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Portland Foreclosure List for March 7th 2014

Friday, March 7th, 2014

Here are the new foreclosures listed for sale within the last 24 hours: To see the newest matches from RMLSweb click here and here. For a complete list of available matches click here. If you are not already working with a Realtor and would like to see any of these hom... [Read More]

Real Estate Tracking Data & Reports: BIG Changes Coming; Area Reports, Pricing & Days on Market in Tow

Friday, March 7th, 2014

I just wanted to get an FYI out to everyone that I am currently working on revamping the tracking report as I get a lot of requests for area specific reports (people asking for my tracking reports for Happy Valley, or Lake Oswego real estate reports etc). Additionally sho... [Read More]

Big Week for New Listings & Pending Sales in Portland Real Estate Market

Friday, March 7th, 2014

This week, not officially the first of spring, albeit we've had some spring like weather, has been a jumping week for the Portland real estate market. Total number of homes continues to hover under 4,300 in total, however new listings are seeing a significant jump in the ... [Read More]

March 3rd 2014 Portland Foreclosures List

Monday, March 3rd, 2014

Here are the new foreclosures listed for sale within the last 24 hours: To see the newest matches from RMLSweb click here and here. For a complete list of available matches click here. If you are not already working with a Realtor and would like to see any of these hom... [Read More]

February 2014 Portland Real Estate Market Month End Numbers

Monday, March 3rd, 2014

So we're now officially into March and all of the February Portland real estate tracking numbers are in. Most everything is up across the board, new listings are increasing, however the inventory is staying about the same because pending sales and closed sales are also in... [Read More]

List of Foreclosures in Portland for February 25th 2014

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

And here they are! Here are the new foreclosures listed for sale within the last 24 hours: To see the newest matches from RMLSweb click here and here. For a complete list of available matches click here. If you are not already working with a Realtor and would like t... [Read More]

High Density Urban Building Practices, Encouraged by Local Governments, Not So Popular

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

This one was posted up back in January by OregonBusiness.com citing a CFM Strategic Communications survey conducted in Portland back in December that shows Portlander's aren't real fond of the local governments push for high density construction (essentially, focusing on con... [Read More]

Home Improvements for Resale and Cost vs Value Report

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Here's an article from MSN on 10 of the best home improvements you can do for your dollar. I thought it was interesting enough, some obvious points in there, but then it also linked over to what I found to be a much more interesting site which reports, for Portland Oregon ho... [Read More]

USDA Areas Zero Down Home Loans to Remain Secure Through 2020

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Recently a farm bill was passed that significantly and positively impacts rural areas; some of which aren't so rural, in many ways, zero down loans being one of them. Areas like Sandy, Estacada and Newberg qualify for what are called USDA loans (yes, that's the US Departm... [Read More]

Portland Oregon Foreclosure List for February 24th 2014

Monday, February 24th, 2014

Here are the new foreclosures listed for sale within the last 24 hours: To see the newest matches from RMLSweb click here. For a complete list of available matches click here. If you are not already working with a Realtor and would like to see any of these homes please... [Read More]

Scott's Home Buyers Guide, eBook, Sneak Peak

Monday, February 24th, 2014

I've begun putting together a short eBook series that at this point in time will consist of the following two eBooks: "Scott's Home Buyers Guide" followed by, "Scott's Home Sellers Guide" I should have the first of the two ready and available via Amazon towards the ... [Read More]

Big Valentines Day Closing Spike and Pending Sales, On the Rise

Friday, February 21st, 2014

In tracking RMLS data daily I have to regularly look back several days, even up to a week or more for past closings / sold homes that were not entered into RMLS on the day they actually closed. I call it a lag time where a Realtor may close on a home on X day, but not update... [Read More]

Portland Foreclosures for February 21 2014

Friday, February 21st, 2014

Here are the new foreclosures listed for sale within the last 24 hours: To see the newest matches from RMLSweb click here and here. For a complete list of available matches click here. If you are not already working with a Realtor and would like to see any of these hom... [Read More]

National Real Estate Number Tracking Vs. Local

Friday, February 21st, 2014

In skimming through some articles in the real estate world today I came across one from the AP syndicated through Oregonlive.com titled "Portland home prices dip on slower December sales", so of course being my market I need to check it out. I didn't find the slow Decembe... [Read More]

Tax Forgiveness Act; Still Expired...Not Seeing Any Renewal News; Yet...

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

Just a quick heads up [that honestly I should have done weeks ago], for anyone looking to short sale their home or are facing a foreclosure. For those not familiar with this act, or maybe not familiar with the need for this act, here's how it works. You short sale your ho... [Read More]

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