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• Waimea Town Market (at Parker School in Waimea)
• Saturdays from 7:30am-1:00pm

We have started vending food at the Waimea Town Market on Saturdays. A lot of the vegetables, herbs, meats and seafood for this menu is sourced locally; in line with our values and the stated goals of the market organizers, to promote and develop local products and local lifestyles.

In addition to Si Nuan Thai Food, the market also offers local and natural produce, local crafts, woodwork, fresh baked breads and pastries, island coffees, live easy-listening music, and a whole lot more. There is plenty of parking in the area and restroom facilities available in an adjacent building.

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There are a lot of reasons to buy a house these days and anyone can attest that prices are at their lowest; that is, if you haven’t checked the latest Home Price Index yet. The March 30 report (showing January 2010′s results because of a data compilation lag) reflects home values slowly gaining ground. The indices show that the annual rates of decline of the 10-City and 20-City Composites improved in January compared to December 2009. In fact, the 10-City Composite is unchanged versus where it was a year ago, and the 20-City Composite is down only 0.7% versus January 2009. Annual rates for the two Composites have not been this close to a positive print since January 2007, three years ago.

That’s good news for sellers as the market is soon to go on their favor. Now it’s the time to buy a home. In “Can Owning a Home Hedge the Risk of Moving?”, Wharton real estate professor Todd Sinai and co-author Nicholas S. Souleles believes in the rewards of owning a home more than any other. The press release states, “When the correlation between housing prices in these corresponding housing markets is taken into account, price increases and declines track closer than they do in the market as a whole, reducing the amount of volatility, or risk, involved in buying a house. In other words, by buying now, consumers can protect themselves from increases that could price them out of a housing market they might move into later, the authors find. Sinai notes that while homeowners often focus on the market value of their home, what really matters is the relative price-or how that figure compares to the price of finding shelter when they decide to move to a new market.”

The researchers were inspired to study the market when they found out that their MBA students face a dilemma of owning a house in Philly while they are completing their degree or saving up for a house in a city where they’ll relocate to once they get a job offer. The study found out that “individuals tend to move to other regions where the difference in house prices between the two markets moves up and down less dramatically than house prices in the destination housing market alone. As a result, making an investment in a home is actually less risky than it might appear at first.”

These results are interesting to me.

First, there’s truth in their advice that buyers must act now to take a shield against increases. The Case-Shiller Home Price Index is showing signs of a rebound as what I’ve stated so acting early on is a good strategy.

Second, realtors are given more insight as to the emigration patterns of graduates and they’d not fear so much if their state suffers from foreclosures. There’ll be new markets coming. Thanks to those who come from states similarly distressed.

Third, this may be contradictory to my second opinion but the findings are not too applicable these days to the research’s inspiration. Aren’t MBA graduates facing relatively poor job offers upon graduation? This is a clear sign of home purchase delays.

Still, if you have the money, follow their advice.

Andy Denton of Realty.com

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PDX Broker’s Commercial Insights: Article No. 6

(Originally published October 5th, 2009)

Todd VanDomelen, a Commercial Investment Broker for Norris & Stevens, Inc. sat at the large round conference table in front of his computer. He took in a deep breath and looked up at the audience to whom he was about to present. His task today was to give a market update on the Portland Investment Market, something that nobody in their right mind is currently thrilled to talk about.

Todd broke into it, starting with “One Year Ago” and laid out the events that he attributed to bringing us to our current market climate:

a. August 2008; Oregon officially is declared in a Recession

b. September, 7^th, 2008; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are taken over by the Government

c. September, 14^th, 2008; Lehman Brothers collapses and sends shockwaves worldwide

d. September, 15^th, 2008; Bank of America agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch

e. September, 16^th, 2008; The U.S. takes over AIG as part of the $85 Billion ‘Bailout’.

After catching everyone up to date with the brief history lesson of events Todd listed off some facts of “Today”:

a. Portland, Oregon had lost 44,000 jobs in the last year as of July 2009

b. Portland’s unemployment rate appears to be stabilized at 11.3% and Oregon overall at 11.9%

With these two major facts lingering above the crowd, their faces nodding occasionally as this was something they had heard before, Todd explained that Oregon was one of five states slated for a fourth quarter recovery. This information he cited was from Moody’s Economy.com. The other four states mentioned were; Washington, Idaho, Colorado, and Texas. Oregon’s forecasted recovery, Todd noted, has been due to a few key factors. The demand for Oregon’s exports is anticipated to increase. The high-tech sectors, something that Oregon has been heavily courting over the years; computer companies, software designers, solar panel and green energy manufacturers, has been paying off.

