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4 Feature | LocalsReview - Part I DEPARTMENTS Get ready to see Southern Oregon through the eyes of the Editor’s Notes locals. At least those who voted in our most recent 2009 5 Real Review. 14 A-Town Irene’s Jokes 5 Movie Review | Marley & Me 15 21 Car of the Month 13 Movie Review | The Day The Earth Stood Still PARTICIPATE 9 Interview | Business Spotlight 6 Find the Fake Ad Contest 11 Where to Eat | Bambu On our arrival at opening time, 11.30am, we were not GREAT GIVEAWAY - SEARCH the first ones there, and by the 12 noon the place was The Publication to see if you won. completely full. This was Wednesday lunch, 2 weeks before Christmas, in a shopping center. Incredible!
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Editor’s Note t h e r e a l appy New Year! 2009 Great Giveaway Search this issue to see if I want begin by thanking everyone who participated by voting and Locals you won. H congratulate everyone who has been recognized in the 2009 LocalsReview. I think that Great Giveaway Winner: after you read this issue, you will agree that this is a Real LocalsGuide & Best Review Yet. The Amazing Pete Wallstrom Free Teeth Whitening ($250 Value) Just for the record, no winning spots were Review purchased or negotiated for ad sales, trades, favors Compliments of: Today’s Dentistry or other. 2009 Let me explain a little bit of the process. To begin with we had a huge amount of people voting Top 10 Best Breakfast If you find your name give us a call: online. (Thanks) This saved us a bunch of time be- 482-4713 cause these results were automatically stored into Morning Glory 30.36% a spread sheet. Bread Board 18.75% We then received enough mail in entries to keep our keep our P.O. Box jam packed. These entries Dragonfly 10.71% were typed up and added to the spread sheet. Brothers 6.25% I then hired a mathmatics student to sort the Wild Goose 5.36% submitted results and rank them according to the percentages of votes they received. Harpers 4.46% Greenleaf 3.57% I thought you would find this interesting, because while some listings held very similar rankings some Munchies 2.68% just Kicked Butt. You can see this with Morning Other Restaurants 17.86% Glory and it’s 30% Favor for Breakfast. But you also have to wonder what the other 55% of favorite date night restaurants were. That remains a local secret. Great Giveaway Winner: The Intuitive Linda Thomas 81 % of our votes came from Ashland w ith 9% from One Organic Eminence Yogurt Body Wash - choose from Medford, 6 % from Talent, 2% from Jacksonville and Pear & Green Apple, Soy Blueberry, or Naseberry Cranberry. 2% from Central Point. Compliments of: Alchemy Botanicals Our most senior voter was 72 and our yougest participant age 13. The average age was 42. Top 10 Best Burger Overall we received some very interesting results. Big Als 17% Some places I had never even heard of and this is the real gem of having a LocalsGuide. Omar’s 11% NOW FOR THE WALL OF SHAME... Ouch...Ouch... Standing Stone 11% this was a hot topic!! Louies 7% Well I spoke with the LocalsGuide International Munchies 7% legal team and they highly advised me to not print Still Water 6% or post the results. Not even on the website :( Wild Goose 4% But I can say this. The winner for BIGGEST RIP OFF Black Sheep 3% was unanimous: THE IRAQ WAR Other 34% Enjoy this issue, and remember if your business was not mentioned you remain a Local Secret. Great Giveaway Winner:
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L O C A L S G U I D E . C O M Best Sweet Shop Movie Review Mix Sweet Shop 36% Rocky Mountain 25% MARLEY & ME: Silly Little Rabbit 9% By Jodytoons Market of Choice Bakery 7% Have you ever had a dog? Munchies 6% Zoey’s 5% Yes I mean that kind of dog! The kind that makes you want to get a parakeet, or a guinea pig Apple Cellar 1% instead. The kind of dog that make muzzles and tranquilizers not off the chart of possibility. Well if you ever have, you’ll love Marley & Me. Ashland Food Co-Op 1% Ashland Fudge Co. 1% The movie, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston was funny, sweet, poignant, and oh so Other Restaurants 9% true if you own a pet…AND would definitely make Cesar Milan cringe every 