Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED

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2012 

We've been having a lot of heavy rain and very high winds the last few days here in Portland town.  This morning, when I saw the backyard bird feeder on the lawn, I thought it was because of the high winds.  I figured it was blown down. Upon closer inspection . . . Hmmmmmmm . . . I bought this pa...
11/20/2012
When Buyers Have a "Wait and See" Approach Real estate has never been, nor will it ever be, an exact science. There are no experiments that can be set up to monitor the control group.  Matter of fact, there is no control group.  I have a Bachelor degree in Social Science.  Not that it matters, bu...
11/19/2012
Where to Find Parking in Downtown Portland for Shopping and Holiday Events Planning on having fun this week in Downtown Portland?  This week is the annual Macy's Parade and Portland Tree Lighting Ceremony. Not to mention . . . Black Friday Shopping, Thanksgiving dining . . . and you're gonna need...
11/18/2012
Holiday Events Downtown Portland Tree Lighting November 2012 Make plans for the day after Thanksgiving to attend the Portland Tree Lighting ceremony. The Holiday Festivals are starting to begin here in Portland town. Soon sleigh bells will be ringing and carolers singing. November 23 -- Portland ...
11/17/2012
Downtown Portland Tree Lighting November 2012 The Holiday Festivals are starting to begn here in Portland town.  Soon sleigh bells will be ringing and carolers singing. Here are a few events taking place downtown November 17th - Pioneer Place Santa Arrival Parade | 10:00AM FREE Join Pioneer Place...
11/16/2012
One of my favorite parks is Greenway Park located in Beaverton, Oregon.  Greenway Park stretches for miles and is maintained my Tualatin Valley Parks and Rec District. They are currently in an improvement phase lasting until 2016 in which they are going to remove non-habitat plants, trees and shr...
11/14/2012
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Years ago . . . and I mean years . . . when I was in Jr. High (aka Middle) school, we had a "simulation" in our English class. I'll never forget the lessons learned. We spent two days learning about Phone Etiquette. There was a speaker and two phones used during the simulation.  One phone was pas...
11/13/2012
The results are in boys and girls, and last month seemed to be a mixed-bag of thumbs' up and thumbs' down. And this is something I think I should mention in ALL the Credit Suisse Monthly Survey of Real Estate Agents Results that I post . . . There are three categories.  Each one is based on the "...
11/13/2012
The first post of this series is What is a CMA? And now for an overview of how I prepare them. 1)  I get the "map coordinate" from the listing sheet.  For those familiar with the Thomas Guide, our RMLS "map coordinate" is the Thomas Guide grid. 2) In the "Search" screen of the RMLS I plug in the ...
11/12/2012
We are in the business of "home" And today, I'm combining a few topics about home, what it is, and how we perceive it.  We're getting into the season of giving thanks and there are times, when I'm at home, that I look around and see its heart. This is my cat BB and my bunny, Bunny.  Both "found" ...
11/11/2012
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