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Interest Rate and Economic Growth Predictions

Monday, August 25, 2008
by Liz Warren

 

Wonder what will happen with interest rates for the rest of the year and into 2009? Check out this chart for the NAR, National Association of Realtor's, and Freddie Macs predictions for the rest of 2008 and into 2009. Interest rates are still fantastic so it is a great time to buy.

 

Here are NAR's predictions for economic growth through 2009. See Chart Below--As far as real estate goes in the Mt. Hood area, Welches, Rhododendron, and Government Camp, things should be staying pretty much the same in our area as far as market conditions are concerned unless credit loosens up. Do I think that will happen soon? Honestly, no I don't.

Yes, there was a bill passed to help first time home buyers to receive a tax credit to help get them into homes. Unfortunately, most first time home-buyers are not starting out in our area due to commute and gas prices so this will not have an impact from what I can tell.

 

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Monday Morning Inspiration for August 18th

Monday, August 18, 2008
by Liz Warren
Monday Morning Coffee

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference."

~ Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken"

PLAYING FOLLOW THE FOLLOWER?

Every morning a telephone operator in a small town received a phone call in which she was asked the time of day. One day, the operator asked her mysterious caller why he called every day to ask the correct time.

His answer? "I'm responsible for blowing the town whistle every day at noon, and just want to be sure I'm right on the second when I do it." With a chuckle, the operator replied, "Here at the telephone exchange, we set our watches and clocks by the town whistle!"

Watch children in a schoolyard and you'll notice the same thing. Children watch the child they perceive to be the leader, and then mimic his or her actions. They never realize that the other child is following the lead of still another.

So how will your day play out? Have you made original choices for the day, or will you be playing follow the follower? Either way, by bedtime tonight you will have been awake for about 16 hours and involved in some activity. Why not end the day with thanks - knowing that whatever you accomplished was by choice - not chance?

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Monday Morning Inspiriation

Monday, August 11, 2008
by Liz Warren
Monday Morning Coffee

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

"Opportunities are seldom labeled."
~ John A. Shedd

FILL IN THE BLANK!

From "Wellsprings of Wisdom" by Ralph Woods comes this story:

A successful businessman was invited to address a group of young executives on the subject of opportunities. He began his talk by tacking to the wall a big sheet of white paper and placing a black dot in the middle of the sheet. "What do you see?" he asked, pointing to the paper on the wall. "A black spot," called out everyone in the audience. "Yes, I see a black dot too," replied the speaker, "but none of you saw the much greater expanse of white. This is the point of my talk on opportunities."

While it is so easy to focus on the "black dots" - the immediate tasks that face us each day - how often do you grasp the opportunities that no one else notices in the white space? Don't answer that you haven't the time to notice the white space. Do you ever find yourself daydreaming? When you do, you're visiting that white space. The question is: Do you recognize your ability to bring those daydreams to fruition?

Look around you. Do you find yourself envying what others accomplish? Perhaps you can learn from their example. All they have done is to act on their dreams - to recognize the value of their white space and put it into motion.

So - what's missing in your life? Why not try filling in the blanks - the white spaces - with the achievement of your dreams? Maybe a legal pad and pencil can help. Try making a list of every dream you've ever had. Write them all down, all of them. When you finish, place an asterisk next to the five you would most like to accomplish or experience.

Finally, make those five items the "black dots" upon which you will focus until completed. Once identified, it becomes much easier to concentrate your attention on them. Opportunity knocks!

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Monday Morning Inspiration

Monday, August 4, 2008
by Liz Warren
Monday Morning Coffee

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

"If you want to learn something new, concentrate on getting that
'right feeling' that is true to yourself. Take the risk of letting go
the precious little control you've struggled to gain, letting go enough
to immerse yourself in what you are doing. Then - do it!"

~ Drs. Tom Rusk & Randy Read

THE SEARCH IS OVER!

Have you ever read Shel Silverstein's wonderful book, "The Missing Piece and the Big O"? It's a whimsical fable that has touched readers of all ages. It chronicles the search most of us have undertaken at one time or another in our lives to find the one person who can make us whole.

As the "Missing Piece" searches, it encounters other "parts." Some of them fit, but cannot roll. Others have too many pieces missing - while still others have too many pieces. The missing piece continues the futile search until one day it meets the "Big O" - a whole (not a part) with no pieces missing.

Thinking it had, at last, found its whole, the Missing Piece exclaims, "I think you are the one I have been waiting for - maybe I am your missing piece . . . I was hoping that I could roll with you." The Big O replied, "But I am not missing a piece . . . perhaps you could roll by yourself."

How often have we all felt that we needed someone else to be whole (or to roll) - not realizing that we are all in fact already the "Big O." We are already self-contained, have the ability to roll in any direction we like, and need nothing else to achieve every dream we've ever had. Then, unexpectedly, we find that there are others who are also "Big O's," with whom we can share our own "wholeness."

If I've lost you with this mysterious tale, go by the library or pick up a copy of this unusual story. Trust me - you'll understand. It's the type of book you can give to a loved one who may be feeling like a "Missing Piece."

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Zig Zag Riverfront Cabin near Mt. Hood

Sunday, July 27, 2008
by Liz Warren

 

$210,000   only SEVEN minutes to skiing!

