the public and it's FREE! Bring the whole family and tell your friends. While you're there, pick up one of this years Tour of Homes booklets for tour and prize details.

This year The Gardner Team will feature FOUR of our homes in the tour. Three are in Sherwood's sought after Woodhaven Community and one is near Old Town Sherwood. Each home offers a compelling opportunity for today's home buyer. All of which are outstanding homes with exceptional value.

TOUR AND WIN

Many know that the Sherwood Tour of Homes theme is Monopoly and it's structured much the same as the game. Each year our office comes together to offer a grand prize for our big drawing. This years grand prize is a large Movies in Movies out basket. It will be showcased at the BBQ if you'd like to take a look. How you earn an entry is by touring homes. You will be given a TOUR BUCK to fill out at each home you visit. You'll fill them out and leave them with the Realtor and repeat that process at each home you view. At the end of the day, all TOUR BUCKS are gathered from every open house and entered into one big drawing. One winner will be selected by our Principle Broker to come pick up their new prize. Pretty easy & pretty fun!

In spirit of this years Movies in, Movies Out theme, The Gardner Team will be offering you and added incentive to come see our FOUR homes. Everyone who comes through our FOUR Sherwood homes will be entered into a special prize drawing offered exclusively by The Gardner Team. Each home presents an opportunity for an additional entry. Hit all four houses and you'll receive 4 entries increasing your chances to win a grand prize JUST from us! Our prize is a large novelty popcorn machine that is perfect for entertaining or simply taking your movie night to the next level. It's valued at $100.00!

Put these 4 houses at the TOP of your list and come see us this Saturday anytime between 1 & 4!

17344 SW CARLSON ST in Woodhaven | NEW PRICE $358,000 | OPEN 8/8 from 1-4

23548 SW VOSS PLACE in Woodhaven | JUST LISTED $329,900 | OPEN 8/8 from 1-4

16892 SW STELLAR DR in Woodhaven | Offered at $319,900 | OPEN 8/8 from 1-4

15945 SW MADRONA LN. near Old Town | NEW PRICE $309,000 | OPEN 8/8 from 1-4

Click to See Our Feature Sherwood Tour of Homes Properties...

The Sherwood Tour of Homes was originally founded by The Gardner Team. For all your real estate needs in Sherwood Oregon, Yamhill County, Washington County and the greater Portland Metro area, Call Jason and Amber Gardner, your Sherwood real estate team. We simply sell MORE real estate in Sherwood.

971.832.1234 | jasongardner@johnlscott.com | www.TheGardnerTeam.net

Sherwood Oregon Home Value Update

August 2009

Sherwood has been and continues to be a desirable place to live. It has seen some of the fastest growth in the state of Oregon, and most of it has been residential homes. People moved to Sherwood to live, not necessarily to work. With the economy tanking, many homes went into foreclosure and people moved out. This left us with a lot of stagnant properties that until recently, weren't moving.

But there seems to be some positive news according to Zillow.com. Below is a chart of their estimated Sherwood Oregon home values from June of 2008 through May 2009. From what I have seen, we can expect even better numbers for June and July.

It's interesting to note that the hottest markets in Sherwood are the condo and the 4+ bedroom market. The condo market doesn't surprise me, but the 4+ does. I guess this just shows that those with money are able to take advantage of market opportunities. The market that is still seeing the slowest growth is the 3 bedroom home. These are often just out of price of First Time Home Buyers. This segment also seemed to have been hit especially hard by foreclosures and short sales..

But the good news is that each of these segments has seen positive month over month growth.

A question though is if a recent rise in Foreclosures filed will affect these values.

Buyers, you better get busy!! 100% financing is still available through the USDA Guaranteed Rural Home Loan program, as well as 3.5% down with the FHA. For more information on both of these programs click on the above links.

The $8000 Tax Credit is disappearing in a few months, so there is no better time than now to buy a home!!

Whether you are a First Time Home Buyer, or moving up to your next home, call me to get started, or click here to fill out a short form and I'll call you right back..

I work with some of the best Sherwood Realtors.

People often ask, "So, What's SOLD in Sherwood?" This is a great question - who doesn't want to know what the house next door sold for or if the house across town has sold recently... This is exciting information that affects the entire community, but it's not always easy to find out without creating an account somewhere to access area sales or sifting through websites or blogs for the information. Your need has inspired us yet again to create a NEW solution that you're sure to find convenient, fun and informative... And, who better to provide it than your area expert and TOP Sherwood Realtor!

This NEW site appropriately titled www.SOLDinSherwood.com, is an exclusive, organized place where you can quickly access the information you'd like to know. You'll not only be able to see every home we've SOLD in Sherwood, but also review to-the-point monthly market reports and videos WITH the ability to ask questions, leave comments and interact through the open forum this new site provides.

The Sherwood Oregon Community has made The Gardner Team #1 in Sherwood real estate. Your ongoing trust, confidence and referrals allow The Gardner Team to continue to deliver what every client wants... Results! We sincerely thank you for considering us for all your real estate needs which is another reason why we constantly re-invest in our tools, resources and community. Because of our commitment to YOU!

Fresh ideas, creative concepts, innovative solutions, sound strategy and selling Sherwood and surrounding area real estate is our specialty. NO one does it better than The Gardner Team - NO one says it better than our clients.

Stay tuned - There's always more to come from your Sherwood Real Estate Team.

Jason and Amber Gardner - Leading the way in real estate Sales and Marketing

Your direct line to us anytime: 971.832.1234 / jasongardner@johnlscott.com / www.TheGardnerTeam.net