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City of Portland Stay Safe While Selling Your Home With Our Seller’s Checklist Staying organized while uprooting your life and moving from one home to another can feel impossible. Not only are you trying to get the best financial return on your investment, but you might also be working on a tight deadline. There’s also the pressure to keep your home clean and organized at all times for […]
Finance Are We Heading Towards a Bubble? Are We Heading Towards A Bubble? Posted in Market News by John Trupin  The US housing market has been going gangbusters in recent years. Record-setting sales, record-setting home prices, and a market that has largely favored sellers, while forcing fierce competition among buyers. All of this has led some to worry that we are heading towards another housing […]
Market Trends Our Pledge To You Fall Perspectives 2018: Our Pledge To You Posted in Perspectives by Jill Jacobi Wood, OB Jacobi & Geoff Wood  Change is afoot. We suppose it always is, but doesn’t it all seem to come at us so much faster in today’s world? We see change all around us. Just consider, for a moment, how much technology has changed […]
Finance How Zoning and Regulatory Costs Impact Housing Affordability
City of Portland Oregon and Southwest Washington Real Estate Market Update Posted in Oregon and Southwest Washington Real Estate Market Update byMatthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate  The following analysis of the Oregon and Southwest Washington real estate market is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed real estate decisions. For further information about […]
Finance How Will the Real Estate Market Respond to Rising Interest Rates? How Will the Real Estate Market Respond to Rising Interest Rates?
Market Trends Vancouver’s $1.5 Billion Waterfront Transformation Vancouver’s $1.5 Billion Waterfront Transformation Posted on July 6, 2018by windermereservices No one has ever accused Windermere agents of being out of the loop. Last week’s Premier Breakfast presentation is a good example as to why. The event featured Matt Grady, Vice President-Director of Development for Gramor Development, the company that is the driving force behind Vancouver, Washington’s […]
Market Trends What to Expect From Property Taxes in Washington State in 2018-19
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Finance How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing How to Get Started in Real Estate Investing Posted in Buying by John Trupin  Investing in real estate is one of the world’s most venerable pathways to building wealth. When properly managed, income from renting or real estate investment trusts can provide you with the financial security to plan out the rest of your life. The conclusion is […]
Finance Oregon & Southwest Washington Real Estate Update Oregon & Southwest Washington Real Estate Update Posted in Oregon and Southwest Washington Real Estate Market Update byMatthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate  The following analysis of the Oregon and Southwest Washington real estate market is provided by Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner. We hope that this information may assist you with making better-informed […]
Market Trends Windermere Real Estate Hits Refresh Button on Company Brand Windermere Real Estate Hits Refresh Button on Company Brand Posted in Windermere by Shelley Rossi    When you’ve been in business for 46 years, you learn that one of the keys to being successful is knowing when it’s time to spruce things up – and that’s exactly what we’ve done with the Windermere brand. We knew we didn’t […]
Market Trends Oregonian Reports Spring Home Selling Prices Match Record High Spring home-selling season starts slow in Portland area; prices match record high Updated Apr 14; Posted Apr 13 By Elliot Njus enjus@oregonian.com The Oregonian/OregonLive The Portland area’s housing market fell into in a familiar pattern in March, with strong demand undercut by a slim supply of homes on the market. The resulting competition drove prices higher, sales numbers from […]
City of Portland How Tax Reform Affects Homeowners   New tax legislation was signed into law at the end of 2017, and it included some significant changes for homeowners. These changes took effect in 2018 and do not influence your 2017 taxes.  Here’s a brief overview of this year’s tax changes and how they may affect you*.   The amount of mortgage interest […]
Finance Oregon and Southwest Washington Real Estate Market Update     ECONOMIC OVERVIEW The State of Oregon added 30,600 new jobs over the past 12 months, representing an annual growth rate of 1.7%. Although job growth continues to slow, solid gains were still seen in the Construction (+7,400), Education & Health Services (+6,400), and Leisure & Hospitality (+5,200) sectors. Oregon’s unemployment rate was in […]
Market Trends Economic Overview – Oregon & SW Washington     ECONOMIC OVERVIEW The State of Oregon has added 37,400 new jobs over the past 12 months, with solid gains in Construction (+11,600), Education & Health Services (+9,000), and Trade, Transportation & Utilities (+8,000) sectors. Year-over-year, employment in Oregon has risen 2.0%. In September, the state unemployment rate was 4.2%—up from 3.7% at the […]
Market Trends For Sale vs. Sold Homes for Sale vs. Homes Sold – July 2016-2017 This real estate market graph shows residential detached homes for sale versus homes that have sold in Portland, OR area codes 97212, 97213 and 97232 from July 2016 to July 2017. These area codes cover the Hollywood district and surrounding neighborhoods. In just one year Portland […]
Market Trends Housing Supply is an Issue that Will Not Improve Any Time Soon and Here’s Why There are two common concerns about the housing market that one hears from both consumers and real estate professionals alike. First, they question whether or not we are on the brink of another housing bubble, and second, they want to know why there aren’t more homes for sale. I don’t plan on addressing the concern […]
Market Trends Top 7 Metros with Highest Home Price Increases Housing Wire reports on Black Knight Financial Services stating the top 7 metro areas with the highest home price increase and surprisingly, Portland, OR is not one of them. Home prices increased in May from the previous month and the previous year, according to the latest Home Price Index from Black Knight Financial Services. Home prices […]
Market Trends Portland has fastest-rising home prices in U.S. PORTLAND, Ore. – Anyone who lives in Portland knows that home prices have been spiking over the past few years. Now, one of the top financial agencies named Portland as the city with the highest-rising home prices in the nation. The S&P Dow Jones Indices released data showing home prices in Portland have grown 11.8 percent year-over-year […]