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Beaverton

Beaverton Farmers Market

Wed, Sat / Sat 8:00am - 1:30pm, Wed 3:00 - 6:00 / May 7 - Nov 19

Hall & Fifth St

Fairview

Fairview Open Air Market

Thurs / 3pm - 8pm / Apr 7 - Sept 29

1601 NE Market St

Forest Grove

Forest Grove Farmers Market

Wed / 4pm - 8pm / May 11 - Oct 12

Main St @ 21st Ave & Pacific Ave

Gresham

Gresham Farmers Market

Sat / 8:30am - 2pm / May 14 - Oct 29

Third & Miller

Happy Valley

Sunnyside Grange #842 Open Air Market

Sun / 11:30am - 3pm / Apr 3 - Oct 30

13100 Sunnyside Rd

Hillsboro

HFM Sunday at Orenco Station

Sun / 10am - 2pm / May 2 - Oct 30

NE Orenco Station Parkway @ NE 61st Ave

Hillsboro Farmers Market in Downtown Hillsboro

Sat / 8am - 2pm / May - Oct

Main St Across from the Courthouse @ Third & First Ave

Hillsboro Farmers Markets Thursday at Tuality

Thurs / 10:30am - 1:30pm / June 2 - Aug 25

Tuality campus @ Baseline & Eighth Ave

Hillsboro Farmers Markets Wednesday at Tanasbourne

Wed / 4:30pm - 7:30pm / June 1 - Aug 31

Whole Foods Parking Lot @ Cornell Rd & Stucki Ave

Hillsboro Tuesday Marketplace

Tues / 5:00pm - 8:30pm / June 14 - Aug 30

E. Main St & Second Ave

Lake Oswego

Lake Oswego Farmers’ Market

Sat / 8:30am - 1:30pm / May 14 - Oct 8

200 First St @ First & Evergreen

Milwaukie

Milwaukie Sunday Farmers Market

Sun / 9:30am - 2pm / May 8 - Oct 30

North Plains

North Plains Farmers’ Market

Sat / 9am - 1pm / July 30 - Oct 1

NW 314th Ave, cross streets of NW Commercial St and NW Kaybern St

Oregon City

Oregon City Saturday Farmers Market

Sat / 9am - 2pm / May 7 - Oct 29

Clackamas County’s Public Services Building Parking Lot @ 2051 Kaen Rd

Oregon City Wednesday Market

Wed / 3pm - 7pm / June 1 - Oct 12

Eighth & Main St

Jackie Hammond-Williams / 503-734-0192 /

Marketmanager@orcityfarmersmarket.com

www.orcityfarmersmarket.com / Payment Options: C,CK,D,SV,S,W         

      

 

Portland

Cedar Mill Farmers’ Market, sponsored by THPRD

Sat / 8am - 1pm / May - Oct

NW Cornell @ Sunset Park & High School

Hillsdale Farmers Market

Sun / 10am - 2pm / May-Nov & Dec-Apr

Rieke Elementary & Wilson HS Parking Lot

Lot Entrance @ SW Capitol Hwy & SW Sunset Blvd

Hollywood Farmers Market

Sat / 8am - 1pm, May - October

9am - 1pm, November / May 7 - Nov 19

NE Hancock St between 44th & 45th Ave

Interstate Farmers Market - Lombard

Sat / 9am - 1:30pm / May 21 - Sept 24

N Interstate Ave & N Lombard @ De La Salle High School Lot

Lents International Farmers Market

Sun / 9am - 2pm / June 5 - Oct 16

SE 92nd & SE Foster Rd

Lloyd Farmers’ Market

Tues,Thurs / 10am - 2pm / Year-round (Tues) June-Sept (Thurs)

Oregon Square Courtyard on NE Holladay St @ NE 7th & NE 9th Ave

Montavilla Farmers Market

Sun / 10am - 2pm / June - Nov 20

7600 block of SE Stark St

OHSU Farmers Market

Tues / 11:00am - 3:00pm / May 17 - Oct 4

OHSU Auditorium Courtyard Between BICC Library & MacKenzie Hall

Parkrose Farmers Market

Sat / 9am - 3pm / May 7 - Oct 29

11800 NE Shaver St, Parkrose High School West Parking Lot.

People’s Farmers’ Market

Wed / 2pm - 7pm / year-round

3029 SE 21st Ave @ 1 block N of Powell Blvd

Portland Farmers Market, Buckman

Thurs / 3pm - 7pm / May - Sept

SE 20th & Salmon

Portland Farmers Market, NW Portland

Thurs / 3pm - 7pm / June - Sept

NW 23rd Ave & NW Savier St

Portland Farmers Market, Pioneer Courthouse Square

Mon / 10am - 2pm / June - Sept

SW Sixth & Yamhill

Portland Farmers Market, Saturdays at PSU

Sat / mid-Mar - Oct, 8:30am - 2pm; Nov - Dec, 9am - 2pm / Mar - Dec

PSU Park Blocks @ SW Montgomery & SW Park

St. Johns Farmer’s Market

Sat / 9am - 2pm / June 4 - Oct 15

St. Johns Plaza @ N Lombard and N Philadelphia

Woodstock Farmer’s Market

Sun / 9am - 1pm / June 26 - Sept 11

Key Bank Parking Lot @ 4600 SE Woodstock

Sherwood

Sherwood Saturday Market

Sat / 9am - 1pm / May 7 - Sept 24 / City Hall Pedestrian Sidewalk /

Tigard

Tigard Area Farmers Market

Sun / 9am - 2pm / May 8 - Oct 30

11831 SW Pacific HWY Parking Lot @ Halls St & Hwy 217

Troutdale

Troutdale Open Air Market

Sat / 10am - 2pm / Apr 2 - Oct 29

Troutdale Railroad Museum, 551 E. Columbia River Hwy

Tualatin

Tualatin Farmers Market

Fri / 4pm - 8 pm / June 17 - Sept 30The Tualatin Commons, 8325 SW Nyberg St   

Need more info on other Farmers Markets, please contact me.  David Waite * John L. Scott Market Center * 503-887-5323 waite-david@msn.com

