Guthrie Family Ticket Giveaway!
Guthrie Family Ticket Giveaway!
What: Guthrie Family Rides Again Concert, featuring Arlo Guthrie
Where: Oregon State University campus, LaSells Stewart Center,
875 SW 26th St., Corvallis, OR
When: Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 7:30pm
I am pleased to announce that I am giving away two pairs of tickets to this amazing concert! Here’s how you can enter:
I’m looking for your favorite iconic Willamette Valley (building or scenic view) picture! Just email your name, contact information, and your favorite picture to photos@soldbydava.com. Pictures must be received by April 18, 2010 and will be posted to my blog at www.SoldByDava.com
Posting of entries is subject to the discretion of Dava Behrens. Pictures must be “Rated G”, pertinent, and postable. Email addresses will not be made public and will be used only for contest purposes. Winner will be chosen at random and notified via email by April 21, 2010.
Coming Soon | 3 Bedrooms | 2.5 Baths | $257,000
I have a new listing coming on the market very shortly and just wanted to let everyone know about it before it gets here!
Spacious and clean Philomath home with amazing views of Mary’s Peak and the rest of the Coast Range. Landscaped yard with underground automatic sprinklers and trickling stream water feature. Large open living area with westward facing balcony to take advantage of those wonderful views! 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, approximately 1843 sq. ft. on .38 acres. Take advantage of the extended first time home buyer/expanded buyer tax credit.
Located just of west of Corvallis and easy commute to Corvallis employment, including Oregon State University)
Corvallis | A tour of Fall Color
Here’s a little tour of Corvallis, Oregon showing fall colors all over town, on the river front and on the Oregon State University Campus Lots of fun.
Corvallis Oregon Ranks 7th best “College Town”
Thinking of relocating to or retiring in Corvallis, Oregon? You might have good reason…
The American Institute for Economic Research has named Corvallis, Oregon as one of the 7th best “college town” for 2009-2010, one of only two located in the pacific northwest. The other being Bellingham, WA (Western Washington University). The index is comprised of more than 360 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) which are then divided into four tiers based on population.
Criteria for ranking is organized into three categories—Academic Environment, Quality of Life and Professional Opportunities. Objective criteria is used to measure such things as Research Capacity (based on research-and-development expenditures; Quality ofLlife which includes opportunities for cultural and entertainment venues; and Professional Opportunities which tracks the net annual increase of businesses.
Corvallis, home of Oregon State University ranks in the tier with cities of 250,000 or less and is ranked among cities like Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell), Ames, Iowa (Iowa State) and Champaign-Urbana, Ill (University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana).
The College Destinations Index (CDI) is a useful tool for students and their parents, but beyond that, “the amenities that create great college communities also can make these destinations fine places to visit or retire”.
This Place Matters
Earlier this year, It was my privilege to be recognized by Benton County and the City of Corvallis Historic Resources Commissions and Preservation Works for Leadership and Commitment associated with my work in the historic neighborhoods of Corvallis, Oregon. This award centered on the efforts associated with my real estate career, including the marketing materials that I produce when listing homes and the information and advice provided to buyers of homes in neighborhoods designated as historic and with historic homes in other neighborhoods and communities. I am very appreciative and honored by this recognition.
The opening remarks were quite inspirational and are repeated with permission here:
The theme of this historic preservation month is –“This Place Matters”.
“Places are made up of the physical – the landscape, climate, and the built environment. But of course, when we are talking about Historic Preservation we can’t separate the physical place from the human community and its culture that formed that place. This human community and culture can’t JUST be that of the historical creators of the “place”. (Though our predecessors acting on and manipulating the environment gives us something to preserve.) This community and culture that helps make up “Place” must include us, as we act out our stories, build our lives, and play with the environment; the environment that we inherit from those who have gone before us, and borrow from those who come after.
All of us, as individuals, or groups and organizations, through our actions, both big and small, pass on a legacy. We pass on another piece of the story that is told by our places; the story about who we are, and what matters to us. Historic Preservation is about making sure that story has a richness and depth that a single individual can rarely achieve over a lifetime.
In giving awards – for leadership and commitment –for Stewardship – and awards for Projects that assure the continued life to Designated Historic Resources- we want to recognize the diversity of efforts, and the different scale and scope, that make up the preservation of this place that matters to us.”
Other awards and honorees include:
Benton county Preservation Award to Willamette Community and Grange Hall
Designated Historic Resource Project—Caton House; Kearney Hall, Oregon State University
Leadership and Commitment—Dava Behrens; BA Beierle
Stewardship—Ed and Gwen Peachey; Oregon State University
Preservations Works Honor Award—Van Buren Bridge Project, Oregon Department of Transportation
Part of the program included a presentation by Art DeMuro (President of Venerable Properties and Chairman of the Portland Historic Landmarks Commission) describing the efforts and success story of the “green” preservation efforts associated with the “White Stag” and other buildings/blocks of significance in the Portland Historic District(s) The following is a slide show he provided (posted with permission.) It is well worth the read to understand the differences that can be made when “green” is included in the preservation of historic properties.
If you are interested in buying or selling a historic home in Corvallis, Oregon or in the surrounding area, please do not hesitate to be in touch. 541-740-3844 or send an email to Dava
Attention Beaver fans: BLEED ORANGE & BLACK!
Beaver Football season is almost upon us! Whether you’re an Oregon State University alum, current student or faculty member, a past or present resident of Corvallis, or maybe just love the orange and black color combination, then you’re probably gearing up in anticipation for this year’s season.
Schedule for all of the Beaver’s home games
09/05/2009- vs. Portland State at 11:30 am
09/19/2009- vs. Cincinnati at 3:46 pm
09/26/2009- vs. Arizona at TBA
10/10/2009- vs. Stanford at TBA
10/31/2009- vs. UCLA (Homecoming) at 12:30 pm or 3:30 pm
11/14/2009- vs. Washington at TBA
12/03/2009- at Eugene (Civil War) at 6:00 pm
Thinking of a second home near downtown Corvallis and Reser? Take a look at either of these:
136 SW Washington Ave., Suite #501, Corvallis, Oregon
Live in the heart of Corvallis adjacent to the riverfront. 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, approximately 1429 sq. ft.
$659,000
3045 NW Johnson Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon
Nestle down into the College Hill West Historic District of Corvallis, just one block from Oregon State campus. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, approximately 1629 sq. ft.
$387,500
Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Office Is Independently Owned and Operated.