Today, Dec 6th, our office had a one day only 5% off sale in our  town of Canby.  14 homes participated in this sale and we advertised in the paper, online, and threw our spheres.  One house got an offer, so I would say that was a success.  I had one potential buyer through, but other agents had as many as 8 people through.  I think it would have been better on a Sunday but thats just me.  I am pro open houses.  I get atleast 3 clients a year from them and am very current on spreadsheet of receipts, well and of course the sellers like them.  Our office will probably do this more often since we did get one offer.  We also had drawings for local businesses and home-made cookies.  Also, we have an agent who wore a red suit, and served cocoa at his listing.  (He is one of santas helpers act... 12/06/2008

  Canby,Oregon has been one of those quiet little Oregon towns with a diverse mix of housing and business along with the Clackamas County Fair Grounds in the middle of town. It is divided north and south by Highway 99 that also feeds to nearby Interstate-5 to the West and to the East is Oregon's first capitol city of Oregon City.The town is in the heart of Christmas Tree country and boasts many established Farms,Ranches and plant nurseries.Mount Hood is visible from many points in town towering in the Sunrise to the east.  Canby is now in the process of developing the State of Oregon's largest Light Industrial & Business park on the East end of town that will surely bring many more people to the area. The town is partially surrounded on the South side of town by the Molalla River that f... 03/14/2008