I got an email from The Oregon Sales Team:
Many of you have been asking about Salem Area Properties.
Salem is the capital of our beautiful state. It is the second largest city, with some of the largest employer's in our state, and currently appreciating at around 28% with no end in sight!
~~Salem, Oregon~~
There is a very short window of opportunity to purchase a new duplex in the Red Hot Real Estate Market of Salem Oregon. Currently the 11th highest appreciation metropolitan area in the nation, ahead of cities such as Honolulu, Miami, Los Angeles, and New York, Salem Oregon is the least expensive Metropolitan Area on the West Coast, but not for long!!!
Salem, the State Capitol of Oregon, is located between the cities of Portland (average home $305k) and Eugene (average home $345k) on I- 5 and is less than 45 minutes to recreation on the Oregon Coast or the Cascade mountains.
What makes Salem so attractive? The high costs of homes in Portland and Eugene are so expensive that people are moving to Salem and commuting to their jobs in the bigger cities. Salem offers 2 colleges, beautiful parks, fishing and boating on the Willamette River, a minor league baseball team, golf courses, all of the big box stores, great restaurants, and shopping. Salem is just 30-45 minutes south of Portland, 30 minutes north of Eugene and only 1 hour to the coast. Don?t miss this opportunity in one of the fastest appreciating areas in Oregon.
~~ALBANY, OR~~
Albany is equal distance between Eugene (average price $325k) and Portland (average price over $300k) along the I-5 corridor & 19 miles south of Salem.
Albany is a thriving community of business and industry with nearby companies such as Hewlett Packard, Lowes Home improvement distribution center, and Target stores distribution center. There is plenty of outdoor recreation with fishing and boating on the Willamette River and nearby lakes and golf on many of the areas great golf courses. Oregon State University is approx 15 minutes away in Corvallis featuring great Pac 10 sporting events and other cultural activities