appreciation: Portland Housing Market Update - 05/17/07 11:18 AM
While the local RMLS appreciation data indicates the Portland Metro market appreciation rate at the end of April is 11.1% - this figure can be somewhat misleading. This figure is a comparison of 12 month moving average prices for the periods of May 2006 through April 2007 compared to the 12 month (0 comments)
appreciation: IN A NUTSHELL: WHY YOU MIGHT LIKE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS - 04/28/07 09:31 PM
First, the tangibility of real estate. When you have $50,000 invested in a group of stocks, you have, at best, a piece of paper to prove it and the reputation of some financial institution you know very little about to back it up. With real estate, you have an actual physical (1 comments)