 TAKE A TOUR HERE

Charming and well maintained ski cabin on the banks of the Zig Zag River only seven minutes from ski areas! It's spacious with nearly 1400 square feet of living space. Plenty of room in the living room, kitchen and dining area. Franklin fireplace for warming up after skiing. The living room has tall ceilings with wood beams and wood accents.

The kitchen and dining area are open and you can watch the river through a wall of windows that look out to the forest and river.

A deck is located on the front of the cabin for listening to the river.

Most of the windows have been replaced making a warm and cozy cabin for wintertime use.

A handy wood storage area is just off the mud room. You'll love the bathroom which was completely rebuilt  including a full sized shower and tub.

A metal roof is perfect in case it snows. The snow will slip right off the roof for easy care.

Located only one hour from Portland in the Mt. Hood National Forest with thousands of miles of hiking trails in your back yeard. leased land in the Mt. Hood National Forest.

 

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Mt. Hood Newsletter Hot Off the Press!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
by Liz Warren

If you're interested in what is happening locally in the Government Camp, Welches, Rhododendron and Brightwood real estate markets plus nationally in real estate news you might want to sign up for my monthly newsletter to keep up with what is happening! I cover trends in Mt Hood National Forest cabins, Government Camp properties, local improvements that may inpact your ownership, lending issues and more.

Here is the latest copy!

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Monday Morning Inspiration

Monday, July 21, 2008
by Liz Warren
Monday Morning Coffee

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:

"Ideas come from space. This may seem astonishing and impossible
to believe, but it is true. Ideas come from out of space."

~ Thomas Edison

STRIKE IT RICH!

From the "Commercial and Financial Chronicle" (December 10, 1932) comes this quote from an article entitled "El Dorado":

"El Dorado, a country rich beyond all precedent in gold and jewels, lies at every man's door. Your bonanza lies under your feet. Your luck is ready at hand. All is within; nothing is without, though it often appears that men and peoples by dumb luck or avarice or force or overreaching strike upon the sea of prosperity. Man individually and collectively is entitled to life in all abundance. What do you seek? Pay the price and take it away. There is no limit to the supply. By a full and powerful imagination anything can be brought into concrete form."

Thomas Edison was a man of 10,000 ideas - a virtually endless supply. Grasping those ideas that he attributed as coming "from space," he created a long string of life-changing inventions. By his "full and powerful imagination" he brought the light bulb into its tangible form.

Inside each of us lies that same power - to see the future through our own imagination, and then cause it to happen by taking actions consistent with its manifestation. As author Wayne Dyer said in his book by the same name, "You'll see it when you believe it." By understanding the power of your own imagination, you are capable of creating your own "El Dorado," both in the physical and the spiritual plane.

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Brightwood, Welches and Rhododendron Road Construction

Monday, July 21, 2008
by Liz Warren

Locals and travelers passing through the Brightwood, Welches and Rhododendron area in August will be slowed down a little bit by an Oregon Department of Transportation project. A long awaited turn lande will be added between Wildwood to Wemme. There will also be paving from the Hiway 26 Salmon River Bridge all the way to LoLo Pass Road.

Expect single lanes at times but the traffic will always be moving. If you would like more details on the project check out this link:

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/MtHood/project_wildwood.shtml

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Mt. Hood Original 1925 Cabin

Saturday, July 19, 2008
by Liz Warren

This is an original 1925 cabin near Still Creek in Rhododendron. Lots of charachter and charm in this two bedroom cabin. Wood floors, old fashioned paned windows and a great deck to relax and listen to the Creek will lull your cares away.

Walk to Rhododendron across the footbridge. Located only one hour from Portland in the Mt. Hood National Forest! Minutes to year round skiing and thousands of miles of hiking trails in your backyard!

$95,000    TAKE A TOUR HERE

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Mt. Hood Salmon River Lodge

Saturday, July 19, 2008
by Liz Warren

Stunning setting on the Salmon River with nearly two acres of land bordering hundreds of acres of BLM land! Custom built in 2007 with all the bells and whistles. Huge soaring great room with over 26 foot ceilings, a wall of windows, hardwood floors and a floor to ceiling fireplace. Open floor plan with dining room and kitchen open to the great room. Gourmet kitchen with top end appliances, granite countertops throughout the house. Three full bedrooms and two and a half baths with over 2500 square feet of living space.

Call for a punch list of items included in this home. It will amaze you. Huge wrap around deck with covered areas, french doors, a spacious loft upstairs with two bedrooms and another full bath upstairs.

The bottom level of the house boasts an over sized two car garage and massive shop area which could also be used for storage.

This custom built home is located in Brightwood down a private gated road with Boulder Creek frontage, Salmon River frontage ( wilth around 260 feet of riverfront) and is next to BLM (Beaureau of Land Management) park areas. Walk to your own swimming hole.

ML# 8070585   $749,950    TAKE A TOUR HERE

It's only a short drive up to year round skiing on the Palmer glacier and three great ski areas, a short drive to a 27 hole golf course at the Resort at the Mountain. Portland sits only one hour away and even less time to the Portland International Airport!

Own your little piece of paradise at the gateway to the Mt. Hood National Forest! All the work is done and it's ready to go.

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