3rd minute. Owen Wilson plays a newspaper reporter who decides to get his wife a present. A present in the form of a four legged, fur covered, empty pit of Golden Lab puppy. This dog takes over their entire lives, wrecks their house, and gets kicked out of obedience school. This movie tells the story of Best Thai, Vietnamese Restaurant their lives together, their growing family, and how Marley both enriches AND makes their life House of Thai 39% living hell. Like any pet or family member, Marley is at time destructive, mostly exasperating, extremely loyal, and always loving. Thai Pepper 32% Ali’s Thai Kitchen 6% I really liked this movie, it was laugh out loud funny, it was very sweet and poignant, and even Bangkok Benny’s 4% though it has a very expected “emotional ending” it still made me tear up in a good way. I particularly liked Kathleen Turner’s cameo as the hard as nails Dog obedience trainer. She’s Thai House 4% great. Marley & Me is a great biography and homage to man’s best friend. (or his worst enemy… Bambu 3% depending on the day.) Natalee 2% Yaun Yaun 2% One thing…when my friend and I were going up to the theater, the whole movie was almost spoiled by an usher who said he’d heard it was similar to “Old Yeller” Based on that, we almost Kat Wok 1% left the theater, because neither of us wanted to have that much emotional wreckage tossed Other Restaurants 4% about on wintry afternoon. However we decided to tough it out, and I can gladly say…..Old Yeller it ain’t! Best Sushi Kobe 41% Top 10 Locations to Spot Jenn Moss (Actual RealReview Results) Bonsai 19% 1) Isn’t she in Portland now? 8) Seriously? Are we still talking about her? Kat Wok 12% 2) I don’t even wanna know She is soooo last summer. Oh’s Osaka 8% 3) The 4th of July Parade 9) In my dreams...ok, in the summer riding past the Mail Market of Choice 6% 4) In flattering light at dusk Stop on Siskiyou at 2pm really!!! Wasabi 5% 5) The Co-op 10) Hopefully far, far away from here Hana Sushi 4% 6) Siskiyou Blvd on her bike Bento East 1% 7) Doing nude handstands in front of the fire station. 11) BONUS: Where you least expect her. Chozu 1% Other Restaurants 4%
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J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 9 Movie Review New Business Profile
Name: Stephanie Summers Age 29 Location Ashland
Business Name: Green Baby Bliss.com
Website: www.GreenBabyBliss.com
Can you tell us a little bit about the inspiration behind starting your business? The inspiration for Green Baby Bliss began over 2 years ago when my amazing daughter Lillian was born. As any parent knows, we all want to raise happy healthy babies! It’s the insight that I have gained as a parent which has inspired me
to create greenbabybliss.com. Photo by Bryon DeVore Lilly & Stephanie In the beginning I had very little information about leaching plastics, lead in toys, the importance of organic cottons and other sustainable fabrics, etc. One day I happened to stumble upon an article about plastic leaching in baby bottles, cased by the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA). I was completely shocked and immediately continued my research. Shortly after this, major toy manufactures began recalling children and baby toys after finding high levels of lead and other hazardous chemicals.
I began to really focus on natural, safe and organic products for my daughter. I also recognized how important it was to get this message out to other families. I set out to create a site where parents and loved ones could find natural, safe and organic baby products all in one place.
What does BPA Free mean? BPA stands for Bisphenol-A. It is used in the production of epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics. BPA-Free means a product is free of this chemical. The majority of all bottles and sippy cups are made up of plastics that use the chemical BPA. Research shows that BPA leaches and transfers into beverages which are then consumed. Furthermore, beverages which are heated in products containing BPA or bottles that are sterilized by boiling are at an even higher risk of leaching BPA. Additionally, overtime the more a bottle or sippy cup is used the more it leaches BPA and becomes more dangerous.