According to Oregon’s Labor Market Information System, “While few industries within the State have been spared the job losses brought about by the current economic climate, high-tech service based sectors have enjoyed relative stability and strong prospects.”

As far as sales in 2009 were concerned, Todd expressed that as everyone knows sales have been down compared to previous years. In fact, sales in 2009 were down by 70%. Of the sales that were made, 40% had no Commercial Brokers involved. This fact alone has hit the Commercial Brokerage Community hard. Of the sales made in 2009, 58% of the Industrial, Retail and Office transactions were Owner/User.

The CAP rates for Office Properties ranged from 7.5% to 8%, with medical being desirable. Industrial Properties had CAP rates in the 7% to 8.5%, with few sales being documented. Retail’s CAP rates were in the 7% to 9% and up range, and Multi-Family rates were in the 7% to 7.5% range.

Financing, which has been a big hindrance on sales due to increasingly stringent underwriting efforts and strong qualifications for loan holders to meet, is not getting any worse. It has been very deal dependant and relies on how strong the tenant is. Retail properties have been extremely difficult, since retailers as a whole have been heavily hit. Right now we are seeing 50% to 65% in Loan to Value with rates being at 6% to 7% for ten-year money.

Some additional trends in the Portland Market that Todd noted were;

1. Investors are still waiting for better deals to come their way. This is an increasing problem with sales because the prices people believe their property is worth, and the price investors are willing to pay are still leagues apart.

2. There has been more activity on smaller sales deals under $1 Million. Todd attributed this to these sorts of deals being easier to do because the investor has the cash on hand and doesn’t require, or requires a very minimal loan.

3. There is a continued problem with ‘Big Box’ Shopping Centers, which are also known as Centers with large Anchor Tenant’s, as many of these large anchors are going dark. An example we have seen in our local area is GI Joes closing up shop, leaving the existing in-line retailers to fend for themselves without the additional anchor drawn shopper.

While the Portland Investment Market is looking pretty ‘doom and gloom’ right now, Todd reminded us there is hope on the horizon. With Moody Economy’s report stating Oregon should be one of the first five states to slowly start seeing a rebound, the Investment Market should improve in 2010.

PDX Broker’s Commercial Insights: Article No. 6

Todd VanDomelen, a Commercial Investment Broker for Norris & Stevens, Inc. sat at the large round conference table in front of his computer. He took in a deep breath and looked up at the audience to whom he was about to present. His task today was to give a market update on the Portland Investment Market, something that nobody in their right mind is currently thrilled to talk about.

Todd broke into it, starting with “One Year Ago” and laid out the events that he attributed to bringing us to our current market climate:

a. August 2008; Oregon officially is declared in a Recession

b. September, 7^th, 2008; Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are taken over by the Government

c. September, 14^th, 2008; Lehman Brothers collapses and sends shockwaves worldwide

d. September, 15^th, 2008; Bank of America agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch

e. September, 16^th, 2008; The U.S. takes over AIG as part of the $85 Billion ‘Bailout’.

After catching everyone up to date with the brief history lesson of events Todd listed off some facts of “Today”:

a. Portland, Oregon had lost 44,000 jobs in the last year as of July 2009

b. Portland’s unemployment rate appears to be stabilized at 11.3% and Oregon overall at 11.9%

With these two major facts lingering above the crowd, their faces nodding occasionally as this was something they had heard before, Todd explained that Oregon was one of five states slated for a fourth quarter recovery. This information he cited was from Moody’s Economy.com. The other four states mentioned were; Washington, Idaho, Colorado, and Texas. Oregon’s forecasted recovery, Todd noted, has been due to a few key factors. The demand for Oregon’s exports is anticipated to increase. The high-tech sectors, something that Oregon has been heavily courting over the years; computer companies, software designers, solar panel and green energy manufacturers, has been paying off.

According to Oregon’s Labor Market Information System, “While few industries within the State have been spared the job losses brought about by the current economic climate, high-tech service based sectors have enjoyed relative stability and strong prospects.”

As far as sales in 2009 were concerned, Todd expressed that as everyone knows sales have been down compared to previous years. In fact, sales in 2009 were down by 70%. Of the sales that were made, 40% had no Commercial Brokers involved. This fact alone has hit the Commercial Brokerage Community hard. Of the sales made in 2009, 58% of the Industrial, Retail and Office transactions were Owner/User.

The CAP rates for Office Properties ranged from 7.5% to 8%, with medical being desirable. Industrial Properties had CAP rates in the 7% to 8.5%, with few sales being documented. Retail’s CAP rates were in the 7% to 9% and up range, and Multi-Family rates were in the 7% to 7.5% range.

