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Wilsonville, OR Real Estate News

By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Villebois residents and their kids will venture to Sofia Park for the Second Annual Villebois Easter Egg Hunt this Friday, April 10th (rain or shine)! Put on by the Villebois Events Committee, the Easter Egg Hunt is just one of the many neighborhood events that bring the community together. The designated Villebois Events Committee is currently planning such activities as neighborhood participation in the Wilsonville 150 Parade on May 30th, a potluck concert in the park, a 4th of July parade, Camping in the Park and a Community Garage Sale on June 13th. Stay tuned to the Costa Pacific Blog as well as the "Events" page on Villebois.com for continual information about upcoming events. Call 866-580-2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com to learn more about future Villebois events and activities.
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
At Costa Pacific Homes, we recently uploaded our newest community video showcasing testimonials from current Villebois residents talking about how much they enjoy living in the award-winning neighborhood. You may view the completed video on the Villebois Piazza Facebook page or by visiting the Villebois page on YouTube. Please visit Villebois.com or call 866-580-2836 to learn more about what life is like in the Villebois Village Center.
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
In conjunction with several other organizations emphasizing sustainability, the Oregon Department of Forestry will host a field trip to the Villebois neighborhood in Wilsonville, Oregon, during a training session on local improvement district (LID)/green infrastructure and smart growth the first week in May. During the training session, dubbed "Linking Landscapes and Communities: A Green Infrastructure Approach", the Villebois community will be toured as a model in sustainable development, particularly for its rainwater management program and tree preservation efforts. The week-long advanced training course is designed for people engaged in development, planning, infrastructure, or natural resource management issues in Oregon, Washington and Alaska communities. For more information abou...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Family medicine, rehabilitation and other services available in local clinic. The newest Providence Medical Group clinic will open in Wilsonville, Oregon, on Tuesday, April 14th. Located at 29345 SW Town Center Loop East, Suite 110, the clinic will offer family medicine for adults and children. Providence rehabilitation therapy and lab services will also be available on-site. Pompy Goswami, M.D., is relocating her current Providence Medical Group practice in Tanasbourne to the new clinic location in the heart of Wilsonville. Dr. Goswami looks forward to building a strong connection with residents of the local area. The new Wilsonville clinic is the perfect addition to the cornucopia of amenities that residents living in the Villebois community enjoy. From grocery stores and restaurants ...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
The Wilsonville/Sherwood area's Favorite 5 Country Farms are hosting their 2009 Spring Tour between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. this Friday (4/3), Saturday (4/4) and Sunday (4/5). Start the tour at Tollen Farm, located next to the Villebois Village Center at 11681 SW Tooze Road in Wilsonville, and follow the red and white signs to the next stops on the tour. The 4th Annual agri-tour is the perfect weekend outing for any family. Bring the kids along to see the baby lambs, bunnies and llamas, or take home some hand-crafted jewelry or art for your home and garden. Enjoy lunch and wine tasting in your very own backyard. What a great way to spend the day! For more information, please call 503.625.6023 or email Favorite5CountryFarms@gmail.com. While you're out and about this weekend, stop in at the Vi...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
The Greater Portland metropolitan area (which includes suburbs like Wilsonville, Oregon - home of the award-winning Villebois community) is ranked #4 on the list of "Top 10 Best Housing Markets", according to Forbes Magazine. Ranked behind the likes of Charlotte, North Carolina, Washington D.C. and New York City, the Portland area is currently showing signs of stabilization as other cities across the nation continue their downward spiral. According to Forbes, prices in the Portland market haven't been this low since September 2005! This is exciting news for the prospective buyer who has been on the fence about whether or not to buy a new home. Now truly is the perfect time to buy! And the perfect neighborhood to buy in is the award-winning Villebois. The first exceptional homes for sale...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Organized by the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland (HBA), the Ultimate Open House New Home Tour showcases new construction communities throughout the Portland metropolitan area. The tour, which runs the weekends of April 18th and 19th and April 25th and 26th, will feature the award-winning Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville, Oregon. The Seville Rows in the Villebois Village Center will be open for public viewing during extended hours, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., over the course of the Ultimate Open House New Home Tour. Visit Villebois.com today to learn more about the exceptional Villebois community. Call 866-580-2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com today to learn more about the Ultimate Open House New Home Tour.
