portland buyers agent: Seller Accepts Multiple Offers
- 02/16/10 01:52 PM
Lately I have seen something you never seen before. That's right a Seller who accepts not one not even two but several offers on the same piece of property. This just does not seem possible. After all they only have one home to sell yet Seller's are accepting offer after offer. Not only that but their Real Estate agents and Brokers in Portland Oregon are encouraging them to do so. How can this be? Someone is bound to be upset. Yet the Buyer's do not seem to mind. They go about there way sometimes spending money on several inspections with a hope … (14 comments)
portland buyers agent: Portland View Condo
- 02/01/08 03:25 AM
This newly renovated 2 Bedroom Condo has views of Downtown Portland. Just Moments away from Public transportation and Freeway access. For additional photo's please follow this link to my web site where you can Search_for_Portland_Oregon_Real_Estate and find additional Portland Oregon Information as well. Be sure to stop by the Mortgage_Lenders_Page and find out what you qualify for.
1019 NE 68th Presented by Herb Hamilton of RE/MAX Preferred Inc. Realtors Priced at only $185,000. This Beautifull fully renovated condo with Hardwood Floors & Custom features and Upgrades throughout . Beautifull views of Downtown Portland . Very quiet setting with offstreet parking. Next to Rosemont … (2 comments)
Standing in Downtown Portland in the Center of Pioneer Court House Square.
On South West Broadway in Downtown Portland.
Looking to the North East from Portland Oregon's West Hills.
From the Water Front in Portland Oregon Looking North towards the twin Towers of the Convention Center.
From the East Bank of the Willamette River at Tight Shot West into Downtown Portland.
A Panorama of Downtown Portland from the East Bank esplinade walk … (9 comments)
portland buyers agent: The Portland Oregon Sky is Falling
- 12/27/07 02:34 PM
Its True its True its True. The Sky is falling. The real estate market in Portland is going in reverse. All of the terrible media reports are now confirmed. This is the worst thing ever. What we thought would never happen is now happening. The Market as we knew it is kaput. What is it you ask? Well it's the stats of course. Thats right the RMLS cumulative Market Stats. The stats for the November Real Estate Market in Greater Portland Oregon for the Last 12 months show the median price for a Portland Oregon Home only rose by 7%. Compare that to the … (19 comments)
portland buyers agent: Selling Real Estate Cheaper
- 12/17/07 04:25 AM
The one thing that remains constant in the field of Real Estate as well as in many other fields of endeavor is our desire and struggle to re-invent the wheel. Year after year we all analyze, scrutinize and tweak, sometimes shaking the very foundations of our core beliefs. Some of the modifications are good some not so much. Yet each and every attempted tweak leaves its impression. Throughout this struggle of change one thing remains fairly constant. That is the cost of doing business. Year after year technology helps us to do things in a more efficient manner. It helps us to grow, to reach out to … (0 comments)
portland buyers agent: Portland Ore. Home Buyer's Andy and Dawn Hit Gold
- 11/20/07 07:53 AM
What a wonderful afternoon it was shaping up to be. The sun was shining and all things appeared well with my then current group of Buyer's transactions. Thinking it could not get much better than this, my phone rang and it did. The call was from Andy and Dawn who were then living in Rhode Island. They had been contemplating a move to the Pacific Northwest and after doing a little cruising on the 'net they had come across several of my real estate blogs prompting them to give me a call. By the end of the call I had learned a lot about them and … (1 comments)
portland buyers agent: Mortgage Morons Vs Flip Buyer's
- 11/07/07 01:20 PM
I just don't get it! Someone please tell me what the rationale is behind what appears to be standard fare in the lending industry. What I am talking about is the reluctance of Lender's to approve mortgages for Investors of Flip Properties especially over the last couple of years. I have been confronted with this reoccurring problem of financing Flip's in the Portland Market over and over again and it just does not make sense to me. Is this my fault. Maybe I have just not reached out to other Lenders enough to insure this will not be a problem in the future. So … (8 comments)
portland buyers agent: Doom and Gloom or Huge Success
- 11/03/07 02:07 PM
..............................................................HELLLLLLLLLLLLLP!................................................................... If you can't here the screams for help, perhaps it's because of all the complaining you've been doing. The Real Estate Market that we are experiencing is a natural part of Business. It is NOT NATURAL for Real Estate prices to escalate yearly in double digits. It is also NOT NATURAL for Seller's and Agent's to price properties at $25,000 TO $50,000 above market.If this is the kind of market you have been experiencing or even worse if this is the only kind of market you know, I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU! For you do not have a clue what the Real … (40 comments)
portland buyers agent: Never Guide With a Whip
- 10/07/07 12:35 PM
It is not often as Real Estate Agents that we are afforded the opportunity to watch our peers work. Strange as it may seem there are as many ways to conduct business as there are practitioners. Even somewhat stranger, I would hazard to guess that most of us have received similar training in fact many of us have received that training from the same source. Yet we all seem to develop our own styles. This last week was an extremely busy week for me. I had a couple of closings and have been busy working with Buyer's. The week ended with 4 offers written and … (12 comments)
portland buyers agent: When is Perception NOT Reality !
