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Weather or not the market gets you down..is up to you!

10-06-08
The 2-OH-2! Your Portland Oregon 97202 Experts

Being amanager for Remax equity group I get the opportunity to talk to a Lot of people on a daily basis about the market, the good and the bad. I am trying my hardest to keep a positive attitude in the office by being honest about what is going on but really leading the charge to a better tomorrow and the years to come. We will all survive this market and I would venture a guess that not too many people are going to die from this. And what do they say "if it doesn't kill you it will make you stronger" yahoo for that logic. Agents are my customers these days and man it is hard sometimes to see people struggle especially when you know they are doing all they can to get business. i look across the desk at times and I just don't have anymore answers, I have no magic words, I have no joyous words of hope and mostly I feel like I let them down. At night before I drift off to sleep I run my day through my mind to see if I could have been more productive, if I could have been a better person, you know let the guy in front of you on the road type of stuff. could I be a better leader in these tough times, I am brought face to face with my demons just like the agents are every day. There are days that life seems easy and other days you just want to be a cabana man in some swanky hotel serving drinks to the rich and famous..oops did I use my outdoor thoughts? I am here to tell all of us that in a few years we will be having the same conversations about pricing, buyers not deciding fast enough, sellers not listening to us about pricing and other agents dropping the ball but the market will be rockin and we won't have the time to dwell on the negative. Put yourself in the future right now and listen to your self talk and if you hear negative Nellie replace it with positive Paulie because life is to short to hang with Nellie.

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Town Hall Meeting

09-17-08
The 2-OH-2! Your Portland Oregon 97202 Experts

Hello All;

this is a very important town hall meeting tomorrow, if you can not attend then please fill out the survey.....Thanks

Dear Steve Eggerts,

On Thursday, September 18, 2008 the Big Look Task Force will visit Portland to get feedback on land use to help make decisions about farm and forest lands, urban communities, issues related to sustainability, climate change, housing choice and economic prosperity.

Big Look Task Force Town Hall
Thursday, September 18
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

University of Portland

5000 N. Willamette Blvd.

Portland, OR 97203

This is an excellent opportunity to share a real perspective of how Oregon's land use laws impact your community. Your input is essential to the formation of the task force's recommendations to the 2009 Legislature.

If you are unable to attend the town hall, please take a few minutes to share your thoughts on the future of land use and fill out the survey!

For a complete copy of the recommendations released by the Big Look Task Force in June 2008, visit: "Choices for Oregon's Future."

-- TALKING POINTS --

1. "One size does not fit all" -- there must be increased flexibility in our land use system that accounts for the regional differences throughout the state and allows for greater local determination of the specific needs of a community and/or region.

2. Standing -- there must be clear parameters for who has standing to appeal a land use decision. Only those directly impacted by a land use decision should have standing to challenge. In addition, there must be a reduction in the number of allowable appeals if land is already zoned for increased density or a particular purpose.

3. Climate change -- climate change is best addressed by the Oregon Global Warming Commission. The Big Look Task Force was given specific instruction by the legislature to examine our land use laws, and delving into the political quagmire of climate change would be counterproductive at best.

4. Accurate identification of resource lands -- modern technology allows for a much more accurate determination of what constitutes "high value" farmland, and the antiquated soil classification system has resulted in "farm land" with zero to little growing potential to remain off limits to development.

5. Economic Development -- there must be a higher value placed on employment lands. While the land use system was designed to protect farm and forest, the primary economic drivers in Oregon when SB 100 was enacted, the economy is far more diverse today. Our current land use system does not reflect or embrace this diversity.

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Sellwood/Westmoreland Weekend Event

08-08-08
The 2-OH-2! Your Portland Oregon 97202 Experts

Passport event in Sellwood and Westmoreland

This weekend there is going to be the event of the year in our wonderful neighborhood I have attached a link so that you can pull up the website to view what is happening.

The neighborhood is doing great and real estate prices seem to be hanging on!!! Look forward to seeing you all this weekend!!

Event Link

The good Egg

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