The most alarming problem with BPA is that animal studies have shown that over exposure of the chemical can lead to prostate cancer, breast cancer and even plays a role in the obesity and diabetes epidemic. Research also shows that BPA can cause early puberty and a decrease in male fertility.
What are some of the most unknown issues with toxic toys that parents might not be aware of? The majority of toys that our children play with are made of plastic and plastic is made of chemicals. Children put toys into their mouths all the time; some of these chemicals may enter their bodies. Some of the substances, which are not always chemically bound to the products, may also be released directly onto skin, or into the air that children breathe. Toys painted with lead based paint can have the same effect. This is a very big issue and I highly recommend the website www. HealthyToys.org for further information.
What is your favorite product(s)? That is a really hard question simply because all products and brands sold on Green Baby Bliss are specifically chosen for a reason and even “tested” on my own little one! We offer a variety of recycled wooden and organic cotton toys, cloth diapers, organic bedding and clothing, even safe baby skin care products. I love them all!
Recycled Plastic Green Toys...Can you explain this? Yes, a great company called “Green Toys” has created 4 products (all of which I sell) that are all made in the USA out of recycled milk jugs. In addition they are all BPA free! The one my daughter Lilly likes best is the Tea Set. It is colorful, sturdy and perfectly safe (no plastic leaching) for sipping water or juice, so I have no worries when she plays Tea Party. Great Giveaway Winner: Best Places to Dance Green Toys’ environmental mission even extends to their packaging. Striving, to The Brilliant Genna Berlin Tabu 26% minimize packaging, all of the boxes use as little material as possible. All Green 1 15 min Chair massage Vinyl Club 13% Toys products are packaged in recycled corrugated boxes with no plastics, Compliments of: Endless Massage cellophane or twist-ties, and are 100% recyclable. At Home 9% Great Giveaway Winner: Roscoe’s 7% The Unique Carly Varner Stillwater 7% 1 detox foot bath Continued On Next Page Compliments of: Endless Massage Other 38% L O C A L S G U I D E . C O M I love how you organized your online store by activity, for example Play Time and Let’s Eat. Yes, I really wanted to make the site fun to shop on and get away from the traditional categories you see on other websites. Many products share the same categories, but my hope it that it is a real engaging way to shop the site!
Your business is primarily based online but you also do local delivery how have you been getting the word out about what you are doing? What has the response been? I have been advertising locally, as well as creating flyers and putting those up around town (with my business cards). I also placed a special link on my site for local delivery. As the weather gets nicer, it will be a real pleasure to meet up with parents who are out and about with their children and hand them my business card. I offer this service free of charge in residential areas of Ashland/ Talent/Phoenix. I love the idea that a new parent can be at home with their new baby and have natural and safe baby products delivered to their door with out any worry! Southern Oregon is my home and I really feel this type of service is great for my community!
The response has been pretty good, as with any new business you have to prove yourself to your shoppers and that is exactly what I am setting out to do.
