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Lori Franks ~ Brookings, Oregon Real Estate

Brookings, Oregon Market Report ~ August 2008

Market Report May Brookings, Oregon

Market Report August 2008 for Brookings, Oregon
Information gathered from Regional Multiple Listing Service

8/1/2008- 8/31/2008 There were 15 residential homes sold in these areas:
City of Brookings, Airport, Marina Heights, North Bank Chetco River, Harbor, Whinchuck,
South Bank Chetco River, Carpenterville, Cape Ferrello and Whaleshead.

The average sales price was $333,133 and the average days on market was 191.
There are 11 pending sales and 38 new listings.
There is a total of 353 active residential home listings in these same neighborhoods.

If you are considering listing your home, now is a great time! Buyers are watching the
market and as prices continue to come down we will see more activity.

If you are in the market to purchase a vacation home or full time residence here in the
Brookings area, prices are down, inventory is high, it is a great time to buy! Let me put
my knowledge of the area and my real estate services to work for you!



Brookings, Oregon ~ Whaleshead Beach

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WHALESHEAD BEACH STATE PARK

Whaleshead Beach is a beautiful cove with a rock formation that resembles a whaleshead including a blowhole that spouts during high tide! The park has picnic tables, firepits, restrooms, beach access, rock hunting, and shell collecting. Whaleshead Beach is also a historical site. Gold was mined at this site and some old abandoned mining equipment can be seen here. Go to the parking lot and head east around the stream. Follow the headlands south to the area where an old sluice box can be found. Rumrunners also landed illegal booze here during prohibition. Whaleshead Beach State Park is located on Hwy. 101 north at mile post 349.

Brookings, Oregon ~ Brookings- Harbor Garden Club Inc.

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The Brookings-Harbor Garden Club boasts over 100 members and is open to the public. The club's purpose to inform members and visitors about gardens and gardening and to assist in making Brookings beautiful. The club is registered as a non-profit organization. There are no membership dues. They meet on the third Monday of the month at the Best Western Chetco Inn conference center.

The volunteers have maintained the triangle piece of land at Azalea Park and the Botanical Garden on Hwy. 101 just NW of the Chetco River Bridge at Constitution Way. The club also holds plant sales thoughout the year. Their main sale is held at the Harbor Grange during the Azalea Festival.

If you enjoy gardening or want to learn more about native plants....this is the club for you!

Click on this link for contact information, Brookings-Harbor Garden Club

Brookings, Oregon ~ Harris Beach State Park

Harris Beach State Park

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Harris Beach

Harris Beach

Restrooms, picnic tables, tide pools, beach-combing, scenic views, camping, bird life, Goat Island-

Oregon's largest island (21 acres). Located on the west side of Hwy. 101 at mile marker 355. State

Information Center is located on the east side of the Hwy. The information center has state wide

information, restrooms, and picnic tables as well. Harris Butte located on the west side of the Hwy.,

is a short climb on a marked trail that offers a view encompassing 24 miles of curving coastline, from

Point St. George in California, around Pelican Bay and north to Cape Ferrelo. Harris Beach offers

wonderful tide pool exploring. Please check the link on my blog page for current tide charts! Have fun

exploring this exceptional State Park!

Brookings, Oregon ~ Tea Party For Children's Theater

Brookings-Harbor Children's Theater

tea timeCalling the Lords and Ladies of the South Coast Kingdom!

Join the glitz and glamour of an Saturday High Tea! The Brookings-Harbor Children's Theater will be holding a Royal Petite Tea Party on Saturday, September 13th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

The cast from Disney's Beauty and the Beast will be offering our highly attired guests assorted finger sandwiches, petite fours, scones, finger cookies, punch and of course, tea.

We will begin with a grand parade followed by the Tea and then dancing and parlor games in the royal Grange Hall Community Center located in Harbor, Oregon.

So bring out your finest gems and jewels, gowns and suits, tiaras and top hats, boas, and white gloves as we celebrate an afternoon tea party together.

Tickets are $15.00 for a parent and child. An additional child is $7.00. Each parent may be accompanied by two children maximum. Parents must accompany all children under 16 years of age.

Proceeds will help fund the up-coming production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast which opens in November.

For more information please call Dori Blodgett. 661-2473. Tickets are available at Mory's in Brookings.

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