portand oregon real estate: Northeast Portland Market Action Report for Sept 2009 - 10/20/09 09:39 AM
Market activity and sales continue to improve over the greater Portland area market, while listing inventory continues to fall creating a faster selling market time.
In Northeast Portland Market inventory shows a slight decrease. Pending Sales and Sold Properties both increase while market time increases … (0 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Back to Basics are YOU In ? - 09/29/09 02:30 PM
In my last post I suggested you Get in Get Out or Get out of the Way ! So if you are still reading then you either have decided to stay or are hoping that I have changed my mind. I have Not!
If you do not want to get out then you … (3 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Get In Get OUT or Get Out of the Way - 09/28/09 09:31 AM
Is your market still stagnant? Or is it you who are the stagnant one? Real estate income is all about contracts. In good times and bad people will move.
What happens more often than not is that we fall prey to our own expectations. In our own neighborhoods, the very ones … (7 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Coffee Shops in Portland Oregon - 06/14/09 10:30 AM
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portand oregon real estate: House Hunt Portland and TJ's New Home - 04/06/09 10:32 AM
Congratulations is in order for first time homebuyer TJ on the closing of his new home. TJ a subscriber to my House_Hunt_Portland web site has successfully closed on his Brand New Home in Portland Oregon a beautiful 1702 sq ft 3 bedroom 2 and 1/2 bath custom built with vaulted ceilings and … (3 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: The Worlds Greatest Site an Internet Marketing Strategy - 03/11/09 01:52 PM
Some two plus years ago in the late fall of 2006 I was struggling to find success with an Internet marketing strategy.
Over the Previous 3 or 4 years I had several web sites that had not worked out. Finally I found what I believed to be a pretty_good_platform at Alamode.com. … (10 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: The Pickle - 03/05/09 10:26 AM
When I was a kid growing up my Grandmother was a guiding force in my life. She would bake, discipline, and dispense wisdom like there was no tomorrow.
One of my Grandmothers favorite sayings was " You got yourself in a real Pickle there". Then she would purse her lips together … (5 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Tj Buys a Home - 02/28/09 12:17 PM
One of my long term past Clients Isa has not only been a good client over the years purchasing and selling investment real estate, but she has also referred me several Clients like TJ.
TJ is quite typical of the home Buyers I meet in Portland Oregon. A young professional who … (2 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: The Self Fulfilling Prophecy - 02/26/09 03:46 PM
How many times has it been said and must it be said before you get it? Perception is reality!
This is the greatest time in years to make money. Not on the backs of others despair but in real opportunities awaiting around every corner.
Many of the ideas being floated today … (8 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Golf Anyone ? - 02/15/09 09:57 AM
I have been spending a lot of time lately at the Golf Course. In fact I can not remember the last day that I was not there. At least since the first of January that is.
We have really had some adverse weather here but that has not deterred me at … (3 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: A Badge of Courage in 2009 - 02/14/09 08:13 AM
One of the wonders of life is living through challenging times. In my own life the times of plenty and success have gone by like a blurr. Each and every year of prosperity virtually indistinguishable from one another.
Yet I can remember the years of hardships and adversity as if they were … (18 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Expectations of Service - 02/07/09 10:07 PM
Customer Service Vs Real Estate Agents. Or more commonly thought of as The Battle over expectations of Service
What are the guiding principles to Customer Service?
Lets look at retail stores.
Most customers, if not all, have an agenda before they arrive. That is they probably already know what they want or what … (8 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Do The 'Tude - 01/19/09 10:39 AM
Are you prepared to have a new attitude for 2009 and beyond? What changes will you have to make to see this through? The time has come for us all to examine the way we interact with each other on a personal and business level. We could all use a little … (14 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Alberta Arts District Townhome for sale in Portland Oregon - 01/18/09 08:39 AM
Sold and Closed ! Congratulations to the Seller and Welcome home to the Buyer!
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portand oregon real estate: It's The Little Tweaks That Count - 01/12/09 07:04 PM
I have been spending some time lately on my marketing effort. Specificaly my online sites and profiles. The last couple of days I've been working over my_Portland_Oregon_web_site .
Searching through the navigation buttons and making sure the Links are all working. While looking them over I found that over the last … (6 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Top Ten Video Sites - 01/11/09 12:25 AM
If there is one thing that is obvious this year more people will be creating and viewing videos. Just when you thought that the consumers appetite for new technology's might slow down, BAM, you get it right between the eyes.
Yes the video boom is on its way and this year … (19 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: The Web Site Trap - 01/08/09 04:09 PM
How is your Web Site Doing? Do you recieve any business from it? Have you tracked the results with Stat_Counter or something Similar?
Are you Trapped within your own Web Site? Sold on the concept, but did not ever take it to the next level? What level you ask? Why to the level of … (31 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Small Town Sales and Technology - 12/14/08 01:23 PM
In the past I worked in a small town selling real estate although I now work in the city, Portland Oregon. Small towns can benefit greatly from the use of technology. Not all of the technology that is used in the city is needed or appreciated in small towns. More often than not some technologies … (53 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Change Should We Embrace it - 12/08/08 09:22 PM
The evolution of Real Estate sales is an ongoing process. As I look back at the many changes ( most for the good ) I wonder where we might be in another 10 or 20 years.
The first day I walked into my office now some 20 plus years ago I … (49 comments)
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portand oregon real estate: Too Many Agents - 12/05/08 02:05 PM
After reading Jim_Crawford's_Post about expired domain names today ( I recommend you read it ). I started to wonder about the number of Agent's in the Greater Portland Oregon vicinity.
It was very enlightening. I first began my search by going to our MLS_SEARCH_SITE to ask them if they had number of Agents … (9 comments)
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