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January, 2009
Weekly “Ninja” Meeting
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
We are “ninjas”. As I mentioned in my bio, a small group of colleagues and I meet every Wednesday morning at my office, sharing our wisdom and experience. Why “ninjas?” The name is silly, even if our business is not. It’s modeled after a real estate company in Ft. Collins, Colorado, which I visited several [...]
Energy Trust Free Home Energy Review
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
As part of my commitment to get our 1950’s home on the path towards energy conservation, we just had a Home Energy Review performed by the independent, non-profit organization, known as Energy Trust. Of course we knew our single pane windows leak like sieves, but what else could be a cause of energy loss? One [...]
The December Portland Market
Friday, January 16th, 2009
We have the latest sales figures in from our RMLS (regional multiple listing service), which I will be sharing with you monthly. Called the “Market Action“, this report is often quoted from in the Oregonian, but usually not shown in its totality. Sales are down just over 30% from this time last year, and we [...]
Food Rock Star Visits Portland
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
“Good food is like pornography, you know it when you see it,” is how Michael Pollan opened up his lecture last night at the Schnitz as part of the Arts and Lecture series. Mr. Pollan, bestselling author of The Omnivores Dilemna, and most recently, In Defense of Food, spoke of American’s susceptibility to food fads, [...]
Street of Eames
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Portland mid-century design fans are marking their calenders for the fourth annual Street of Eames home tour on April 18th. A fund raiser for Project Return, providing school stability for children experiencing homeless situations, the Street of Eames has been a huge hit in Portland, raising $117,000 on the 2008 tour and selling out of [...]
Holiday at the Parry Center
Thursday, January 1st, 2009
December is an important month in our house. Hundreds of cookies are baked for a yearly “cookie party”. For the second year, I’ve taken the whole kit and kaboodle on the road; cookies, dozens of bags of icing, sprinkles, and festive tablecloths to the Parry Center.We usually host a party for 40 children on the [...]