Learn More: GreenBabyBliss.com
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10 J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 9 Where to Eat Send Us Your Review [email protected] TOP 20 Best Deck / Patio Dragonfly 14% Bambu By Chezhood Alex’s 10% We had lunch in Medford today. We met in a salad with a very tasty balsalmic / Thai Peper 10% shopping center on the road that runs by Home soy dressing. A real winner for me. Greenleaf 8% Depot. Moving swiftly on, to the wontons. These were light Standing Stone 8% It’s quite an interesting area. there are a few pretty and crispy and the filling had a delicate curry flavour, Pasta Piati 4% nice shops, a very high priced clothing store with and freshly cooked. I wouldn’t have minded a bit Bloomsbury Coffeehouse 3% more kick to the filling, but overall an ideal small designer items and plenty of Bling. There is a Creekside Pizza Bistro 3% supermarket, Albertsons, and then there is Bambu. plate. These were served with a sweet and sour sauce. The ribs were meltingly tender, the sauce a little too Siskiyou Brew Pub 3% Bambu is really quite THE place for lunch. On trying Hoi Sin for me, but quite delicious. The crispy fish Pilaf 3% to make a reservation, the woman who answered the was Icelandic cod. A moist nicely cooked portion Ashland Springs 2% phone could barely hear me due to the background served with a sweet chili sauce. Good size portions of noise. Well, I thought, annoying, but a very good sign. everything, without it being overwhelming. Beanery 3% Beasy’s 2% On our arrival at opening time, 11.30am, we were not My partner in crime had the Tiger roll, the daily Bella Union 2% special, the red thai curry, and some Pad Thai chicken. the first ones there, and by the 12 noon the place was Bread Board 2% completely full. This was Wednesday lunch, 2 weeks before Christmas, in a shopping center. Incredible! The Tiger roll, a light crispy cigar shaped pastry Case Coffee 2% stuffed with creamcheese and a mixture of crab flakes, Gorilla Bites 2% chili sauce and a few other flavours that made this a We were warmly welcomed and shown into a Kobe 2% comfortable booth. The wall art was simple and perfect three bite taster. The Pad Thai had a clean and tasteful and overall an elegant choice. The lunch menu fresh taste, with a real zing to it. The all-round favorite Other Restaurants 15% is one laminated card. Its a very simple idea. There are had to be the daily special of the red thai chicken a choice of 4 appetizers, and 10 mains. curry.It was really good. Just the right amount of heat Save this for the summer! for us, a good clean creamy coconut taste without it What is pretty unique is that you can either pay missing the zing of the lemongrass, and the essential Great Giveaway Winner: fish sauce. Yummmm. I really enjoyed the cucumber the flat a la carte priceor mix it up and enjoy a The Sensational Julie Wiley ;) combination of two or even three dishes, appetizers salad.Its a refreshing light salad that complements all and/or mains for a set price. You will also get a really the other delicious things, without filling you up or Chakra Balancing Massage, utilizing Swedish nice refreshing cucumber salad and rice as side dishes. clashing. massage, energy work, aromas, and reflexol- On the reverse of the menu is also the weekly specials, ogy to induce deep balancing and relaxation. As you may imagine, we were unable to fit in dessert. Includes footsoak, private steam room, double and today, Wednesday, it was chicken in a red thai headed shower and more, for a two hour spa curry sauce. I assure you, I wont let you down the next time I go getaway! to Bambu, and I do plan to go back there very soon. What did we have? Well I have to tell you that in the Although this task is now over, It could never have Compliments of: spirit of research and of great personal sacrifice, we been described as a chore. The Phoenix Day Spa & Salon went a bit crazy! We both ordered the combination plate with 3 items: I had chicken curry wontons, Happy New Year and Happy Eating shanghai baby back ribs and crispy fish. Oh and we Top 5 Best Date Restaurants had to have a portion of crab cakes. I always have crab Bambu cakes, they are like a bench mark for me! These crab 970 North Phoenix Road Cuccina Biazzi 14% cakes were excellent. They were simply crab, with a Medford, OR 97504 Amuse 12% light dusting of breadcrumbs and lightly fried. They were served with a creamy red curry aioli and a small 541-608-7545 DragonFly 8% Kobe 6% Best Chinese Restaurants Best Coffee Houses Pasta Piatti 4% Other Restaurants 55% Chun’s Palace 26% Rogue Valley Roasting Co. 21% Golden Dynasty 24% Evos 15% Remember this list for Valentines Day! Panda Garden 17% Beanery 10% Yuan Yaun 9% Mix 8% China Hut 3% Bloomsbury 7% King Wah 3% Key of “C” 6% Ma’s Central Point 3% Case Coffee 6% Silver Dragon 3% Downtown Coffee House 5% Bamboo Hut 1% Human Bean 4% Other Restaurants 11% Other Coffee Houses 17% Best Bar Best Open Mic
