Wonderfully remodeled in 1990 and 2012, this lovely Tudor Heights end unit condiominium is the perfect home if you are looking for quiet and carefree living. The main level features an  open kitchen, dining and living room plus 1/2 bath and sweet patio. Upper level view balcony overlooks the majestic mountains, trees and lawn courtyard. This condo has a quiet location on the beautiful interior courtyard away from the street. You will love how this remodel opened and brightened the delightful upper level. Walk in closet, wide hallway and loads of light. Excellent neighborhood and park-like grounds with flowering trees, delicious plums, majestic redwoods, lush lawn areas and mountain views. Covered carport and storage room. Excellent buy. HOA fees of $195 make this a carefree and well cared for place to call home.

This single level, like new home, has a great East Medford location on quiet street. This home features over 2000 square feet and is offered at a fantastic price. Beautifully remodeled in 2011, this home is immaculate and has a wonderful floor plan. You will love the expansive great room with vaulted ceilings. Open to the great room is the brand new remodeled kitchen. There are French doors off of the great room that access the patio and fully fenced rear yard. intimate formal living room, wonderful master suite with fireplace and spa-like bath with large soaking tub.There is a quality newly built shed for storage or hobbies . Large attached two car garage. Recently purchased for a family member in Nov. 2011, new owner brought gas to the home and installed new gas range. Line added behind master fireplace to convert to gas fireplace. Family member now cannot move to Oregon so remodeled just for you!

I now feel that today, right now, is the most perfect time to buy that I have seen in years. Here is why: For March 2012 (this was also true for February) we are seeing pending sales increase 17%, inventories decrease by 21%, the days on market time has decreased by 10%, the list vs. sales price has gone up 3%, the number of homes available to a buyer has declined by 29.8% (that is huge) and the months supply of homes for the lower end has decreased a whopping 42.8% from 7.6 month's supply to 3.6 month's supply (huge again). 

I am a numbers person and those numbers tell a story. So should you buy? In the words of Napoleon Dynamite " Heck, yeah!" The lower end market, under $250,000 is very fast right now. For the first time in years I am experiencing multiple offers, homes going quickly and buyers missing out that didn't position themselves correctly when writing an offer. Buyers and Sellers always seem to use laser like focus to hone in on that $2500 at the tail end of the purchase price. We have $250,000 or $200,000 that we are working with and they act like that last $2000 is what their offer is all about. It isn't. They really need to step back and see that as a buyer if they really like the property, it is in good condition, good location and that it will give them many years of enjoyment, why would you walk away from it when you can borrow that $2000 at under 4% and for $9 a month you can live where you want to live? I realize for investors and rental properties the numbers need to be where they need to be to fit your investment formula, but for an owner occupied home, take a wide perspective. 
You can't even buy a pizza for $9. Just saying. And for the sellers that refuse to come down that additional $2000 on their price to a qualified and willing buyer, what are you thinking? Even if you can make 6% return on that 2000, it would take you 25 years to make $3000 off it on straight interest. Never, ever, ever in this market or even in a great market leave several hundred thousand dollars sitting on the table in the hopes of making under $5,000. It is not smart and it is not worth it so that you can feel smug at dinner parties telling your friends how you squeezed that last $2000 out of someone. Instead tell the story of what a fair deal everyone got and how great you and the buyers felt and what a wonderful transaction it was. Oh, and how happy you are to move forward with your lives rather than being in the group of sellers that still have not got the memo and are lingering on the market year after year. It is a much more joyful story and people like joy.

Last few points on why this is a perfect time to buy. When the lower end starts moving like it is and we are seeing more investors and cash buyers coming into the market, which we are, we know that the middle range will follow this trend. So get going, call me, call your Realtor, get your check book and let's get into the real estate market.

Wonderful country home just one block to  schools & park with playground, tennis courts, pool and ball fields. Private setting with close-in convenience. This beautifully appointed builder's own residence reflects style, warmth & elegance. Created for family living - the large great room opens to the gourmet kitchen and breakfast room. Main level also features formal living room with fireplace and built in book cases, formal dining room & master suite with luxurious bath and walk-in closets.  Spacious office with separate entrance also has a walk in closet for file storage. Most of the main living areas are open to the covered veranda overlooking the black bottomed solar salt-water pool with gas heater back-up and an automatic pool safety cover and automatic pool sweep, play area, lawns, Japanese garden with pond and ornamental creek plus separate perennial gardens. All framed by gorgeous mountain views. The rear grounds and pastures get full southern exposure. The upper level features 3 additional bedrooms with 2 full baths, one is a Jack and Jill bath. The grounds are park-like with expansive lawn areas, mature trees, flowering shrubbery, gorgeous pond at the front entrance surrounded by brick lined pathways, a grape and wisteria arbor runs across the rear of the pool area. Beyond the manicured grounds stands a large red 32 x 40 barn/ workshop (or use as a 3 car garage in addition to the attached 2 car garage). The upper level of the barn has a separate entrance and a 32 x 16 unfinished art studio. There are stalls, a chicken coop, mini fruit orchard, 2 large irrigated pastures and  3000 square feet of black top for riding trikes, playing ball & hopscotch and overflow parking when entertaining. This is a fabulous property.

