Realtor/Coach/Trainer
The city of Beaverton and the Biggi family have been arguing/negotiating over some land in Beaverton that the city would like to use to build a stadium for the Portland(will they change the name to Beaverton) Beavers. Negotiations broke down and the Mayor started talking about eminent domain. Once he agreed to back off that […]
Last year the Vice President of a major title company was in town to talk about the state of our local housing market. He started off by asking, why is there so much litigation with siding in the Northwest. If you live anywhere in the Portland area you have likely seen whole housing developments with […]
I love (that has changed) the book Freakonomics. I like to look at information counter-intuitively to see what is maybe missing. Such as killing the cats made the plague spread quicker because it was the fleas on the rats that were the real culprit In the video above they don’t look outside the box; they […]
I have been wanting to do a Good Deal post for quite a while. This one dropped in my lap from Teri Clark the owner of The Sunset Group. I have no idea why I sounded so out of breath so please excuse that. Here are stats on the house. $249,900 2080 sf 4 bedrooms […]
My last post was about being jealous of a Realtor who did the least possible work to promote his listings but they still sold and he had a massive amount of referral business. He didn’t really give the listing a description, only put the mandatory one photo in the listing, and didn’t add much of […]
I hate to admit it but I am envious of a successful Realtor. He sold a ton of homes. He had a unique system that I couldn’t duplicate. Some agents work the web like a puppeteer. Some hold Open Houses every Sunday, even the occasional Saturday. I’ve seen CD’s in place of a flyer box, […]
I have two listings going live this week. Luckily I was able to take photos last week when we had the gorgeous sunny weather. If you have a decent digital camera you should periodically take photos of your home during nice weather; spring bloom, sunny clear days, bright fall colors. One homeowner had some old […]
An abundance of wildlife (more than 112 bird and 62 mammal species) can be found in Forest Park. With its massive tree canopy and substantial undergrowth, the park serves as a natural air purifier, water collector, and erosion controller. The 30-mile Wildwood Trail in Forest Park is part of the region’s 40-Mile Loop system that […]
I hate manipulative advertising. Hate is a strong word but it’s probably because that type of advertising works. In the ad above they are leading you to a conclusion that they don’t state. They want you to believe that RE/MAX agents are never part-time agents. If that was true why wouldn’t they just come out […]
I don’t hear as many people talk about this as much as before but if dollars per square foot was all you need then banks wouldn’t require appraisers when they gave loans. If it was that simple then sites like Zillow wouldn’t have to work on an algorithm to come up with their Zestimates About […]
The RMLS Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) report shows the percent difference between sales price and final list price. While doing some research on Short Sales, that later sold as bank-owned properties, I found some very interesting numbers. 11 out of 14 listings had some huge price drops. The following numbers showing the discount from the […]
Quite often buyers ask me how long a listing has been on the market and sellers ask me what is the average days a listing has been for sale. I usually grimace a bit because I know they are most likely going to read too much into that number. Every listing has a number linked […]
A family was packing up as a foreclosure loomed in the not to distant future. The home had been in the family since at least the 1950’s. While going through the basement they find 8 or 9 comic books. One happened to be the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1. That issue has […]
Before you sell a home, you must remove old, polluting woodstoves and fireplace inserts that are not certified. Oregon’s new woodstove law designed to protect homebuyers and clear the air of unnecessary wood smoke pollution takes effect on Aug. 1. The law requires the removal and decommissioning of any uncertified woodstove or fireplace insert from […]
The loss of equity in the homes of couples that want to divorce has left them stuck because they either bought at the top of the market or, on the ride up, they borrowed against the new equity they found. Without the resources to pay the difference, or an agreement on who would pay how […]
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