homes: Plant a garden, harvest a sale - 07/13/10 04:27 AM
It turns out going green does pay in Portland Oregon.
For sellers that are wondering what they can do to get an edge over the competition the answer might be right under your feet. Portland realtor Nick Krautter recently completed a survey of homes sold in the last month and came up with interesting results.
"It turns out having a garden increases your chance of selling and greatly reduces time on market," Krautter explains. "I wanted to see if there was relationship between gardens and success in selling a home and it turns out about 25% of homes sold in the … (3 comments)

homes: 5235 SE 79th | Charming FoPo Craftsman | $169,500 - 09/30/09 05:12 AM
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homes: Portland Home Inventory by Zipcode - 07/28/08 05:15 AM
Welcome to the latest update to the inventories by zipcode. This shows which parts of town and which types of property are selling and which ones are sitting. Inventory is figured in months with 6 months being balanced, less than 6 months favoring sellers and more than six months favoring buyers. If I missed your area just let me know and I'll add it in.
Detached Homes:97214 - 3.6 months97217 - 4.4 months97202 - 4.5 months97212 - 5 months97203 - 5 months97227 - 6 months - biggest change = down 3.5 months!97213 - 6.2 months97206 - 6.4 months97232 - 6.7 months97210 … (0 comments)

homes: oldpdx.com featuring the best Old-PDX homes now live - 06/27/08 04:00 AM
My years long obsession with Old PDX homes finally has a home! I have been working for the last few months to put together a great website devoted to this wonderful and much loved style of home. Many thanks to Yvonne Legrice and Eugene Design Pro for helping make this dream a reality.
OldPDX.com
I will shortly be adding a section on Available homes that will be updated regularly.
Also soon to be added is a section interviewing architects, home restoration experts, and historians about what makes the Old PDX style home unique and special.
If you have a favorite Old … (0 comments)

homes: Market Update - Low Rates - A good time to buy - 10/08/07 12:56 PM
Homes are selling and money is cheap!We currently have 6.2 months of inventory which is the beginning of a buyer's market - there are about 16,000 homes on the market in Portland metro. Rates are at their lowest in 4 years and it's a great time to borrow money. All this being said the median home price is still going up - about 8% over last year. Well priced homes still sell quickly with about 50% of well priced homes selling in the first 30 days. Average time on market is just under 50 days which tells us that the amount … (2 comments)