Posted on: November 28, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for North Portland, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 28, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for NE Portland, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 28, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for SE Portland, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 28, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for Gresham and Troutdale, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 27, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for Milwaukie and Clackamas, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 27, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for Oregon City and Canby, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 27, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for Lake Oswego and West Linn, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 27, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for West Portland, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 21, 2007
Act quickly to trim your personal and business tax bill…
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Posted on: November 21, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for Beaverton and Aloha, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 21, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for NW Washington County in Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 21, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for Tigard and Wilsonville, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 21, 2007
RMLS™ market statistics for Hillsboro and Forest Grove, Oregon as of October 2007. Market absorption rates and interest rates also covered. Statistics covered include the number of active listings, new listings, expired/canceled listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sale price, and average market time for October 2007. Year to date information includes the number of new listings, pending sales, closed sales, average sales price, median sales price, and appreciation rate.
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Posted on: November 19, 2007
Holiday lights are a wonderful tradition that dates back to the middle of the 17th Century when small candles were attached to trees using wax. Portland has a long standing tradition with Christmas lights starting with Peacock Lane in the 1920’s. The Christmas Ship Display is the oldest in the country with a 53-year history. Here is a list of professional displays in the Portland area.
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Posted on: November 14, 2007
I have been wanting to eat at Toro Bravo ever since they got Restaurant of the Year in Willamette Week and Chef of the Year in Portland Monthly. So when I realized it was right next door to the Wonder Ballroom where I was attending a concert last Wednesday, it was perfect. Except it was Halloween and they were closed. Boo.
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Posted on: November 13, 2007
A reputable mover will…
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Posted on: November 12, 2007
The media loves the idea of a national housing market; but is it realistic? We say no. Although, data can be analyzed to show national trends, those trends do not relate to specific markets. This would be like using the average performance of all children in a school to evaluate an individual child. Every child is unique, and so is every real estate market—even sub-markets in a metropolitan area will perform better than others.
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Posted on: November 11, 2007
We’ve all by now have heard of the Law of Attraction, and we know of physical laws such as the Law of Gravity. I’d like to bring your attention to another one. Like the Law of Attraction, it’s been around forever, and like the Law of Gravity it just is. But it will actually be of value to us only if we use it consciously.
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Posted on: November 09, 2007
I thought you might find yourself asking sometime soon, will a home improvement add value to my home?
Determining whether a home improvement will add value to your home can be tricky. There are many factors to consider. Some factors are tangible like the cost of making the improvement. While other factors are less tangible and harder to quantify, like the improved quality of life the home improvement brings you and your family.
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Posted on: November 06, 2007
So you have found the right home, made a good offer and got it accepted. Congratulations! You are well on the way to home ownership! But wait, what’s next?
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Posted on: November 06, 2007
You know the saying, “What you want isn’t always what you get.” Thus, needs should be identified first.
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Posted on: November 05, 2007
Contributing blogs to PortlandRealEstate.com is easy…
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Posted on: November 05, 2007
We are inviting business owners and managers to submit blogs to our site; it is best if you have a website we can link to. The only cost involved is your time and enthusiasm.
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Posted on: November 05, 2007
Byline is a term used for most print publications to show the author of the article. I have adopted it for use on our blog as we have many contributing authors.
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Posted on: November 02, 2007
If you are currently renting your home and want to start building your wealth, buying your first home is a great place to start. The Federal Reserve reports the net worth of the average home owner is $184,400, which is astounding when compared to the average renter’s net worth of $4,000. If you are convinced, but concerned about a down payment, it’s time to put your worries aside. I’m here to offer some suggestions for strategies.
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Posted on: November 02, 2007
Down payments are the money paid against the principal (purchase price) when buying a home. The amount can vary depending upon the loan the purchasers select. In the past, lenders have required 5% to 20% down, depending upon the credit history of the buyers or the condition of the property.
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