Liz Warren
Displaying blog entries 1781-1790 of 1932
NO MISPRINT!
Zigzag waterfront cabins was just reduced by $15,000. Only 5 minutes to the slopes! Enjoy the stone fireplace and the beautiful setting in a pristine forest setting! Only $90,000!
How do you cash in on one of the best deals on the mountain right now? Looking for homes in Government Camp, Rhododendron, Brightwood or Welches? The current drop of around 1% in interest rates this week presents great opportunities. Rates went from 6.5% to around 5.5% and under.
TWO GREAT THINGS COME OUT OF THIS:
1. A buyer with borrowing power this week with a similar payment as last week using their purchasing power to buy a house for 10% LESS with the rate decrease.
2. One other way to look at it is a buyer now can buy 11% MORE house than last week.
This has improved purchases in some areas but when will rates be this low again!
Looking for a great holiday outing now that Thanksgiving is over? Why not head for the Mt. Hood National Forest and cut your own holiday tree? Snow levels are not that low yet so it's the perfect conditions to take a trek to the mountains and find that tree. You'll need a permit which you can get in Sandy or up at the Zig Zag Ranger Station. They're only $5.00 for the permit and there is a five tree limit per family!
check out this link for details
It's coming soon!!!!!!!
How important are FICO scores these days? Extremely. If you are purchasing anything and need credit your FICO score will determine if you can get credit and what interest rate you'll pay. Credit scores range between 300 and 850.
Scores under 680 are on the fringe of scrutiny with lenders. Some will charge a much higher interest rate to borrow so it will cost you more in the end on your credit cards, your mortgage rate, and your car loan.
FICO scores come from a combination of your debt load, payment history, amount of credit you are using and other miscellaneous factors such as foreclosures or other debt defaults
A good resource to learn how to increase your FICO score and other questions about how this scoring works, go to www.myFICO.com
If you are ever looking for a good book to read or just want a peak at some local artist works, you can't beat the Wy"East Book Shoppe and Art Gallery located in the Rendevous Center in Welches.
Tonight, Friday, fNovember 21st at 7:30 featured Portland author and writer for the Oregonian, Chelsea Cain will be at the store to sign books and talk about her latest books "Heartsick" and "Sweetheart"!
If you are looking for a good deal on ski (Alpine and Nordic)and boarding equipment, clothing, accessories, poles and other ski related stuff you should head straight to the Sandy Ski Swap on Friday and Saturday this weekend. If you go to the Sandy high school on Friday at 6:00 to 9:00 or Saturday at 9:00-5:00 PM you can check out the great gear to purchase. Consignment and donations are accepted also. No straight skis please. There is a small admission fee to get in. Consignment items can be dropped off at the high school between 4-8 on Friday. Cash and checks only!
This is the biggest fund raiser for the Sandy High School Ski Team. Details can be found at www.SandySkiSwap.com
There is huge inventory at great prices from Gresham's Hillcrest Ski Shop!
Extreme or Temperate?
You can see it on TV almost every day - extreme football, extreme wrestling, extreme police chases, extreme everything. The TV networks seem to be competing to capture our attention with one-upsmanship to the extreme.
If you're in your 20's to mid 30's, doing things to the extreme may be attractive to you. If you're 35-45, you may be starting to question whether it's necessary to carry things quite so far. If you're over 45, your age of wisdom may have set in - leading you in another direction - towards temperance. The good news is that it's beneficial at any age.
Recently on TV, there was an old interview with Harry Truman at the age of 77. The interviewer David Susskind asked, "To what do you attribute your energy and vitality at age 77?" Truman shot back with noticeable conviction, "Temperance in all things. I take plenty of rest, sleep well at night, and eat the right foods. That leaves me ready to face the challenges of being president."
What a simple word - "temperance." Webster defines it as "moderation in action or thought; restraint; marked by moderation, as in keeping within limits." It does not mean total abstinence or prohibition of action. It is merely a concept that takes into account reasonable, self-imposed limits.
Some see temperance as "clean living." By whatever name, it can bring peace, tranquility, good health, high self-esteem, satisfaction, and financial freedom. What are your self-imposed limits?
Check out this link to see the events scheduled for this weekend. Lots of art and wine events hosted through many local businesses.
Dr. Shelley Redinger , superintendent of the Oregon Trail School District sends this thank you:
wHow does the Mt. Hood area fair compare to other areas of the country as far as negative equity in homes? Well, I can't say specifically what happens on the mountain but it is a reflection of the general Oregon market. Sources such as First American CoreLogic says 18.3% of properties with mortgages are underwater. Most of these states are Nevada, Arizona, Florida and hard hit Michigan with the Detroit carnage.FAC says Oregon mortgages are at 7.5% underwater which, believe it or not is the 6th lowest percentage of all states. Washington is right behind us.
So, if you think it's bad around here-it isn't! It's GREAT compared to the rest of the U.S.!
Here's a little more info mapping the negative equity states from the Wall Street Journal.
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