Earth Day freebies for 2012 are available to consumers for the national green holiday on April 22nd. Some retailers along with Chipotle and Starbucks is offering free items in recognition of Earth Day that was founded by Gaylord Nelson in 1970.

Earth Day 2012 freebies

Customers can get a free hot or iced coffee from Starbucks April 22nd when they bring in a reusable cup.

Target is giving away one reusable shopping bag per person as an Earth Day freebie. The free bag is available at the guest services desk inside each store.

Jo-Ann Fabric will give out free tote bags on April 22nd to the first 50 customers.

Lowes is offering one free tree on Monday, April 23rd. Customers must first go online to register for it.

Barnes & Noble is giving an extra 20 percent discount on Earth-friendly toys and games ordered online.

Pottery Barn Kids is offering free packets of sunflower seeds Saturday the 21st and on Earth Day 2012. Customers can pick up Helianthus annuus seedlings to plant in their gardens.

Chipotle Mexican Grill will offer a free burrito as their Earth Day freebie to customers who purchase a lunch bag before April 14th from their restaurant. Bags are made from recycled Chipotle billboards.

The National Park Service is giving a huge Earth Day freebie by allowing travelers free access to 397 national parks April 21-29.

For more info from your local GREEN Realtor please contact me!

Celebrate Earth Day this Sunday, April 22, 2012 with City Repair, at PCC Cascade Campus (705 N Killingsworth) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Circle of Life: Earth Day Renewal is the theme.

• Over 70 local organizations making the earth a better place
• Valet bike parking: ooh la la!
• Native plant creation station by Expeditious Earthscapes
• A battery recycling station (thanks, Jim!)
• Main stage of live music and entertainment by Abstract Earth
• Acoustic stage with local talent by Camp Cascadia
• Circus Cascadia – engagement for kids of all ages
• Food and beverage vendors
• Interactive workshops and classes
• 1,500 to 3,000 attendees throughout the day
• Participation in the billion acts of green challenge

Admission is free. Visit the City Repair Earthday website for more details.
For more local activities feel free to contact me:

David Waite - JLSMC - GREEN Realtor - 503-887-5323

Below are some facts from the Portland RMLS.  We are in need of homes to sell!  Buyers are out there making multiple offers, too few choices for them.  Need to sell?   Please contact me!

March Residential Highlights

Comparing March 2012 with March 2011 shows improvement in both pending and closed sales, which were also up compared to the previous month. There were 2,272 accepted offers, 12.8% more than the 2,014 reported in March 2011 and 7.7% more than the 2,109 in the previous month. The 1,694 closed sales represent a 4.9% increase over the same month last year, when 1,615 were recorded, and 34.2% more than the 1,262 sales in February.  New listings this March (2,886) were down compared to March last year (3,056), but rose 15.8% compared to February (2,492). The combination of fewer new listings and more closed sales contributed to the lowest unsold inventory since June 2007. It would take only five months to sell the 8,391 active listings at the March rate of sales.

First Quarter Report

Comparing first quarter 2012 with the same period in 2011 shows closed sales increased 12.2%. There were more closed sales in the first three months of 2012 than in any first quarter since 2007. Pending sales were up by 18.2% in the quarterly comparison, with new listings decreasing by 12.0%.

A comparison of first quarter prices this year and last shows average sales price declined less than one half percent. The average sale price was $251,700 in the first quarter of this year and $252,800 in the  comparable period last year. The median sale price decreased 1.4% ($212,000 this year and $215,00 in 2011).  Total days on market decreased  by 17.9%, going from 165 in the first quarter last year to 135 in the first quarter of 2012. 

David Waite PC

#1 Top Producing Agent for 2011

John L. Scott Market Center

VA Specialist - Real Estate Broker

Cell 503-887-5323

Home Office 503-628-4558

Email waite-david@msn.com

www.johnlscott.com/davidwa

PORTLAND REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE - February 2012

Buyer Competition Pushes Prices Up

According to statistics from the Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS), the median sales price climbed nearly 2.5% in February 2012 as compared to the month before.

The Portland area is now seeing more competing bids from eager buyers for the limited number of homes on the market. That demand is starting to push prices up.

Inventory Continues to Shrink

The number of homes available for sale on the last day of the month dropped nearly 8% in February 2012 compared to the previous month.

February inventory was the lowest level in more than two years and also the first time in more than two years that fewer than 9,000 homes were on the market.

The decline in February is the ninth consecutive monthly decrease in inventory.

Pending Sales Sour

Pending sales climbed nearly 25% in February 2012 as compared to last month and jumped nearly 47% as compared to last year.

    All the right conditions to put your property back on the market!

For more info contact:
David Waite
John L. Scott Market Center
Call or text 503-887-5323
waite-david@msn.com