john l scott market center: Sherwood Realtor Jason Gardner to be profiled in Who's Who publication
- 04/04/10 04:38 AM
We received word from Montclair Publishing that The Gardner Team was nominated as a candidate for the distinguished Montclair Publication recognizing "Who's Who" in Real Estate throughout North America. We'd like to sincerely thank whoever submitted us for this award. We're humbled to be considered for such a great honor, to be nominated by our peers and for the time spent by Montclair carefully qualifying our company. Today we received a special delivery notifying us that we've been officially selected and will be an Honored Lifetime Member. We received a beautiful framed certificate, notice of honorary inclusion in the 2010-2011 national print publication, … (2 comments)
john l scott market center: Sherwood Real Estate Market Update for March 2010
- 04/04/10 04:32 AM
Sherwood OR, 97140 | Residential Real Estate Market Update for March 2010 ACTIVE: Currently there are 201 residential homes active on the market in Sherwood. Of those, 59 we listed for sale in Sherwood in the month of March. The low of those March listings is $204K with a high of $1.1M Start Viewing ALL Sherwood and PDX Homes by ALL Companies PENDING: Currently there are 46 residential homes sale pending in Sherwood. Of those, 25 went pending during the month of March. The low of those pending properties in March is $188K with a high of $489K SOLD: Year-to-date there have been … (0 comments)
john l scott market center: Short Sale Options for Sherwood Area Home Sellers
- 04/04/10 04:29 AM
According to CNN Money, banks are ramping up short sales thanks to government incentives and the realization that short sales result in lower losses than foreclosures. On average, banks lose 50 percent on a foreclosure, but only 30 percent on a short sale. The hang-up for many short sellers has been second liens, but the new government program gives first lien holders incentives to share and offers second lien holders and investors a $6,000 cash incentive. Under the new program lenders must tell the seller the minimum they'll accept. When the seller comes back with a good offer, it must … (0 comments)
john l scott market center: Forbes Names Portland in 10 BEST Cities for Borrowers
- 04/04/10 04:26 AM
We're continuing to see a trend here in the NW as we make a majority of the top market lists from one thing to the other by Forbes, CNN Money Magazine, Family Circle Magazine and many others. And, when it comes to the best places borrowers are willing to dish out the cash, some places are simply better than others - and you guessed it, we're one of them! According to a recent article this month, the best cities have the lowest percentage of foreclosures and delinquencies, including a low percentage of bank-owned homes. In most of the cities on this best list, home prices … (2 comments)
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