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2013
As an Exclusive Buyers Agent in the Portland Metro real estate market, I have seen many vast and varied dispensations. A few manifestations of my real estate world include: A slow market turning to a multiple-bid market in less then 2 weeks A time when you could not give property away (over 14 m...
01/29/2013
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This is a follow-up post to the (Members Only) post I wrote yesterday. Yelling at the Top of Your Lungs When You Don't Have a Voice In that article I wrote about a real estate agent who contacted me because I'm an Exclusive Buyers Agent and to quote her: "I don't like working with sellers and w...
01/25/2013
8th Annual Chocolate Fest Portland Convention Center Oh, the sticky sweet web I weave . . . this is what I get for "liking" the Dessert Tray on Facebook, I find out about the 8th Annual ChocolateFest where they will be exhibiting. I'm already a BIG fan of the Dessert Tray but when they announce...
01/18/2013
So . . . . what's gone on in the past month in key real estate markets throughout the Nation? Gosh, I remember posting the Credit Suisse survey results and it was all "thumbs down" . . . of course, that was during the worst real estate market. This is a promising survey, with an "uptick in traff...
01/17/2013
Home Buyer Guide to Portland Real Estate Part II: The Down Payment Part I of the Home Buyer Guide to Portland Real Estate, was about the general process of buying a home in the Portland Metro real estate market and area. This article is a little more specific and we'll discuss the down payment. ...
01/16/2013
Home Buyer Guide To Portland Oregon Real Estate Part 1: The General Process This is going to be a series of Home Buyer Guide to Portland Oregon Real Estate. This is Part 1 of (maybe) a 5 part series. The General Process of Home Buying. The Portland Oregon real estate market is going strong. Fo...
01/13/2013
You know, I never thought about the unrepresented buyer when it comes to working with their lender. This article, by a very well-seasoned, professional loan officer George Souto is a real eye-opener. Never thought about the un-represented buyers' interactions in this regard. Great post and po...
01/13/2013
Buyers Market in Portland Metro's LUXURY HOME Market To begin, the Portland Metro real estate market is not a Buyers Market, and hasn't been a really strong Buyers Market since 2010. What is Absorption Rate? An Absorption Rate is the rate at which homes are being sold. It's the number of ACTIVE ...
01/11/2013
And to quote: "We're Not Letting The Sellers Dictate What We Pay for the Property." Famous last words . . . spoken by really savvy buyers {rolling eyes}. The above quote was made . . . WAY back in December 2011. The Portland Metro area was losing inventory quickly beginning in June/July 2011....
01/10/2013
What's in Store for Portland Metro Buyers in 2013? There is no crystal ball in real estate. As a local, practicing Exclusive Buyers Agent in the Portland Metro area I do not predict markets. I deal in the here and now. Markets change and they can change at a snail's pace, or rather rapidly. Toss...
01/09/2013
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