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Oregon #1 AGAIN?? I n 2013 Oregon was THE most popular place to move to…. That’s a good thing… I think. http://goo.gl/94pEim

But who’s moving here, you ask? Well, the young for sure, but also the Boomers: http://goo.gl/iRAIhw

But where are they moving to???  Here are 5 hot spots if you’re into trendy (which is like spendy- sometimes) http://goo.gl/1ZpDOr

Listings: 
• Linda – 203 SW Kingston Ave. 5BD/4.1BA – $950,000

• Megan – COMING SOON: SE 30^th in Reed neighborhood, 2BD/1BA – $249,000

  – PRICE REDUCTION: 3434 SE 13^th Ave. 3BD/2BA – $469,000
• Renita – 15128 SE Woodward St. 4BD/2BA – $199,900

Needs & Wants:
• Renita – duplex or triplex on east side of the river under $450,000
• Deann – 3BD/2BA under $180,000
• Julianna – near Milwaukie MAX line up to $350,000
                    – front porch lady
• Kathryn – home on 1/3 acre up to $500,000
• Dana – 1 level home in Eastmoreland

Branch Stuff:

·         All Company 2014 Kick-Off Meeting! Wednesday, January 29^th 1:00 to 3:00!

·         American Home Shield made 15 repairs for a total of $2,554 last week.

·         February 17^th is a legal real estate holiday.

·         If you get sick please stay home and take care of yourself. We love you, but not enough to share your cold J

·         Sellwood Bridge closed at 11:59 PM on Friday, February 14 & reopens by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, February 19

Education Opportunities

·         1/30 1:00 to 3:00 – Flood Insurance Panel Webinar @ MO 2 CE

·         1/30 8:30 to 10:30 – Paperless Agent @ MAC $22 includes breakfast, email Elissa Gavette to RSVP

·         Soon to be scheduled – RMLS rep coming to discuss SentriLock. Should be good!

Consistent Connections:

·         Several ways to get the Gardner Report to your sphere. Smaller email link  Mailchimp, Facebook.

·         Kids from Bridge Meadows – Trail Blazers game! http://www.wreevents.com/eMarketing/blazers_courtsidekids_feb1/promo.html

Business Savvy:

·         Agents who advertise in the Sellwood Bee: would you like to have some local stats occasionally in the ad

Transaction Master:

·         Good verbiage to add to your inspection addendums IF needed: “Seller to complete the following repairs, at seller's expense. Repairs to be completed X business days prior to closing. All invoices and receipts to be provided to Buyer X business days prior to closing.”

Windermere Mortgage Updates – Clayton Scott
• On-Time Closing Guarantee: $2,000 to both buyer & seller if agreed-upon closing date isn’t met

Byte Size Tech w/Tony Rossell from Lawyer’s Title

·         Converting email conversations in Outlook into a PDF document—can be uploaded to your transactions in Paperless Pipeline!

·         Updater–electronic change of address service: www.updater.com