portland oregon real estate: Southeast Portland Market Action Report for Sept. 2009 - 10/21/09 09:47 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 Southeast Portland comparing August 2009 with September 2009 the Number of active listings has dropped while the number of … (2 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Portland Oregon Buyers Now is YOUR Moment - 03/19/09 10:53 PM
Recent action by the Federal government has caused Mortgage Rates to Plummet. For those who have been standing on the dock, Now is Your Moment . Don't miss the Boat !
This mornings news is great for home buyers. While the news stations all are a tither over AIG and the … (0 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: That's Cool No Problem ! - 03/14/09 10:06 AM
Do you get trapped into language shifts? It is funny how the evolution of the English language eventually catches up to us all.
I have always enjoyed the role that slang plays in our daily communication. Yet there have been times that I have resisted, nay, dare I say rallied against … (8 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: 5 Steps to get out of the Funk - 08/22/08 09:43 AM
Down in the dumps? This whole real estate market thing got you rethinking your life and career?
Well now you can GET out of the Funk with these 5 Steps.
Step 1:
Quit. By far the quickest solution to end this turmoil for you may be to just quit the business … (8 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Sommalees and the Entrepreneur - 08/05/08 09:39 AM
Yesterday while working at home on my fishing boat ( that's another story ), a woman out for a walk with a stroller stopped at my driveway.
Looking across my yard at me it was obvious she wanted to say something. I am used to people stopping and commenting on my … (4 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: The Red Letter Day - 04/10/08 06:27 PM
The Red Letter Day
Have you received THE LETTER?
Perhaps you have or you are anticipating its arrival any day now. What letter am I talking about?
It is the letter that you receive from your home mortgage lender. There notice to you that they have not received payment as normal. It … (11 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Christmas Las Vegas Style - 12/20/07 09:21 AM
Christmas in Las Vegas. Who better to put on the glitz and glorry than Las Vegas. Last week I had an opportunity to vist this fabulous city as I attended my daughters wedding. Now I have been to Las Vegas many times before but this is the first time that I … (8 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Living Large on a Volcano - 09/30/07 04:28 PM
Welcome to Fabulous Downtown Portland Oregon. Where Real Estate is Thriving in a LARGE WAY! This past summer my Rehab Client has been patiently renovating this wonderful Classic Post Modern Home located in Mt.Tabor Neighborhood. Mt. Tabor is also a Park and an Extinct Volcano.
The Home although quite spacious with its … (5 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Keeping Your Seller Happy ! Are You? - 09/02/07 08:25 PM
Are you keeping your Seller Happy or do you keep your Seller Happy? Are you doing the things that today's Seller's have come to expect? Do you wimp out and provide services to Seller's that you know do not produce results, yet you do them anyhow because your trapped by the … (24 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: The Number 1 Marketing Technique - 08/09/07 10:18 AM
In the approximately 20 years that I have enjoyed pursuing my passion and career in Real Estate, there has been ONLY ONE constant when it comes to advertising a listing.
For all of the marketing schemes and ploys. And all of the fancy Ads, Brochures, Magazines, Video's and TV shows. There is … (30 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: An Opportunity for National Exposure Awaits! What Would You Do ? - 07/29/07 08:10 PM
The Telephone call was an exciting one. It was Home and Garden Television. The Call came in from a young lady in New York. She works for the hit show Hidden_Potential on HGTV. It was a little hard to hear as I drove through the City with my Radio on and the … (25 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Activerain Referrals My Clients Needs are Met - 07/28/07 10:31 AM
I just love a success story. And this one is a Great one. As a Real Estate Broker working in the greater Portland Oregon Metro area it is always a joy to see peoples needs fulfilled. So often in this Real Estate market we here of the Tragic Story instead of … (7 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Surprise Surprise Surprise in Alberta Arts - 07/22/07 10:02 PM
So this Sunday morningstarts out like almost any other Sunday. I go through my normal wake up routine and after checking the News, Email and Blog comments, I head out to the Coffee shop.
After conversing with half a dozen patrons and downing 2-3 cups of coffee and I write 6 … (2 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Portland Real Estate Market Action Update " North Portland " - 07/16/07 09:39 AM
Continuing its upward appreciation rate now at 11.5% for the year, North Portland's average Residential Sales Price for the Month of May 2007 is at $269,300 and year to date at $264,000 with a median Sales price of $248,500 for the year to date statistic. A far cry from the early … (3 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Buyer's Don't Buy in a Buyer's Market - 06/29/07 10:56 AM
Yesterday while showing one of my Listings_For_Sale_in_Portland_Or the Buyer asked me " Do you think the Seller would be willing to take less "? Now I have answered this question thousands of times over the last 19+ years that I have been in business usually with a simple answer like" I … (14 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: The Sunday Coffee Break - 06/24/07 01:22 PM
We all work hard. Sometimes you just need to take a little break.I write 3 real Estate Blogs. On one of my Blogs Rose City Blog I often write about_local_Portland_Neigborhood_topics of interest. This mornings post was just for fun. In the Post I Chronicle the_adventures_of_Benny_My_Cat and our day out for Coffee at the University Park Coffee house … (1 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Face to Face vs Technology Partner or Adversary - 06/22/07 07:12 PM
It seems that not everyone understands my post about_how_technology_isolates_us_from_our_clients. At least from the comments that I have received.
Believe me, I do like all your comments. I even like the comments that seem to somewhat disagree with me. Although I do not disagree with the comments. So now I have confused everyone. Let me … (1 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Your Real Estate Web Presence Where are You - 06/20/07 09:23 PM
The Internet is a fabulous venue for promoting Real Estate. This last week as many of you may or may not know there has been a long protracted dialogue on the_Community_Update_Post_on_Activerain to the tune of 160 comments and counting.
At first the entire dialogue was about a decision to stop points for listings. That … (8 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Are You Katie Couric - 06/14/07 05:29 PM
Every since CBS_News hired Anchor_Katie_Couric speculation rather she was right for the job or could even do the job has been bantered about the Media. The continued Katie_Couric_Controversy shows no sign of slowing down. Right for the Job or wrong for the Job is not the focus of this article.
I … (9 comments)
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portland oregon real estate: Template Web Sites and Marketing Are We Doing it Wrong - 06/10/07 12:59 PM
Are we truly marketing our selves on the Internet to our best ability? An AR member Judy_Cicalese recently emailed me asking for some advice, well actually not. She had read a comment that I had left somewhere about the fact that My_Portland_Oregon_Real_Estate_Web_Site was an Alamode_Real_Estate_Web_Sites . A template type Web site and she wondered how I liked … (23 comments)
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