Coach/Trainer/Realtor
After finishing up some showings my client and I parted ways. They called me later to tell me that nearby they saw smoke and stopped by the house to see flames. Apparently the car in the garage was on fire. They banged on doors of the burning home and next door neighbors getting people out […]
Foreclosures slow down in Denver. It may be due to new rules lengthening time for seller to repay. This article claims declining values are the main reason for foreclosures now, not subprime loans. New laws have slown down foreclosures. Hawaii is comparatively low in foreclosures.
So you are behind in your payments. Banks are calling; telling you some odd scenarios- basically trying to scare you. Foreclosures and short sales are the number one thing people ask me about. So here are 9 options when facing foreclosure. 1. Do Nothing – If a homeowner does nothing, they will most likely loose […]
I have a post about the Beaverton numbers from the June 2008 Market Action. Click here to read the post.
The full Market Action Report is here. Virtually the same number of homes for sale on the market as last year. As many listings as I have, look to your right, I would have guessed more. Year over year we are down 2.2% for Median Price which doesn’t seem like much in relative terms. I […]
I was mesmerized. Though if my friend didn’t break his rental bike, which some question whether it was mine before an earlier stop, I wouldn’t have seen this. I saw 3 stones stacked up that were quite round and thought it was some kind of glue prank. While walking back to where my friend was […]
PortlandRealEstateNetwork.com is collection of REALTOR’s, green consultants, real estate photographers, real estate marketing experts and real estate marketing professionals. And I have been asked to participate. Over the next week or two other members will be introduced. My introduction just popped up there and my post should be up within an hour or so. […]
Philly Sheriff Stops Enforcing Foreclosure Notices. Fairfax County to buy foreclosed homes. USDA 100% loans for rural properties in Oregon. These include Sherwood, Newberg, Canby, North Plains and others. This program is getting little attention and they are trying to get the word out. When people think of rural areas Sherwood probably doesn’t pop into […]
Of course now blue Mazda 3 Hatchbacks will pop up everywhere but for two months there were none around Portland for a reasonable price. She gave a local dealer a chance but he was $4000 higher and seemed to barely hold in a laugh when she said what she would pay. Allison wanted this color […]
For awhile I was reporting on the numbers, statistics and prognostications that I found quite often. It is seductive to report the good news about our market. Makes us feel good. But the numbers are interpreted by whoever compiles them and compared to other numbers that someone else put together and there is at least […]
Aroundthesunblog.com is aptly titled for the weekend weather we are going to have. Here are two events today out of many for the weekend that sound interesting, Portland Actors Ensemble will perform Julius Caesar in Washington Park at 7:30 pm. Visit the PAE website for details. Environmental Film Event: The film Kilowatt Ours will be […]
On the left side you will see the heading, “What I am doing now (more or less)”. Twitter is a tool where I can send a text message and it will pop up a on my Twitter page and on the side of my website in an instant. I have been looking at Twitter for […]
This has nothing to do with real estate but I find this quote from Tiger Woods to be a fascinating. It is so easy to get stuck in a rut and dwell on our mistakes or problems. This quote succinctly puts it all into perspective. “I view my life in a way … I’ll explain […]
This chart surprised me. It shows that housing starts per million people fell starting in 2005. This information is from US Census Data. Our slowdown came later than others places and luckily we haven’t fallen as hard. Las Vegas started having troubles in 2006 if I recall correctly. One buyer sued the builder because just […]
For me and some of my colleagues showings have slowed down on our listings. This started in the middle of May. Look at the chart and there is part of the explanation. It doesn’t help that the price of a barrel of oil has done a similar spike. This reminds me of the Time article […]
According to this report, some homeowners are finding interlopers in their pool. So far this is a phenomenon in England. As a real estate agent I like the information that I can find online for homes and Google Earth is one of tools I use. As a homeowner I can imagine that it can be […]