Additional property features include: 3.2 KW Photo Voltaic Electrical System with a grid tie-in. Geothermal heating and cooling with air flow balanced split system with hot water pre heat (when you shower you don't have to wait for your hot water to heat up). Hand made one-of-a-kind ceramic tile in bathrooms. Insta hot water at faucets. The kitchen has 1 3/8 solid granite counter tops with rough hewn edge, 6 Burner Wolf range with gas grill, clear ice maker, prep sink with wood chopping block countertop, under counter lighting, convection wall oven and microwave. The master bath custom tile, dual shower heads, bidet, soaking tub and two walk-in closets. Upper level bath has extra deep tub. The exterior covered veranda is 300 square feet. Contact Patie Millen for more info at 541-301-3435 or patie@ashlandoregon.com

Quality 6-plex investment property. Well built in 2003, this 2-story complex is just 1 block from downtown Central Point. This property shows pride of ownership. Four 2 bedroom units and two 1 bedroom units. Covered parking plus additional paved parking spaces. Usually fully rented, tenants are close to all conveniences. This is one of the nicest multiplex properties in the area. Call Patie Millen for additional information at 541-301-3435..
 

Beautiful rare prime acreage for your estate quality home, located in highly desirable Strawberry Lane area. Terrific night views of city lights from Medford to Ashland. Area of million + dollar homes. Ample 3.28 acres, large building envelope for scale & privacy with option to create 2 large lots if desired. Utilities have been stubbed for 2 lots. Private road with access to only 1 other property. Property can be gated. Buyer to perform own due diligence. Property buffered by an arterial arm of Wright's Creek with lush foliage. Near hiking trails of Birdsong and Strawberry Hald Park.

Rare small acreage with .75 acre TID irrigation, w/ fantastic views just a few minutes to Ashland's plaza. Gated entry leads to rare ecosystem & terrain w/ towering cedar & pine trees, large ancient madrones, open sunny pastures, creekside canyon & vast valley views. The land in this area has not been on the market since 1946. Underground utilities & septic approval for AdvanTech septic monitored thru Internet. Water lines to each parcel from abundant wells & storage tanks. CC&R's require dwellings be built to Earth Advantage or Leed standards. Only 5 parcels available. Beautiful & unique

Rare small acreage with .75 acre TID irrigation, w/ fantastic views just a few minutes to Ashland's plaza. Gated entry leads to rare ecosystem & terrain w/ towering cedar & pine trees, large ancient madrones, open sunny pastures, creekside canyon & vast valley views. The land in this area has not been on the market since 1946. Underground utilities & septic approval for AdvanTech septic monitored thru Internet. Water lines to each parcel from abundant wells & storage tanks. CC&R's require dwellings be built to Earth Advantage or Leed standards. Only 5 parcels available. Beautiful & unique.

Rare small acreage with .75 acre TID irrigation, w/ fantastic views just a few minutes to Ashland's plaza. Gated entry leads to rare ecosystem & terrain w/ towering cedar & pine trees, large ancient madrones, open sunny pastures, creekside canyon & vast valley views. The land in this area has not been on the market since 1946. Underground utilities & septic approval for AdvanTech septic monitored thru Internet. Water lines to each parcel from abundant wells & storage tanks. CC&R's require dwellings be built to Earth Advantage or Leed standards. Only 5 parcels available. Beautiful & unique.

Rare small acreage with .75 acre TID irrigation, w/ fantastic views just a few minutes to Ashland's plaza. Gated entry leads to rare ecosystem & terrain w/ towering cedar & pine trees, large ancient madrones, open sunny pastures, creekside canyon & vast valley views. The land in this area has not been on the market since 1946. Underground utilities & septic approval for AdvanTech septic monitored thru Internet. Water lines to each parcel from abundant wells & storage tanks. CC&R's require dwellings be built to Earth Advantage or Leed standards. Only 5 parcels available. Beautiful & unique.

Serene & private, this beautiful 5 acres is in the mountain lakes area east of Ashland. Towering evergreens, open pastures, wildflowers galore and this special parcel backs to BLM land which allows for outdoor recreation. This is a very desirable area just a 3 minutes to Howard Prairie Lake and Resort with summer fishing, boating, water skiing and swimming. This is a beautiful winter play land with cross country skiing and snow shoeing. Wildlife, flora and fauna abound in this majestic and natural setting. Create your private getaway, cabin or mountain retreat. Owner may carry with large down payment.

This parcel has sand filter septic approval and homesite approval. All utilities are underground. This is a truly gorgeous area and one of Southern Oregon's treasures.

Home prices are one factor in determining your cost of ownership, but so are interest rates and financing availability. Even though interest rates have gone up in the last six months, they are still near historic lows. Since your monthly mortgage payment is a combination of paying down your principal and paying the interest owed, if home prices come down a little further but interest rates up, it could cost you even more to service a mortgage on an identical home!

While a home is a major investment, it is also the center of your personal life. It's important to live in a home that reflects your taste and values, yet is within your financial "comfort zone." To that end, it may be more important to lock in today's relatively low interest rates and low home prices, rather than to hope for a further break in prices in the future.

Please give me a call if I can be of any assistance in determining how much home you can afford in today's market.