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Ambush Market Data Pop Quiz, September Edition

With all the great feedback from our previous “Ambush Market Data Pop Quiz!” video, we decided to make another one! Lots of great data and an e-scooter zipping along a peaceful Irvington streetscape. If you ever have questions about current market trends and how they relate to your home, please give us a call!
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Chloe Eudaly is Gunning for Housing Providers

I followed the Mandatory Renter Relocation Assistance ordinance closely when it was working its way through City Hall. The public testimony was the saddest part of the whole thing. Commissioner Eudaly and her Portland Tenants United group sat in the front row hurling insults, hisses, and disrespectful remarks as housing providers pleaded their case as […]
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Jumpin’ Gee Marketing Times!

Real estate data (average price, marketing times, etc.) is always delayed. Unlike things like stocks and bonds where there is a running ticker telling the public exactly where prices are, real estate transactions are not instantaneous. Typically residential transactions take 30-60 days to close and commercial transactions can take three months or more. So when […]
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Changing Markets Create Opportunities

There is a fundamental shift happening in the Portland real estate market where marketing times are expanding, buyers have a few more home choices (and time to think about those choices), and to get top dollar sellers have to rely on full-service agents to properly market their properties and reach the most buyers. The days […]

Information for Buyers Ambush Market Data Pop Quiz, September Edition With all the great feedback from our previous “Ambush Market Data Pop Quiz!” video, we decided to make another one! Lots of great data and an e-scooter zipping along a peaceful Irvington streetscape. If you ever have questions about current market trends and how they relate to your home, please give us a call!

Information for Investors Chloe Eudaly is Gunning for Housing Providers I followed the Mandatory Renter Relocation Assistance ordinance closely when it was working its way through City Hall. The public testimony was the saddest part of the whole thing. Commissioner Eudaly and her Portland Tenants United group sat in the front row hurling insults, hisses, and disrespectful remarks as housing providers pleaded their case as […]

Uncategorized Jumpin’ Gee Marketing Times! Real estate data (average price, marketing times, etc.) is always delayed. Unlike things like stocks and bonds where there is a running ticker telling the public exactly where prices are, real estate transactions are not instantaneous. Typically residential transactions take 30-60 days to close and commercial transactions can take three months or more. So when […]

Information for Investors Changing Markets Create Opportunities There is a fundamental shift happening in the Portland real estate market where marketing times are expanding, buyers have a few more home choices (and time to think about those choices), and to get top dollar sellers have to rely on full-service agents to properly market their properties and reach the most buyers. The days […]

Information for Buyers Doing Real Estate Right One of the main reasons Carmel and I decided to join Windermere Realty Trust was that they make sure Realtors cross their T’s and dot their lower-case J’s. A Realtor being thorough is crucial during a transaction because it became apparent to us several years ago, as hordes of new agents flooded into the market, that […]

Information for Sellers Closing Costs for Sellers Lesser agents don’t discuss closing costs with sellers until the end of the transaction. Typically the conversation happens right about the time the seller receives their estimated settlement statement from the title company and see the thousands of dollars they are coughing up at the closing table. As you can imagine, it is typically not […]

Information for Buyers When is the Best Time to Buy? The best time to buy is usually a year before you actually purchase something. The reason is that the greatest strategy to build real wealth in real estate is to buy and hold for a long period of time. It is almost a sure bet and below is a chart that I think really illustrates […]

Information for Buyers Ambush Market Data Pop Quiz! Ambush Market Data Pop Quiz! Where Tyler put Carmel’s market knowledge to the test!