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Portland Metro Area market data
April 20th, 2016 
admin What’s the Market in Portland like right now you ask?
April 22nd, 2014 admin The latest market report from March 2014 shows real estate activity continued to see upward momentum this last month in the Portland metro area! There were 3,090 new listings, a 31.3% increase over the 2,354 new listings posted in February. This was also a 2.9% increase from the 3,002 new listings posted last March. Pending […]
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No Comments »8 Tasks For Every Home Buyer or Seller Considering a Move in 2013
January 3rd, 2013 admin Thinking about buying or selling a home this year? Congrats! Below are seven tasks you can accomplish now that will help your chances of home buying or selling in 2013! 1. Handle your credit issues. Maybe you don’t have any credit issues or at least you think you don’t. So this is the time to […]
Homes Appreciating Throughout Most of Portland
November 8th, 2012 admin This graphic shows median sales prices, average times on market, and appreciation/depreciation by area (Tigard, North Portland, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, etc.). For most of 2012 we have seen little if any appreciation, however, this graphic is showing us that most areas are now seeing appreciation and some high numbers at that! Also, Days on Market […]
Do short sales actually sell?
May 24th, 2012 admin The Realtor Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) of Portland did a breakdown of the entire Portland areas’ short sales, bank owned and regular listings and how they compare. It shows that of those listings, how many actually sold. For short sales this is valuable information. I often have clients ask me how long short sales take […]
Posted in buying a home, foreclosure, Portland, real estate, short sales, Uncategorized No Comments »Say Goodbye to The Buyer’s Market in Portland!
April 13th, 2012 admin In the blink of an eye we went from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market. How did this happen and what does that even mean you say? Well, it means that inventory has gone way down. Wayyyy down. So when there’s less to choose from, it gives seller’s the upper hand. Prices are beginning […]
Fierce Market in Portland for Home Buyers
April 4th, 2012 admin This has been a very busy spring! My buyer clients are keeping me very busy and I’m grateful. But as I’m out there showing houses and writing offers, there is a theme beginning to emerge. Competition is fierce! With inventory being low and with the larger than normal (or the past few years) amount of […]
Is The Portland Real Estate Market Finally Getting Better?
March 22nd, 2012 admin The past few weeks I have noticed a major surge in my business and I’m sure I’m not the only agent that has experienced this. Buyers are gearing up to buy, which is a common event come spring time every year. What has been unexpected though, is the amount of activity in the market. Many […]
A Portland Couples’ Adventure in Architecture and Portlandia
March 19th, 2012 admin So I was poking around on Pinterest and I found a picture of this house! This is a unique property in Portland that was featured on IFC’s Portlandia. I know I just did an article on Portlandia but I swear I’m not obsessed. When I saw this home in the show I was really intrigued. […]
