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August 2010 Portland Metro Real Estate Update!

August17
  "Just Breathe" by Pearl Jam AUGUST 2010 PORTLAND METRO REAL ESTATE UPDATE! Well, it was a late summer to arrive but it’s definitely here!!!  August can traditionally be a slow real estate month in the Portland Metro market due to last minute summer vacations while the weather holds and prior to school starting!  However, the slowdown started earlier than usual this year and our market activity has been trending down.  When comparing sales activity in the Portland metro area in July 2010 to the same time last year, July 2009, closed sales declined 29%.  Pending sales also decrea… Read More

Putting Together Puzzles or Remodeling 101…the Further Adventures of the N Mississippi/Portland Oregon Duplex Remodel!

August11
"Puzzle" by Brandon Walker :-) Okay, so they definitely have the cutest kitchens at reasonable prices at IKEA.  However, I had no idea what a kitchen might look like in boxes.  I met with a great designer at IKEA and she helped me design and decide what… Read More

It’s All About “Embracing Bears” in a “Bear Real Estate Market” in Portland Oregon!!!

August9
Lyle Lovett loves "Bears" (and, I guess we'd better learn to embrace this "bear market") Altos Research indicates that we are dealing with a “bear real estate market” since the end of the home-buyer tax credits.  Of course, all they would have had to do is ask existing home-sellers or real estate agents to confirm this information!  Buyers are out there but are waiting for “bargains only” and sellers must acknowledge this reality.  Raw inventory in Altos' 20-city composite, which includes the same 20 cities in the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, was rising past 575,000 units at … Read More

Financial Reform Always Sounds Good…But, “It’s Complicated”!

August5
"Complicated" by Landon Austin The new 2,000-page financial reform bill has now been signed into law.  What does this mean to the average consumer?  I think only time will tell.  Something has to be done but I wonder if anyone actually truly understands the ramifications?  But, here are some of the immediate changes to personal finances: 1. FDIC insurance increase. The law makes the increase in the FDIC insurance limit to $250,000 permanent. The Dodd-Frank Act also provides unlimited FDIC insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts in all banks effective on Dec. 31, 2010… Read More