Marianne's Blog

I pride myself on providing superior customer service to my real estate clients or rather "concierge" level customer service. I figured out early in the game that if I provided superior customer service the rest would follow. I'd earn clients for life & have the referral business that would be th...

Growing up on the North Oregon Coast was a most wonderful experience. I've always said that we had the best of everything with, the ocean out the front door, the mountains out the back door & the fact that Nordstrom's was only an hour & half away! Ironically, the same holds true today!  Never in ...

Just thought that I'd provide you with a status update on our current market conditions. The number of active listings are falling! Today, a total of: 43 active residential (including both homes and condos) listings expired. That's great news for current sellers as there's far less competition. A...

Gearhart Beach Floats & More! More than just a day at the beach.....I'm excited to spread the word on a very exciting event that will be happening in Gearhart on October 10th., 2009.  Gearhart will be holding a treasure hunt for glass floats & more!  Well recognized local glass artist, John Cook ...

Gearhart! Where The Mountains Reach The Sea & Your Vacation Lasts Forever! Forbes magazine recently published an article on America's Most Stressful Cities, which was written by Sara Lynch.  Sara utlilized information from several federal agencies to compile her list of cities that have been impa...

Amazingly enough, the first time home buyer is driving our market sales for the second year in a row.  On average, approximately 3/4 of all real estate sales are concentrated in the $ 200k - $ 300,000 price brackets.  The sales are being driven by the first time home buyer tax incentives, the abu...

Regional Vice President of RE/MAX Pacific Northwest Region, Kevin Northrup recently announced top sales rankings for two RE/MAX brokers from Clatsop County.  Marianne Pittard and Bree Phillips, both of RE/MAX River and Sea, placed in the top 10 in Oregon for sales volume in June of this year. Mar...

Luxury Home Sales Trends  According to The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing formulas, the following trends have emerged:Clatsop, OR. MLS: The average price for a residential luxury home in Clatsop County was: $ 490,000 for the time frame of: 9/25/08 through 9/25/09.  This figure is calculated ...

    I recently came across a very inspirational book that I'd highly recommend entitled, "How Full Is Your Bucket?  This easy read is about positive strategies for work & home.  "In this brief but significant book, the authors, a grandfather-grandson team, explore how using positive psychology in...

I recently found an article that I'd clipped from early last year.  Thought with all the New Years Resolutions this would be timely to review. The survey reinforced a fact that I've always believed to be true.  The more home photos used to advertise a property the better! Consider the information...