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Check out Wilsonville, Oregon's newest store located at 29702 SW Town Center Loop W next to West Coast Bank! Carol Rose Home Treasures, which sells home decor, gifts and accessories, will host its Grand Opening on April 8th, offering food and prizes from Noon to 1 p.m. to residents throughout the Wilsonville community. Named in memory of shop owner Lynne Miller's mother, Carol Rose Home Treasures sells quality merchandise at discount prices in a friendly, inviting atmosphere. Lynne is also a resident of the Villebois community. Enter to win prizes at the Grand Opening by bringing canned food, cash or checks, made payable to "Wilsonville Community Sharing". The new store will donate a portion of the day's sales to the local charity. For more information about the Grand Opening of Carol R...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Effective as of March 20, 2009, we now offer special financing terms on the newest homes available in the Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon. Homebuyers can now secure a 3.99% interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage with a 4.019% APR! This could mean a monthly payment of only $1,622! At Costa Pacific Homes, we are buying down the loan rate on the newly constructed homes financed by Washington Federal Savings in the Villebois Village Center. Assuming a purchase price of $425,000 with a 20% down payment ($85,000) and a loan amount of $340,000, the principal and interest payment for a new home in Villebois would be just $1,622! The savings are HUGE! Interested buyers can save thousands of dollars on the purchase of their next home. Plus, buyers will pay a flat loan fee of just $5...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
At Costa Pacific Communities, we strive to stay on the leading-edge of innovative marketing solutions when it comes to promoting the neighborhoods we develop throughout the Northwest. With the ever-growing popularity of social media and networking websites like Facebook and Twitter, we are able to push our marketing strategy even further. From sending Tweets to poking Friends, we are proud to be the first major developer in the state of Oregon to launch an all-inclusive social networking campaign to promote our newest community, the Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville, Oregon. If you're interested in learning more information about the Villebois Village Center, become a Friend of Villebois on Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn. You can also stay up-to-date on the latest news and activiti...
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According to a study done by FORTUNE Magazine, the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area ranks Number 6 (out of 100!) when it comes to the top places in the country that offer the perfect blend of business opportunities and an appealing lifestyle. This is excellent news for people who are thinking about buying or building the home of their dreams in the Portland metropolitan area! The Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon, is the perfect place to begin your new dream life. Offering a lifestyle unavailable in traditional residential developments, Villebois is a close-knit urban village - a place where residents truly feel a sense of community. For more information about the Villebois Village Center in the Portland metropolitan area, please call 866-580-2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific....
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Last week, Costa Pacific Homes held its first volunteer and organizational meeting in the Villebois Village Center for the brand-new Villebois Sunday Market that is slated to open on May 3, 2009. Local newspaper coverage of the new farmers market included the Wilsonville Spokesman and The Oregonian. Click on the Oregonian link to read one of the stories. The Sunday Market, which will operate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will offer a wide variety of local entertainment, fresh seasonal produce, baked goods and other Oregon farm-produced goods - from cheese to honey to wine. Additionally, local artisans, florists and nursery vendors will have booths at the weekly event. The market will be held in the Village Center at the heart of the Villebois community. For vendor or volunteer information abo...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
A Note from Costa Pacific Communities CEO Rudy Kadlub At Costa Pacific Communities, we have received many questions regarding when the stores, restaurants and other businesses will be coming to the Villebois community. The reality is: Rome was not built in a day and neither will Villebois. While retail is a major component when it comes to mixed-use developments like Villebois, the community cannot attract retailers when there are not enough rooftops to support their sales. Even if each of the community's businesses was given free rent, without enough sales, they could not cover their other overhead, which includes employees, cost of goods, utilities, etc. We have seen this mistake made in the past in other local communities and developments. The results are typically slow lease-up, mos...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Due to the recent introduction of Trimet's new Westside Express Service (WES) commuter rail to the area, the South Metro Area Regional Transit (SMART) system bus has adjusted its schedules up to 5 minutes in order to allow for better connections between SMART routes and WES. Please visit www.ridesmart.com for the latest schedule times. New paper schedules are currently being distributed. If you have questions about SMART or the new WES Commuter Train, call 866-580-2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. You may reach SMART Customer Service at 503.682.7790.
