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First-Time Buyers Are Searching for Existing Homes This Year

In the latest Housing Trends Report, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) measured the share of adults planning to buy a home over the next 12 months. The report indicates the percentage of all buyers that will be first-time buyers looking to purchase a home grew from 58% in Q4 2018 to 63% in Q4 2019. The …

Selecting Your Real Estate Broker

Selecting Your Real Estate Broker Having a real estate broker is like having an opinion – virtually everybody has one. And like a good tenant for owners of investment properties, good real estate brokers are gold.  How do you select a good one? Ask your friends, family, co-workers, your title company friend, your mortgage broker, …

Sell Your Home Faster

Tips to Sell Your Home Faster When selling your house, there are a few key things you can prioritize to have the greatest impact for a faster sale: 1. Make Buyers Feel at Home Declutter your home! Pack away all personal items like pictures, awards, and sentimental belongings. Make buyers feel like they belong in the …

Shop Local, Invest Local

Shop Local Is Investing Locally Shop local, invest local - Many people encourage us to shop local. There are good reasons to do so, and with the holidays approaching, it becomes even more important. It has been said that most businesses fail within the first two years, for a variety of reasons. Right idea, wrong …

Ready for Winter? Winterizing Tips

Tips to Make Sure Your Home is Ready for Winter! Ready for Winter? When it comes to winterizing our homes, everyone has an opinion. As real estate professionals, we known when to stay in our own wheelhouse and when to bring in the experts. Fortunately, with the magic of the internet, those pros are easy …

Costumes and Snacks oh my!

We are just a couple short weeks away from Halloween! Are you prepared? We scrounged up a few fun ideas for Costumes, Snacks and Decorations to help you get ready! Don't let last minute Halloween preparations spoooook you! https://youtu.be/HgTUYyrvf5I These snack ideas are adorable and can be used all season long! Try these with your …

Get Your Sidewalk Shindig On

This Saturday, October 5th Silverton will come alive with the sound of the Silverton Sidewalk Shindig. This event lasts all day from 12pm -12am and provides more live entertainment in one small town in one day than you can imagine! All styles and genres fill the streets with their unique sounds and the community shows …

Spin Me A Yarn

Friday was National Scarf Day and it goes without saying that we can celebrate that one all season long. With that cold air that has come charging in on us we will definitely need some warm and cozy yarn in our lives! Weather you wrap up with a warm blanket, where a scarf around your …

First Day of Autumn!

We have certainly had our share of rain to signify the changing of the season! This first day of fall seems to have an exclamation point on it this year! Autumn in the Pacific Northwest is both beautiful and rainy, but that is what make this part of the country gorgeous. "The morns are meeker …

National Pepperoni Pizza Day!

Could there be a more appropriate day to celebrate National Pepperoni Pizza Day than Friday?!! Friday night and pizza are match made in heaven! Tonight take a break from your crazy week and have a pizza night! Silverton is full of fabulous food, but did you know that Home Place has a drive through window? …

Silverton Loves The Arts!

The Arts have always had an important role in Silverton culture. The community has supported art in all it's varieties with passion and love! This is one of many traits that make our town so special! The 2019 Silverton Fine Arts Festival runs this Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th! This is the 19th …

Homer Davenport Days are Here!

There is nothing more Silverton than Homer Davenport Days! Homer Davenport Days are coming up this weekend, August 2nd-4th, starting Friday evening and wrapping up Sunday afternoon! This is a jam packed community festival full of all the food, drinks, live music, parades, couch races and familiar faces you could ever dream up! To find …

Stay Cool This Week!

We know Summer is in full swing and so are those temperatures! Here are some ways to stay cool and keep those kiddos happy and safe! Silver Falls Family YMCA Pool is ready for you! Come down for open swim during the week from 1-3 pm and again from 7-8:30 pm! For a full list …

Drive-Thru Dutch!

Wednesday, July 24th is National Drive-Thru Day, and around here that makes you want to visit the local Dutch Bros! No one can deny that they have the busiest, most enthusiastic drive thru in town! With their service oriented style and energetic young people they master that busy parking lot and get us our beverages …

How about a little Renaissance?

The not so new to us Renaissance Faire is kicking off this Saturday and Sunday, July 20th and 21st and will run the following Saturday and Sunday as well! This event has grown in popularity and brings a fun new festival to our town! This is the 11th Canterbury Renaissance Faire of Silverton Oregon! From …

Got Cars?

July 12th is Collector Car Appreciation Day and we know Silverton likes to appreciate  some classic cars! All summer long you can catch Silverton Flywheels every First Friday on Main St. You can stroll through some amazing automobiles and shoot the breeze with the folks that drive them! Here is a link to Silverton Flywheels …

Creek Side Music Mondays!

Music Mondays have started and you are not gonna want to miss the amazing lineup of artist that will be playing  these creek side concerts from 6:30-8:30 Monday nights this summer! Music Mondays are put on by Silverton Friends of Music and have some amazing local sponsors as well! Come enjoy this free event in …

Dads and Strawberries!

This weekend is all about the Dads and Strawberries! We want to recognize all you fathers out there and wish you a very Happy Father's Day! We hope you are spoiled this weekend by the ones you love! We also hope you make it out to the Silverton Hills Strawberry Festival for some fabulous food, …

It’s time for Silverton’s Pet Parade!

It is time to get those animal friends fluffed and buffed and trimmed and bedazzled for another fabulous Silverton Pet Parade! Your local Silverton Kiwanis Club hosts this event and it has been around since 1932! This Event is this Saturday, May 18th and begins at 10:00 am. You can't beat a home town parade …