Omar’s 20% Wildgoose 24% Black Sheep 11% Alexs 14% Alex’s 9% Tabu 14% Hong Kong 5% Northwest Pizza Co 10% Martino’s 5% Other 31% Paddy Brannans 5% Stillwater 5% Tabu 5% Best Meat Market Avalon Bar & Grill 4% Other Bars 30%
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Standing Stone 48% Caldera Brewing Co. 26% Other 26% We might have had some confusion on this category So take your pick of the definitions provided below. Use this guide wisely next time you go shopping! Great Giveaway Winner: Meat Market: A place to buy fresh meat. Meat Market: A place where people go to hook-up ;) The Honorable Michael Cooke Rowan Tree Coven Tarot Reading by Aylah Hallel Co-op 21% Compliments of: The Rowan Tree Hong Kong 10% Kat Wok 10% Great Giveaway Winner: Vinyl Club 8% The Powerful Nicole Hurley $75.00 gift certificate to be used on a Market of Choice 8% custom frame order Shop N’ Kart 8% Compliments of: The Total Picture La Tapatia 4% Great Giveaway Winner: Safeway 4% The Great Adam Yazbeck Wild Goose 4% Float weightlessly in a spacious Ocean Other 23% Floatroom for an hour and sample inner peace. Experience stress relief beyond belief. Compliments of: Zenwest Floatation Center HOT - OR - NOT
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Having Fun Yet? 12 J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 9 You won’t want to miss the next issue - > For The Next Issue: Hall of FAME - Favorite Waiter / Waitress Proclaim Your Love Someone Love’s Ya Out There... Keep up the Great Work! Milan @ Dragonfly Everyone @ Olive Garden Maryanne @ Little Shop of Bagels Adam @ Standing Stone George @ ABC Mykole @ Geppettos And Win Alice @ Oak Tree Gina @ Standing Stone Older Lady @ Morning Glory All @ Breadboard Gina Clark @ Black Sheep! Page @ Larks Last year we received over 300 entries into Ally Kessler Hanya Zwick Rachel Huntly @ Standing Stone our Love Note Contest. Amy @ Martinos Jacob @ Omars All @ Roscoes Anjali Altman @ Pangea JAMES @ HARPER’S Rose Bowen This year is going to be Annie @ Greenleaf Jamila @ Geppetto’s Sammi @ Golden Dynasty even better... so make Ariel Will @ The Creek Jessica Heiner Sammy @ Paddys sure to start early. All @ Morning Glory Jessie @ brothers Teena @ Omars Autumn @ Geppetos John @Peerless Tenaya @ Black Sheep We will then print just Bill Stringellow Julie @ Wileys The Cute Blonde @ Alex’s One lucky couple will win an overnight stay at as many as we can and Cara Hodgking @ Avalon Julie Trivers Tim Case the romantic Greenspings Inn. a few lucky people will Chris @ Cucinna Karen @ Witham’s Tom DuBois walk away with some great prizes. Chris Fidler Karen @ DragonFly Verelle @ Wiley’s World Christine Stout @ Pasta Piatti Lee @ Greenleaf Xandria @ Zoeys Elena @ Brothers Lorie @ Omars Zippy Chocolate Elise @ Standing Stone Marcos @ Si Casa Flores Private Dance Lessons Movie Review The Day the Earth Stood Still By Kit Crumb Wild Attraction Products I remember in the third grade when some you’ll catch others will surprise Billy Manning stood up and said to the you. And I can say that the world does 150 Words Max teacher Klaatu, Barada, Nikto. Twenty stand still at one point, but I won’t tell Jan 26th Deadline years later while working for ABC when. The movie holds together well News I was shocked when the sports with a little cat and mouse between Look For Submission Boxes Around Town caster turned to the News director and Klaatu and the US government. said. Klaatu, Barada, Nikto. Now, it’s [email protected] my turn to say to you. Klaatu, Barada, Jaden Smith, Will Smith’s, son played P.O. Box 3088 | Ashland , Oregon Nikto. a brat. He has a good role and plays it well. But for the first two thirds of Saturday I saw The Day the Earth the movie he reminds you of the brat Stood Still. This was the remake of in the super market that wants his the 1951 movie of the same name. mother to buy him something. But Keanu Reeves played Klaatu (I have unlike the kid in the supermarket no idea what Barada Nikto means), Jaden Smith redeems himself toward Jennifer Connelly played the science the end of the movie. researcher, and Kathy Bates played the representative for the President who, If you like Science fiction then you will we assume is in hiding. Jaden Smith like the remake of The Day the Earth played a brat, but I’ll get to that in a Stood Still. bit. I mentioned in the beginning that In 1928, a mountaineer encounters this was a remake. I went out and a glowing sphere while on an rented the 1951 version and found expedition in the snowy mountains some interesting crossovers. 