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Famous for its ice cream, Dreyer's is quickly becoming famous for bringing together neighborhoods across the country as well. For the fifth year in a row, Dreyer's is hosting its Slow Churned® Neighborhood Salute ice cream block party contest, and we think Villebois deserves to win! Between now and May 29th, we invite Villebois homeowners and their kids to write essays, 350 words or less, nominating our community and explaining why Villebois should be selected as one of the winners of this exclusive ice cream social contest. Dreyer's will choose 1,500 winning neighborhoods to scoop up enough FREE Dreyer's Slow Churned® light ice cream to feed up to 100 guests, plus a FREE party-in-a-box for a summertime party. At Villebois, we believe life's better when you slow down. Why not slow down ...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Western Real Estate Business featured the Villebois community in the cover article of its most recent issue revolving around mixed-use projects up and down the West Coast. The article revolves around how we at Costa Pacific Communities have been able to develop an award-winning community like Villebois while our competitors struggle to stay afloat in today's uncertain market. Click here to read the article and see for yourself why Villebois will change how you live. For mor information about the Villebois Village Center, call 866-580-2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com.
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
The Villebois Farmers Market will hold its first volunteer and organizational meeting this Thursday, March 19 from 5:45 to 7 p.m. Hosted at the Miraval Building in the Villebois Village Center located at 28929 S. W. Ravenna Loop in Wilsonville, Oregon, the meeting will allow potential vendors and community members the opportunity to meet and learn more about plans for the Villebois Farmers Market slated to open May 3, 2009. We hope to see you there! For vendor or volunteer information, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. You may also post a message here on our Blog.
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Last month, at Costa Pacific Homes we invited current Villebois residents to join us in the Village Center for a morning of enjoying free coffee and sharing stories for our new video celebrating the Villebois community. The positive responses about life in Villebois were phenomenal. We heard from men, women and children alike. Residents told us about what their families enjoyed the most about Villebois - from the walkability and sustainability factors to the close-knit social atmosphere and the variety of community events and activities. Here is one resident's testimonial about Villebois: "I think anyone fits in well at Villebois - that's the beauty of it...As different as the demographics are, we all kind of have the same ideals and...there's all ages, and people with kids, people with...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Lender Notes: There is a nice windfall for some homebuyers with the economic stimulus bill signed into law by President Obama in February. This historic bill gives first-time homebuyers the ability to claim a tax credit worth $8,000, or 10% of the home's value - whichever is less on their 2008 or 2009 taxes. A big plus is that the credit is refundable, meaning tax filers see a refund of the full $8,000 even if their total tax bill (the amount withheld they paid during the year plus anything extra they had to pony up when they filed their returns) was less than that amount. Does that mean if I purchase a home in the Villebois Village Center now that I would get an extra $8,000 added on top of my current refund? The short answer is...Yes! Here are three scenarios that help explain this ne...
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By Andy Green, Principal Broker/Realtor
(Green Group Real Estate)
Rudy Kadlub, the CEO at Costa Pacific Communities, was recently a guest on the Home and Wealth Show on Portland's own news radio station, 750 KXL. Radio host Brian Bushlach interviewed Rudy during the Realty Roundtable portion of the weekly radio show, speaking to him about the current Portland real estate market as well as Costa Pacific's newest project, the Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville, Oregon. Rudy spoke about Costa Pacific's three tenets of connectivity, sustainability and diversity in planning and developing the award-winning Villebois community. Rudy said he believes a place is greater when it has a variety of products that truly represent a cross-section of America. By introducing an array of land uses and product types, and by mixing retail spaces, jobs and houses, Co...
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