Don and Debbie Tollefson just opened a new Applegate Valley Realty branch office in Jacksonville at 935 N. 5th Street, next to the gas station near the east entrance to town. Their first office opened in the Applegate Valley in 2010 in the former Eve’s Café building and in 2013, the couple opened their Murphy office, across from the Hidden Valley Market. Debbie notes that she and Don decided to open a new Jacksonville office after moving their residence to Jacksonville a few months ago.
“We decided to open an office here in Jacksonville,” she says, “because this is now our hometown and it is also the entrance to the Applegate Valley. We currently have over 13 listings in the Applegate Valley, but we have sold and listed homes and ranches all over Southern Oregon.” The team specializes in marketing and selling rural farms, homes, ranches and vineyards but also lists and sells plenty of city properties in both Josephine County and Jackson County.
The AVR team has also grown and now includes two assistants who are working towards getting their real estate licenses in the next month, and experienced agents working in the Applegate and Murphy offices. Jacksonville’s David Jesser joined the new office in November. Debbie adds, “We are currently talking to other experienced Jacksonville agents to help round-out our J’ville team. In our 5 years owning and growing Applegate Valley Realty, we have watched it grow and are so pleased at the response and support from the community.”