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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What’s the Market in Portland like right now you ask?
April 22nd, 2014 
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Posted in buying a home, home value, homeowners, real estate, selling, sold, Uncategorized 
No Comments »Tips for Selling Your Portland Home!
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Posted in homeowners, maintenance, mortgage, Portland, real estate, tips, Trulia, Uncategorized 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 […]
Protect Yourself and Your Home and Get Multiple Bids from Roofers Before you Put on Your New Roof!
May 2nd, 2012 admin I tell my clients repeatedly, “please get multiple bids when you go to replace that roof.” Only to find out that they went with a friend’s husband because they just wanted it to be completed and felt like that was a safe bet. Wrong! You will be kicking yourself when your brand new $8000 (that’s […]
Homeowners Beware, Foreclosure Scams Rise 60% This Year!
April 19th, 2012 admin Mortgage foreclosure scams — which seek to dupe struggling home owners with offers to save them from financial troubles — have soared nearly 60 percent this year. Scammers are increasingly using federal programs, like refinance programs such as HARP and HAMP, to try to trick home owners, reports the Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), a nonprofit […]
Fannie and Freddie Continue to Refuse to do Loan Mods
March 30th, 2012 admin An interesting story was published last week by NPR and ProPublica regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. As many people know, a handful of banks agreed to carry out mortgage principle reductions for those who owe more than their homes are worth. Yet Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have refused to do the same citing […]
4 Home Technology Tips for Energy Efficiency
March 27th, 2012 admin There are lots of little things we can do around our homes for energy efficiency. You don’t always have to equate energy efficiency with installing solar panels or a wind turbine in your yard! For many of us, the cost of that is not realistic. So if you want your home to be more energy […]
4 Things to Consider Before Converting a Basement
March 13th, 2012 admin Everyone these days wants a big basement! And if it’s not finished they plan to finish it. Some are just hoping to add to the square footage and others are hoping to one day have tenants renting out that space. Which ever it is that you are hoping for, here’s a great article that covers […]
Portlandia, a Place I’m Proud to Call Home.
March 9th, 2012 admin One of my favorite Portlandia clips In case you haven’t noticed, there is a show called Portlandia on IFC staring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. It’s a sketch comedy show about all the things that make Portland special. It covers everything from our affinity with organic everything to our love/hate with recycling and of course […]
7 Reason to Own your Portland Home
March 1st, 2012 admin 7 Reasons to Own Your Portland Home 1. Tax breaks. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, as well as some of the costs involved in buying your home. 2. Appreciation. Real estate has long-term, stable growth in value. While year-to-year fluctuations are normal, median […]
