This falls into the "Good to Know" category of life: Mortgage Insurance Premiums are Tax Deductible Through 2013 If you bought a home or vacation home and didn't put 20% of the purchase price down as down payment, the odds are good that you are paying mortgage insurance (MI). It may have been … [Read more...]
City of Corvallis Revised Land Development Code
December 15, 2012 by
The City of Corvallis, Oregon has revised its land development code. Revisions to the code are effective Thursday, December 13, 2012, and was adopted by the City Council on December 3, 2012. The Land Development Code contains land use requirements and standards for development within the City of … [Read more...]
July 2012 Coldwell Banker Valley Brokers Buyer’s Guide
July 12, 2012 by
Hot off the presses! Coldwell Banker Valley Brokers e-edition of the Buyer's Guide. Look at what's currently for Sale in Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Philomath and other areas of the Mid-Willamette Valley. Open publication For more information about these or other properties, … [Read more...]
Value of Homeownership
May 15, 2012 by
Coldwell Banker survey and commentary by Dr. Robi Ludwig on the value of homeownership. Interesting that the emotional value of homeownership doesn't change and some of the reasons why. It really hit me that that we need to be "rooted" in order to feel like life has meaning and that we are safe. … [Read more...]
Predict Your Real Estate Market | Tool from CNN/Money
May 10, 2012 by
Here's a tool from CNN/Money to predict the change in various real estate markets. Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area: Forecast change: second quarter, 2011 – second quarter, 2012 +3% Forecast change: second quarter, 2012 – second quarter, 2013 +9.9% This tool tracks 384 markets. … [Read more...]
I’m Dava Behrens; a licensed real estate broker in the state of Oregon. I love my job and the wonderful people I meet and interact with... 