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The Art of the Deal: Tips for buying a home in a buyer's market

Coldwell Banker Pro West

When is the best time to buy a house? With many markets reporting an abundance of homes for sale, and interest rates remain at near 45-year historic lows, now might be one of the best times in recent memory to buy. While today's real estate market does offer advantages to buyers, consumers still need to be savvy in order to get the best deal they can.

Following are some things that the professionals at Coldwell Banker Pro West think every homebuyer should keep in mind. Read More...

Southern Oregon MLS - Residential Sales Comparison is released

The Southern Oregon Multiple Listing Service has released the residential sales comparison between 2005 and 2006. This chart breaks the residential sales down by price and year and also provides information about total sales and median sales comparisons. More...

U.S. Homeowners Buying More Homes Than Previous Generations

A new study commissioned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation has found that Americans earning at least $75,000 are buying more houses than their parents at a comparable age, with each generation outpacing the home purchase trends of the previous generation. According to the “Coldwell Banker® 2006 Homeownership in America Study,” 66 percent of survey respondents in the Silent Generation (aged 61 and up) have owned between two and five homes. Already, 66 percent of Baby Boomers (aged 42 to 60), have owned a similar two to five homes. The younger generations surveyed are mimicking these home buying habits. About half (48 percent) of Generation X’ers (aged 32-41), and more than one third (36 percent) of Echo Boomers (aged 31 and younger), have owned between two and five homes. Fifty-eight (58) percent of respondents have owned more homes than their parents did when their parents were at a comparable age. More...

Soothing Hillside Sanctuary Above Ashland

By Jennifer Strange
Story By Homelife Magazine
Photography / Steve Johnson

When two creative minds focus their energy on designing a dream home, what transpires just might be pure magic. Indeed, Donnie and Jennifer Yance harnessed their colorful visions and created a sanctuary that hugs the eastern exposure of the Siskiyou Mountains and encompasses the couple's far-reaching artistic, spiritual and family interests. More...

A Corner Gem in Ashland

By Susan Nichols Zane
Story By Homelife Magazine

Like many new housing developments in the Rogue Valley, the Riverwalk neighborhood in Ashland features homes built on very small lots with the builder installing the landscape for the buyer. "Except for the front lawn and back patio, we decided against having our builder put in the bulk of the landscape, as we wanted to plant the garden ourselves," explains Wendy Purslow, who with her husband Harry, created a garden that is the gem of the neighborhood. More...

Craftsman Meets Classic along Williams Creek

By Jennifer Strange
Story By Homelife Magazine

Two lives with all that implies — styles, stories and stuff — joining forces under one roof isn’t always a smooth ride. But for Bob and Debra Hector, who married later in life and decided to build a house together on Williams Creek, the experience has been full of excitement and satisfaction. More...

An Ashland bungalow embraces past, present and future

By Jennifer Strange
Story By Homelife Magazine

Originally built in 1915, the Ashland bungalow was in its sunset years. Nobody wanted it. It just sat there, its 1200 square feet, three bedrooms, one bath and unfinished attic slowly crumbling into the ground … until Jeff and Barbara Hamlett came along in 1999. More...

Planning for growth

By Meg Landers
Story By Mail Tribune

Fueled by strong growth in metropolitan areas, Jackson County's population could jump 53 percent by 2040, a preliminary report reveals.

Some of highest gains will be seen in Medford at 87 percent, Eagle Point at 124 percent and Central Point at 100 percent, according to ECONorthwest, a Eugene consulting firm hired by the county to do projections as part of its comprehensive plan. More...

Real estate offices have doubled in a decade

Story By Mail Tribune

The Rogue Valley's vigorous economic expansion has turned commercial real estate offices into a growth industry.

The number of local commercial brokerages has nearly doubled in the past decade, offering a wider range of options for people involved in property sales and leases. More...

Medford receives retirement accolades

By GREG STILES
Story By Mail Tribune

Californians turned Medford into a retirement mecca.

Now a Texas magazine is making a pitch sure to excite Rogue Valley real estate agents and builders.

Where to Retire magazine profiles five American cities in each of its bi-monthly editions. The editors liked the pear city so much when they visited in 1998 that they came back for seconds. More...