Happy New Year! Overall 2020 was a pretty good year for Southern Oregon Real Estate--for both buyers and sellers! Interest rates are amazingly low and sellers are receiving nearly 100% of their asking price. Can it continue into 2021? That’s the question Alice &Pete discuss on this week's episode. Real time real estate predictions from two local Southern Oregon agents. See what 2021 may unfold for the market....Looks like it's not going to slow down anytime soon so be sure to keep up with the changes by tuning into our show each week!

We finally got through 2020! So what has been happening in our communities? Did equity increase for homeowners? Interest rates lowered throughout the year and 2020 was like no other real estate market we’ve experienced. Pete & Alice share their thoughts and recap what happened in the real estate world during 2020; Alice calls it a wave year, Pete calls it a change year. 2020 will go down as a driving force in the local economy as the pandemic shut things down around us. Hear what two real-time real estate brokers have to say about their experiences this past year.

Home inspections are used in most real estate transactions and they can make or break a sale. Learn all you need to know about home inspections from Travis Hand, owner of Rogue Inspection Services, on this episode of Southern Oregon’s Real Estate Show. Travis joins Alice & Pete for a wide-ranging discussion about what buyers and sellers need to know in relation to these and other inspections used in home sales. Real people with real stories from professional Southern Oregon brokers who experience this every day. You won’t think of home inspections the same way again after this episode!

The Market is Talking! The latest Southern Oregon MLS housing stats have been released and they tell us a lot about current market conditions. Pete & Alice tackle them all in this week’s episode. You’ll learn what is selling today, the latest interest rate info, as well as news for buyers, sellers, and investors about what to expect as winter selling begins. This is real-time real estate from two established professional realtors who share their experiences about the market and what is driving it. Low Interest rates and low inventory levels play a major role in how we buy and sell. You don’t want to miss a minute of this week's show!

If you think 2020 changed your life, wait until you hear from Jackson County Sheriff Nate Sickler on how wildfires, emergency planning, the pandemic, & decriminalization of most drugs has changed the way he sees law enforcement in the next few years.  Sheriff Sickler joins Alice & Pete  on this episode to share how these events might affect crime in our area and the potential effects of this on the real estate market. Guy Giles of Mutual of Omaha Mortgage also joins in with the latest mortgage rates buyers are receiving with good credit. Can rates drop below 2%? Hear what Guy thinks about that. Quite a show, be sure to tell your friends about it!

Southern Oregon lost several historic buildings during the recent Almeda, Obenchain & other wildfires. On this week’s episode, longtime local historic preservation specialist George Kramer joins Pete & Alice for a look at ways to preservice iconic buildings. There are opportunities for both homeowners and investors to take advantage of several incentives available today. We’ll get an update on historic preservation projects from Klamath Falls to Grants Pass  as well as resources you might find helpful to get started, including www.restoreoregon.org. Don’t miss out on this compelling discussion about why historic preservation is more important then ever in our local communities. 

We’re in the winter selling season, but this winter is like no other we’ve experienced in Southern Oregon’s Real Estate Market! In this episode, Pete & Alice share their Real-Time, Real Estate experiences with buyers and sellers as they maneuver through this high demand, low inventory housing market. Get the latest statistical information on what's selling, where and who is buying, and the latest market pandemic news. Up to date information that you won’t find anywhere else except on Southern Oregon’s Real Estate Show. Tune in and please share with your friends!

Housing issues across Oregon are not going away. Addressing these issues as well as the future of housing is an important part of the Oregon Association of Realtor’s mission. In this week’s episode, Pete & Alice speak with OAR legal counsel Jeremy Rogers about housing and other important issues facing buyers and sellers in Oregon. This episode will discuss affordability, legislative initiatives coming up, incentives for building alternative housing, building materials, and of course zoning for new construction. Don’t forget landlord-tenant laws have changed and the potential impact of the pandemic on housing issues is still being determined as the lockdowns continue. Don’t miss this informative program that will leave you wondering if housing will ever return to normal again!

Mortgage Interest rates (the "hot fuel" of our real estate market) didn’t budge since election day, meaning low rates may be here a while longer! Why is this so important? Guy Giles of Mutual of Omaha Mortgage joins Pete and Alice on this episode to explain the latest trends in mortgage lending that buyers need to know. Also, refinancing is increasing as homeowners rush to take advantage of historically low rates below 3%. Learn what types of loans buyers are securing in today’s market and hear real-life, everyday real estate stories from people who work locally here in Southern Oregon.

As a long-time local property appraiser, Danee Fry has seen just about every type of housing market. Yet she has never seen a market quite like our current one. It’s a market of pandemic driven sales, combined with low interest rates and now add in catastrophic wildfire destruction. So the question Pete Belcastro and Alice Lema put to Fry is: how do you appraise properties in this environment? The answers may surprise you! Join the Real Estate Show crew for a discussion on various ways appraisals are obtained and what they mean for each buyer and seller. This episode you’ll learn what goes into appraising properties so you can be prepared when buying or selling your own properties.