2912 Bailey Ave. Medford OR 97504

Short Sale in East Medford…Amazing deal if you can be patient!
Wonderful home with a great floor plan. Large kitchen area with an island, gas cook top, lots of storage and a pantry. Hardwoods, family room with a gas fireplace and built-ins. Bay windows and lots of great light. Formal and informal dining area. Built in… Read More

405 St. Clair Way, Eagle Point OR 97524

When Too Much is Too Much…
Are you tired of home with too much work? Are you tired of a home with too much yard? Are you tired of home that has too many rooms to clean? This is the perfect down-size home for those that have had enough!
Two bedrooms and two baths; add… Read More

5 Minutes from World-Class Salmon Fishing on the Rogue River!

Are you looking for a property that blends two different lifestyles? This property fits the bill. Sitting on just under one acre of land and literally 5 minutes from the Rogue River and world-class salmon fishing this property affords the outdoors man the sense of being away from it all.
For the discerning home… Read More

100 Princess Way, Central Point OR 97502

Priced to sell! Not a short sale or a foreclosure!!!
Talk about a fun house! This house has all the fun you could want! Located in Central Point just blocks from the high school and the middle school this is the perfect house to “hang out” in!
The living room, two downstairs bedrooms and an… Read More

2009 Year-end stats for the Rogue Valley

2009 year-end stats
These are the stats for the year-end of 2009. If you would like me to email me a copy just drop me a line at jan@valleysavvy.com or call me at 541.944.6040 and tell me your mailing address. Here’s to an even better 2010! Just click on the link above to see… Read More

Newsletter for January/February 2010

Hi new decade dwellers!!!
It is 6 am on Saturday morning, my husband and the two grandbabies are still sleeping after the night of fun last night. The sun isn’t up yet, but these days it often doesn’t come up for days on end! I find myself longing for a good book and the… Read More

3589 Princeton Way, Medford OR 97504

New Price on This Amazing East Medford Home, Southern Oregon
This is an amazing house in an amazing location. Nestled among other large homes on large lots this home has it all. With the new wave of business being to work from home this property is ideal for that. Two living areas can be very separate… Read More

Fighting off Debt Collectors

Debt collection with dignity.
In this uncertain economy many people find themselves in a position they never thought they would be in…behind on payments.
My husband is a victim of identity theft so we have spent many years, tons of hours and lots of words on the phone with debt collectors explaining to them that the debt is… Read More

5 New Updates on Landlord Tenant Regulations

Beginning January 1, 2010 there will be at least five new landlord tenant regulations.
1) Smoking policy:
There will be a new disclosure required of the smoking policy for the premises on which the dwelling is located. 
The disclosure must state whether smoking is prohibited on the premises, allowed on the entire premises or only in specific areas.
If… Read More

The ‘Coolest Small Towns’ include Jacksonville!

Jacksonville, Ore.
(pop. 2,750)
An article written for Yahoo travel claims that Jacksonville is “a refuge from the tourist whirl of Napa”
Just over the border from California in the sunny Southern portion of Oregon sits the small town of Jacksonville.  In the early 1960’s it was just considered a ‘poor rundown town’ in the Rogue Valley before… Read More

Eagle Point Golf Course Community Yard Sale 9/25-9/27

The Eagle Point Golf Community will be having their community-wide yard sale the weekend of September 25-27.  There should be lots of great things to pick up at bargain prices if you like yard sales

Updated market info

The number of homes sales went up again last month for the 7th month in a row.  The MLS stats show that is a 27% increase from this time last year.  This appears to be driven by the lower prices that are bringing investors out of the woodwork again.  They are snapping up well-priced single… Read More

Creative Way to Profit in Real Estate in This Market

In this market sometimes the only way to sell a property is to carry the note or a second on the property if you have a large amount of equity.  You basically become the bank. You need to know that if you carry the note on the second your lien against the property is in… Read More

Help to Survive Scorching Triple Digit Temperatures

Triple digit temperatures are here
Well, you can tell that summer is here in the Rogue Valley! The temperatures are in the triple digits and it is just plain hot! Since I have lived here since I was two years old I am used to the weather. I know that when the time for the Jackson… Read More

Development Tidbit for Medford

Delta Waters Road Area
There is an 84 unit multi-family development approved for the corner of Crater Lake Avenue and Delta Waters.  This will certainly create a great deal more traffic on an over-burdened corner already.  Hopefully part of the development will be to improve the traffic pattern there.  I will let you know more as… Read More

Home Buying Frenzy

Snapshot of the frenzied market for first-time homebuyers.