About Clatsop County, OR

Growing up on the North Oregon Coast was a most wonderful experience. I've always said that we had the best of everything with, the ocean out the front door, the mountains out the back door & the fact that Nordstrom's was only an hour & half away! Ironically, the same holds true today!

Never in a million years would I have predicted that I would return home after a fulfilling sales career with Corporate Nabisco. Circumstances prevailed & I've been back about 13 years. Today, I claim to be living the good life (according to the standards of HGTV)! I'm living where I want to live & doing what I love to do. The sun is shining brightly on the North Oregon Coast as we enjoy yet another "Indian summer" day. Life is Good!

I recently stumbled across a wonderful relocation guide produced by our well respected Seaside Chamber of Commerce. This invaluable tool addresses some of the most often asked questions by my real estate clients. Following, please find a excerpt that can be located at:

http://www.seasidechamber.com/moving.htm

Population: Seaside's permanent residential population is around: 6,300. During the summer months this can swell considerably with visitors from all over the world. Approximately 22% of the population is over the age of 65, and the median age 39.

Climate: Seaside enjoys a cool, moderate climate. Summer days are long and often end with a dramatic sunset. Temperartures range from 50 to 80 in the summer with cooling breezes. Indian Summer in the fall provides a pleasant balmy close to summer. Winter brings misty rainfall interspersed with sunny days and occasional storms. Temperatures run from 30-50 on average. The air is fresh & clean with Northwest winds in the summer and Southwest winds in the winter.

Make It A Great Day!

Marianne Pittard

I can’t believe it's already one week ago today I woke up in Cannon Beach, Oregon on a sunny beautiful Friday morning. I was on the Oregon coast last Thursday and Friday for a couple of great social media marketing workshops with real estate professionals in Tillamook and Seaside. 

When we finished in Tillamook Thursday afternoon we headed up coastal Highway 101 to Cannon Beach. I was working both days with my good friend Julie Olsen, Ticor Title - Marketing Director for Clatsop and Tillamook Counties. Like all great sales reps I've worked with through the years, she knows only one speed... pedal to the medal!

I was really working to keep her truck in site...

I pulled into the hotel after dark and didn't know what my view would be in the morning. I was delighted to see Haystack Rock. It's 235 feet tall and the third largest free standing monolith right off my deck. This picture with my cellphone doesn't do it justice.



While I was waking up and having my morning coffee a new friend showed up and quietly hungout with me for over 20 minutes.



Both two hour sessions were great fun and we shared a lot of lively conversation about social media marketing. I love that kind of 'frontier in the air feeling'  I get when I do these events.

I'm reminded how much life has changed. It matters less where we live, on the web we all have equal opportunity.




Driving home, my head was full of ideas. I was already reminicing over the events and people I talked with and listening to the remastered Beatles albums... Help!, Abbey Road, and Sgt. Pepper's... (there's another blog!)...

Heading north into Astoria, a little over 4 hours to my place in Renton, Washington... That's the south portion of the Astoria Bridge over the Columbia River.

Bye Bye Summer 2009...
I learned a lot from you... You were beautiful, interesting, and sometimes a challenge... we had good times and some not so...
I worked I played... I was livin' the dream...

Thank you...

"Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly, He got joo-joo eyeball, he one ..."

Rene's internet buffet:  

Just thought that I'd provide you with a status update on our current market conditions. The number of active listings are falling! Today, a total of: 43 active residential (including both homes and condos) listings expired. That's great news for current sellers as there's far less competition. At the present time, there are currently a total of: 563 active residential listings (only residential). This is a significant decline vs. this time last year when there was roughly 750 residential homes for sale.

Inventory will continue to decline over the next several months. I strategically align my property listings to expire at year end. My goal is to give the listings a rest over the winter and re-list in the spring when there's a resurgence of buyer interest. Just thought that you'd like to know.......

Marianne Pittard
RE/MAX River & Sea
Cell: 503-440-0577
Office: 503-738-9552
e-mail: Marianne@MarianePittard.com
web: http://www.mariannepittard.com/

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Gearhart! Where The Mountains Reach The Sea & Your Vacation Lasts Forever!

Forbes magazine recently published an article on America's Most Stressful Cities, which was written by Sara Lynch. Sara utlilized information from several federal agencies to compile her list of cities that have been impacted by everything from poor air quality to unemployment rates & free-falling home values. While some might dispute her ranking of cities, I suggest a solution to those residing in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area which happened to rank # 11 and those who call Portland, Vancouver, Beaverton, OR-WA home and ranked # 14.

Invest in a beach getaway on the beautiful North Oregon coast where living is more than just a day at the beach! Our wonderful locale will provide you with much needed stress relief. Our real estate values have adjusted, and inventory levels remain high, making this the perfect time to purchase a little slice of heaven. What say you on a stress reduction plan that will benefit the whole family!

Amazingly enough, the first time home buyer is driving our market sales for the second year in a row. On average, approximately 3/4 of all real estate sales are concentrated in the $ 200k - $ 300,000 price brackets. The sales are being driven by the first time home buyer tax incentives, the abundant amount of choices & the historically low price points. I recently compiled sales data for the Warrenton, Oregon market place, where prices remain reasonable & new construction option are in abundance. Following, please find a graph that outlines the sales year to date for fiscal 2009

Lawrence Yun, NAR (National Association of Realtors) chief economist, said the housing market momentum has clearly turned for the better. " The recovery is broad-based across many parts of the country. Housing affordability has been at record highs this year with the added stimulus of the first-time buyer tax credit," he said.
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