Carrie Dahle: For first-time buyers who haven’t been able to build home equity elsewhere, coming up with a 10% or more down payment can feel almost insurmountable, especially in competitive markets like Ashland, where prices continue to climb.
Carrie Dahle: Ashland is seeing a 36.6% increase in homes for sale compared to last year. This increase is remarkable, reflecting a stronger winter inventory than usual.
Carrie Dahle: Life changes such as job relocations, downsizing, or simply the need for a different lifestyle are driving sellers to list their homes, creating more options for buyers.
Carrie Dahle: Agents are now required to disclose their compensation rates up front in these buyer agreements. This contract means no surprises and a clearer understanding of how your agent is compensated for their hard work.
Carrie Dahle: Homeowners in fire-prone areas, like many of us here, face not only the physical threat of wildfires but also the financial implications through steeper insurance premiums and stricter policy requirements.
Carrie Dahle: Fire season in Ashland isn’t just a possibility; it’s an annual certainty. By taking proactive steps towards fire prevention, we’re not only safeguarding our own homes but are also playing a crucial role in protecting our community.
Real Estate Corner: With a median home price of around $514,000, our real estate market is bustling, driven by both longtime Oregonians and newcomers from all over the country, including a notable number from California.
Real Estate Corner: The National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement, awaiting court approval, beckons us towards a future rich with transparency and fairness. This shift comes against the backdrop of some outside the real estate industry not fully understanding the pro-consumer benefits and some within the industry not clearly articulating how the process works to their clients.
It’s not a question of if water rates will go up, it’s a question of how much. Ashland City Council reviewed a study of the finances of its water system with an eye for how much rates will need to rise in the face of various coming changes during its Monday evening study session.
When you are not ready to adopt a dog but you miss dogginess, fostering is the perfect solution. And for folks who might want to take a smaller step than fostering, there is the Field Trip program: Take a foster dog for the day, or maybe just a hike.
A budget crisis didn’t stop Ashland schools Superintendent Joseph Hattrick Monday night from vowing to turn a fiscal corner within a few years with the community’s help. He spoke Monday night before an audience of about 50 parents and school staff at Ashland High School’s Mountain Avenue Theatre during the first of four public outreach sessions this week.
The sun shone on a frosty Lincoln Field early Tuesday morning as members of Ashland School Board met virtually by Zoom in a special board session to set the price value range of the 4.12 acres at a range of $1.745 million and $2.25 million, based on an appraisal of the property and compared with Medford prices.
City Corner: The Homeless Services Assessment Report … evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the current homeless response system. It identifies the most pressing needs and suggests potential opportunities for improvement.
The city of Ashland has opened a comment window seeking public input on the potential to allocate portions of federally awarded funds to renovations at 2200 Ashland St., according to a release from the city. The city of Ashland could reallocate $112,112 to support renovations at the 2200 Ashland St., such as the installation of a sprinkler system, fire egress modifications, laundry shower and additional restrooms, the release said.
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