Financing, which has been a big hindrance on sales due to increasingly stringent underwriting efforts and strong qualifications for loan holders to meet, is not getting any worse. It has been very deal dependant and relies on how strong the tenant is. Retail properties have been extremely difficult, since retailers as a whole have been heavily hit. Right now we are seeing 50% to 65% in Loan to Value with rates being at 6% to 7% for ten-year money.

Some additional trends in the Portland Market that Todd noted were;

1. Investors are still waiting for better deals to come their way. This is an increasing problem with sales because the prices people believe their property is worth, and the price investors are willing to pay are still leagues apart.

2. There has been more activity on smaller sales deals under $1 Million. Todd attributed this to these sorts of deals being easier to do because the investor has the cash on hand and doesn’t require, or requires a very minimal loan.

3. There is a continued problem with ‘Big Box’ Shopping Centers, which are also known as Centers with large Anchor Tenant’s, as many of these large anchors are going dark. An example we have seen in our local area is GI Joes closing up shop, leaving the existing in-line retailers to fend for themselves without the additional anchor drawn shopper.

While the Portland Investment Market is looking pretty ‘doom and gloom’ right now, Todd reminded us there is hope on the horizon. With Moody Economy’s report stating Oregon should be one of the first five states to slowly start seeing a rebound, the Investment Market should improve in 2010.

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BEIJING – U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Washington is getting its deficits under control and called on China to keep technology markets open in a visit Tuesday to a school for future Communist Party leaders.

On the second day of a high-level dialogue, Geithner told students at the Central Party School the United States has learned from the crisis and is improving regulation. He said Washington was moving forcefully to cut its swollen budget deficit — a key worry for Beijing, the biggest foreign investor in U.S. government debt.

The Strategic and Economic Dialogue brought dozens of U.S. officials led by Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Beijing. Begun last year in Washington, the dialogue is aimed at easing trade strains and promoting cooperation on issues from financial markets to clean energy research.

“The basic strategy is to make sure that our economy is growing, then institute long-term reforms and restore the basic discipline to the budget process that we abandoned in the previous decade,” Geithner said.

The party school is a mid-career training center for rising officials from provincial governments. Geithner’s visit was billed as a chance for Washington to reach beyond Beijing and address a future generation of communist leaders.

Geithner called on China to keep technology markets open, saying competition would promote innovation. Washington and business groups are alarmed by Beijing’s “indigenous innovation” policy, meant to promote Chinese technology by favoring domestically developed products in government procurement and other areas. Foreign companies say the policy is the biggest threat to their access to Chinese markets and Geithner said he would raise the issue at the dialogue payday advances.

“You want the marketplace to work with you and not against the objective of promoting innovation,” the secretary said.

The talks have highlighted the communist government’s growing assertiveness in promoting its own interests, prompted by China’s rising status as the world’s third-largest economy and its quick rebound from the global downturn.

On Monday, President Hu Jintao opened the dialogue with a pledge of more reforms to China’s currency controls, a key irritant in ties with Washington. But he gave no timetable and said Beijing will set the pace of change.

Washington and other trading partners complain China’s yuan is undervalued, giving its exporters an unfair advantage and swelling its multibillion-dollar trade surplus. The yuan has been frozen against the dollar since late 2008 to help Chinese exporters compete amid weak global demand.

The talks were overshadowed by South Korea’s announcement that it was cutting off trade with North Korea and would take its neighbor to the U.N. Security Council over a torpedo attack that killed 46 sailors.

Beijing’s envoys pressed a range of Chinese interests, calling for an end to U.S. curbs on “dual use” high-tech exports with possible military applications. They urged Washington to simplify foreign investment rules that they complained hurt Chinese companies.

Geithner tells China that US learned from crisis

Via Bloomberg Businessweek:

Wells Fargo & Co. and LNR Property Corp. are each seeking to sell about $1 billion of distressed U.S. commercial real estate loans and assets, according to people briefed on the offerings.

Wells Fargo of San Francisco, the biggest U.S. commercial real estate lender, is taking bids on $500 million to $1 billion of office and hotel mortgages and properties, said four people, who asked not to be identified because the sale is private. LNR, the largest special servicer of commercial mortgage-backed securities, is trying to sell about $1 billion of defaulted loans, two people said.

Do the decisions of Wells Fargo and LNR to sell massive amounts of problem loans and real estate finally signal that banks will now be more willing to sell assets rather than to hold and wait (read “extend and pretend“)?

Read the rest of Wells, LNR Said to Seek Sale of $2 Billion in Loans (Update1) from Bloomberg Businessweek.