1951 of India. He then finds himself Klaatu wanted to save mankind. 2008 awakening after a sudden loss of Klaatu wants to save the earth, not consciousness, with the sphere now the people. In the 1951 version there gone and a scar on his hand. The is a scene with Klaatu and the heroin mountain climber looks a lot like in the front seat with a little kid in Keanu Reeves. Now, flash to the future the back seat. That same scene was and a giant sphere landing in Central created in the 2008 version. Hmm, I Park, out comes an alien who gets guess the director thought it was a shot by a trigger happy military type. powerful scene. In the 1951 version He is taken to a hospital where he Klaatu visits a famous scientist. The seems to shed some skin and lo and same scene is played out in the 2008 behold Keanu Reeves pops out. It’s version with of all people John Cleese not long after this that he reveals his as the scientist. In both movies Klaatu name as Klaatu and that he has come said that the population of the earth to save the Earth. But he didn’t come was going to get the death ray if they alone his traveling companion is Gort didn’t stop…in the 1951 version we a giant robot that only reacts to his were told to stop warring in the 2008 command or a violent act. version I guess the Aliens have given up on mankind because Klaatu warns I’ll break away at this point so as not to that he will destroy all mankind saving become a spoiler. Keanu Reeves does only the animals. a good job with the odd role of Klaatu, My only regret is that at the end of and the special effects were well the movie I still hadn’t learned what done. Of course it was a movie with a Klaatu Badada Nikto means. message and there were a few twists, L O C A L S G U I D E . 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We then logged 3900 miles in 9 days with only 1 CD (Tom Petty) to listen to and went through 11 states with no car trouble, no ticket and no injuries. It was a perfect trip and I’m glad to be back in the Rogue Valley.
What was it like when you saw the car? When I was growing up my dad told me this I fell in love with the car instantly, (it needed crazy story about some kid who had saved some minor work) but a great car. every single penny he had ever found. He saved so many he had to have a Did the owner know you were under 21? tractor trailer come and haul it away. Then Yes the owner was in dis-belief that me and my he went out and bought a car. 17 year old best friend flew across the country to buy his car. I’m not sure if that was a true, but here is an even a better story. Don’t just buy a car... Dakota & JJ Road Trip 08 How the heck did your parent decide to let you do this? Well it wasn’t easy for them BUY A PORSCHE and then drive it across the country ... I’m sure. But they know I’m responsible and they’ve known Dakota without your parents!!! Kids Take Note: since elementary school.
I sold my 71 Trans Am and my 69 Mustang and all 3 of my What did people think when they looked over in the pass- motorcycles to have enough cash to go buy this Porsche that ing lane and saw you two guys driving this awesome car? I’ve been looking at on the internet. We got many thumbs up, and met alot of amazing people on the trip. We traveled with a blue STI on and off, from Arkansas to I then flew out of Medford at 6am on Monday 11th August Texas, and a C6 Corvette with two older guys for 100-200 miles. 2008 with $14,000.00 cash in my back pack to purchase a 1983 Porsche 911 Carrera Wide Body in North Carolina. Biggest assumption people make about you now that you have a Porsche?Well when I got it home there were alot of “Is I flew my best friend Dakota out to meet me in North Carolina. that your dad’s car?” but pretty soon the small town of Ashland Now in Raleigh it was a reunion in deed to see Dakota, we was familiar with the fact that I bought this car with my own were never so glad to see each other. money.
