portland appraisal services: Doggie Dash - Portland, OR - 05/12/07 05:26 PM
Portland was ranked the nations "Dog-Friendliest City" by Dog Fancy Magazine in 2006 and it's no wonder why. Today was Portland's annual Doggie Dash. The route took dogs and their people along the Waterfront Park, over a bridge, down the eastside Esplanade, over another bridge and back down to Front Street … (2 comments)
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portland appraisal services: Video: The Landlord (from hell) - 05/10/07 07:13 PM
Here's the video. It made me giggle. I'm pretty sure it's Will Farrell. Enjoy.
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portland appraisal services: Communication breakdown by mandate - Realtors vs Appraisers - Disclosure - 05/03/07 11:51 AM
So it's our job (as Appraiser's) to research the facts in historic sales for the Market Approach to value and now it's the Realtor's job to hide those facts. Just when I thought that groups like AR were bringing the RE industry closer together, the industry leaders attempt to keep us … (0 comments)
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portland appraisal services: Earthern Floors - 04/22/07 01:44 PM
It must be Earth Day as one of our local papers committed much of this week's issue to Being Green. One of the articles that I am personally interested in (so much so that I'm inquiring with the company featured for more information) is this one on Earthern Floors by Sukita.
(My big … (8 comments)
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portland appraisal services: Home owners get their hands on Zillow - 03/27/07 11:50 AM
I was perusing Zillow the other day and ran across a house for sale. I see that it has the red 'For Sale' flag as well as the blue 'Make Me Move' flag. Scrolling down, I see that the Zestimate is $295,430 and the sales price is $325,000. Strangely, I see … (14 comments)
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portland appraisal services: Rebuilding Portland... with the same old stuff - 03/20/07 09:44 PM
At first we had Hippo Hardware, and then Rejuvenation... now the mothership of all rebuilding stores lives here in Portland... The Rebuilding Center. Why is it so popular? Well, unlike the first two (still incredibly addicting) rebuilding stores, The Rebuilding Center is ‘interactive' and so regular folks (not just builders, contractors … (3 comments)
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portland appraisal services: Energy Efficient Items worth still not recognized - 03/14/07 06:06 PM
"[Appraiser's] don't calculate energy improvements made to homes because standards don't exist to accurately measure the increased value from energy upgrades."
Reference: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2001/07/30/focus7.html
I was reading this old article on bizjournals.com about appraiser's and energy efficient items. The fact is, if it's not a standard in the MLS listing or tax information, appraiser's … (10 comments)
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portland appraisal services: Reviewers, Underwriters & Conditions... oh my! - 03/14/07 06:50 AM
If there is one thing I excel at it is sleeping and yet here it is 3am. I popped up with thoughts of work in my head. These are not issues with my fellow Appraisers or Loan Officers, but rather the nameless and faceless Underwriters and Review Appraisers.
For those of you … (4 comments)
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portland appraisal services: Mug Shot or Not? - 02/15/07 02:25 PM
I was chatting with my friend who is a loan officer in a company where they can choose whether or not to add a picture to their business card. He did a little impromptu study and looked over his associates business cards. He found that across the board the higher producing … (14 comments)
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portland appraisal services: Eco-friendly is a GPS navigation system - 02/15/07 02:09 PM
I have lived in the Portland Metropolitan area all my life. It could be told that I know my way around and that I even impress some folks with my knowledge of shortcuts. But as it turns out, at times I get lost. I get lost a lot. I reach an … (10 comments)
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portland appraisal services: How do you measure? ANSI rules included - 02/12/07 10:28 AM
When measuring Do you:
Deduct 6 inches for brick facades or use measurements from the interior or exterior?Round to the nearest inch, 1/4 foot, 1/2 foot, foot? Eliminate one level of the stairway and open spaces?It all adds up (or down) and when it comes down to it, it's all about … (8 comments)
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portland appraisal services: New measuring software - 02/12/07 09:56 AM
Originally I had incorrectly responded to a post that Meg wrote. I am editing and reposting my comment on this new bulletin.
I've been talking with a friend who is curious about this new software: http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/02/how_to_measure_.html - I laughed and told him that it was just as easy to use a tape … (1 comments)
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portland appraisal services: Appraiser identity theft - 12/23/06 07:15 PM
Nick had looked at my website and saw a note that I put on there stating that I no longer add a copy of my appraiser's licenses to each report due to appraiser identity theft and so he ask that I elaborate on the topic.
I looked into some online articles and whatnot … (17 comments)
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