The Oregon Coast Aquarium celebrates Sea Otter Awareness Week September 27- October 3. If you can plan a trip to Newport during this week you are in for a real treat. The Aquarium staff will have daily showings during Otter feeding times, talks and activities for kids of all ages. This is [...]
Rates are continuing to stay at a 40 year low in our coastal market. 30 year fixed rates were quoted this week by Freddie Mac at 5.06% a full 1% under one year ago. 15 year rates are even lower at 4.49%.
So what does this mean to Buyers and Sellers here on the [...]
Saturday, September 26th is an excellent time to visit the Oregon Coast and participate in the opening concert of the 2009-2010 Newport Symphony Orchestra season. The anchor piece, conducted by Maestro Adam Flatt, will be Symphony No. 5 “Reformation” by Felix Mendelssohn. The NSO will be performing this magnificent work in celebration of Mendelssohn’s [...]
In a continuing trend which began in May of this year, home sales are on the increase here on the Coast. The percentage of list to sale price remains almost unchanged for the previous 30 days at 95% with days on market coming down to 134 average for site built homes. Negotiations continue to [...]
One of the great pleasures of gardening in our maritime climate is the opportunity to extend the growing season into the Fall and Winter. Rarely do we experience hard freezes until late December or early January on the Oregon Coast; and even then, certain crops seem to relish the drop in temperature. Plants [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2009