- 08/07/07 02:38 AM
After a full weekend of previewing and showing homes to my new clients from out of town I am confident they truly are educated about our Portland Market. Portland Oregon has enjoyed and for the most part weathered the Real Estate market fairly well over the last 2 years. The Perception factor of course has not helped with all of that negative news being reported in some of the less fortunate market places. The inventory levels continue to rise and the number of pending and closed sales continue to slide down hill. All while property values continue to increase at a rough … (6 comments)
portland buyers agent: An Opportunity for National Exposure Awaits! What Would You Do ?
- 07/29/07 01:10 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 window down on this perfect afternoon in Portland Oregon. I pulled to the curb and asked if she could repeat herself. " I am calling in behalf of HGTV's television show Hidden Potential, are you familiar with it? " I had to admit I was not. She went on to say that the … (25 comments)
portland buyers agent: Portland Real Estate Market Action Update " North Portland "
- 07/16/07 02:39 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 90's when the vast majority of homes were priced in the $50,000's. The outlook shows a slowing trend in sales with a decrease of 19.9% (137 Pending Sales) when comparing May of '06 to May of '07. Overall there has been only a slight decrease in Pending sales of 3.8% (a total … (3 comments)
portland buyers agent: Buyer's Don't Buy in a Buyer's Market
- 06/29/07 03:56 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 don't make decisions for my Seller's ". However because of the tone in the Buyer's voice, a tone that gave me the impression that he deserved the reduction in price I asked " What causes you to ask that "? His straight up answer was " Because it's a Buyer's … (14 comments)
portland buyers agent: Face to Face vs Technology Partner or Adversary
- 06/22/07 12:12 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 try to explain what I mean. I truly love technology, as any one would know if you have read any of my articles like Technology_and_the_upward_slippery_slope a story about how I have always been on the side of technology, almost to where I am trapped in it. Or the article that I … (1 comments)
portland buyers agent: Your Real Estate Web Presence Where are You
- 06/20/07 02:23 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 was subsequently worked out and points were restored. A full decision on how it will be monitored has not been verbalized or written about as of yet. The dialogue on the other hand has continued on spawning several side issues. One such side issue debates the merit of chastising those that steal content … (8 comments)
portland buyers agent: Template Web Sites and Marketing Are We Doing it Wrong
- 06/10/07 05:59 AM
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 it and was I getting any leads from it. Judy has an Alamode site as well that she has had for 2 years. The Trumbull_Ct_Real_Estate_Web_Site of Judy's is a straight out of the box Alamode Template style web site. So I could not answer Judy's original question without looking at her … (23 comments)
portland buyers agent: Are You Kidding Me the Commenter asked
- 06/08/07 03:34 PM
Today I received a Comment from a reader on my Wordpress Blog Portland_Flips. The post that I had written yesterday talked about The_Portland_Oregon_Metro_Real_Estate_Market_Report and how Portland Oregon had pretty much been left unscathed by the poor market conditions plaguing the rest of the country for the last 2 years. In my article I suggested that this was A_Great_Time_To_Buy_Real_Estate_In_Portland_Oregon. The Commenter was obviously shocked by that statement and retorted with " are you kidding me ? " The answer to that is an emphatic NO, I am not kidding you. Here_is_What_I_Mean ! Buy_a_House Portland_Oregon_100_Year_Cellabration_of_the_Rose_Festival … (11 comments)
portland buyers agent: Foreclosures and Short Sales Dan and I work it out
- 05/30/07 04:04 AM
Foreclosures and Short Sales. We here about them all the time. We all know of a Rich uncle or Friend who claims to make fabulous money in the real estate market Buying and Selling Foreclosures. Dan a real estate Investor and fixer buyer of Portland Oregon Real Estate and I had been working together only a short time. Dan had told me that he had worked with several agent's over the past few years but had not found anyone that he really clicked with. The Fixer upper market in Portland Oregon is a tough one. Tough in that there is a lot of … (1 comments)
portland buyers agent: Art Sculptures on Interstate the Max Lightrail Yellow Line in Portland Oregon
- 05/23/07 11:18 AM
The recent LightRail ( Max ) extension in North Portland from the Rose_Quarter home of the Portland_TrailBlazers NBA professional basket ball team. Tri-Met's Max_Lightrail service, the Yellow Line is connected to the main line and runs past the Rose Quarter up Interstate avenue and on out to the Expo_Center in North Portland. Along the way you will have an opportunity to view some of Portland Oregon's unique Art Work and Sculptures like the Following. :
Freestanding sculpture at Trimet's MAX Lightrail Station, Albina Mississippi in Portland close to the Rose Quarter.
Group of Three Sculptures at Ainsworth and Interstate ave on Max light rail line … (8 comments)
portland buyers agent: The Greatest Market Ever Real Estate 2007 and Beyond
- 05/20/07 11:06 AM
This is a Great Market we are in. I love this kind of market. It is the kind of market that Agent's with strong real estate sales backgrounds can excel in. Marketing agent's don't depend on a Buyer's Market or a Seller's Market. Let's face it. When the Market is Hot like it has been for the past several years, you basically only had to be a WBB (warm breathing body) to do the job. Thats right no skills, just a pleasant personality would in many cases get you through the day. Folks! For most of us, Those Days Are Gone ! Hallelujah ! It is … (7 comments)
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Lately I have seen something you never seen before. That's right a Seller who accepts not one not even two but several offers on the same piece of property. This just does not seem possible.
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