We hailed a taxi and headed to Durham to meet up with the Is it fun? It’s the greatest, fastest reacting car I’ve ever driven. I owner of the Porsche. The Porsche looked good. We took it can stop on a dime and take a corner hard enough to make my to the Porsche garage to have it serviced and quickly paid the eyes sore. owner his asking price. After a long process of dealing with the North Carolina DMV and the North Carolina Vehicle Licensing What’s your next adventure? I don’t know about the adven- agent we headed out on the open road. ture. (there may be plenty) but I’m thinking the next car will be an E46 BMW M3.
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18 J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 9 Living In Southern Oregon
Ashland Real Estate SALES COMPARISON 2007 2008 * Number of Homes Sold 345 238 2008 At A Glance Average Days on the Market 122 162 What an interesting year in real estate we have all experienced. That being said, it seems Ashland has continued to hold its own. Many of us have said time and time again that things are different around here and after reviewing the year’s statistics, it seems we were on to something. For those trying to sell their Ashland 2008 Sales Activity property in 2008, this year may have been rather frustrating. As by Price Range you can see, the number of homes that sold is down significantly. Ironically, the prices of those properties that did sell seem to be unaffected. Given the increase in inventory for Buyers to choose 5299 Pioneer Road, Medford Centrally located with fantastic views, this prop- from, there is no surprise it took longer to sell homes in 2008 as erty is quite versatile. The 3 bedroom 2 bathroom, compared to 2007. More than once, about the time someone 2104 SF single level home has had some recent was ready to make their decision, three more homes in the same 5% updating including newer carpet and tile floors. 4% The floorplan is quite livable and includes both a price range would come on the market, giving them that much living and family room each with fireplaces. The more to see and also to think about. The most active price range 24% 7.76 acres are level, fenced and cross fenced as for Ashland in 2008 was between $300k-$500k. However, given 15% well as irrigated from TID. In addition to a 2 car attached garage, there’s a the state of the economy, we still had impressive activity in the $1 1353 SF detached garage, 3 stall horse barn with tack room, oversized shed, million + price ranges with the highest sale registering at just over large garden, lots of room for animals and more. Offered at $565,000 $2.6 million. As an Ashland homeowner and Real Estate Broker, I found this change in the market to be much needed. In my opinion, it brought a balance to our housing market as well as our industry. Sure, it wasn’t an easy transition but that’s okay. It curbed the activity for the Sellers looking to make a ridiculous profit in a short amount of time and it eliminated the Brokers dabbling in the business. Real estate has consistently been a fantastic invest- 53% ment and that hasn’t changed. With interest rates hovering at 5% it remains an excellent time to purchase. I was fortunate to participate in dozens of transactions this year and found it quite rewarding to see many young families, retirees, single parents and first time home buyers finally having affordable housing inventory $300,000 and under to choose from in Ashland. I am blessed to live and work in a $300,001-$500,000 fantastic community and honored to be part of the Gateway Real $500,001-$750,000 Estate Family which in 2008, continued the tradition of being the 1325 Ashland Mine Road This charming top poducing real estate office in Ashland. $750,001- $1 mil home has been lovingly maintained and will im- $1 mil + press the most discriminating buyer. There are * Information was collected from the Southern Oregon Multiple Listing three generous bedrooms, two and a half baths Service and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. and 1876 sq. ft. The kitchen features hardwood floors, slab granite countertops, a great pantry with built ins and nice views. There is a cozy formal dining room with arched entries and a large family room with ornamental fireplace. The master suite has two closets, a private bathroom and nice natural light. Situated on a .20 acre lot, there are mature trees, shrubs and flow- Average Sales Price, 2007 vs. 2008 ers as well as a variety of wine grapes, an herb garden and extensive ter- $600,000 raced walls. From the front deck you will enjoy great views of Grizzly Peak. Don’t miss this Ashland beauty! Offered at $449,000
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