I was listening to a radio interview with a local home builder the other day and they were talking about having to file for bankruptcy. Renaissance homes built luxury homes in and around the Portland home market for some time now and I do have to say their homes look amazing.What happened is the
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10/13/2008
Today, I received a call from one of my clients that owns a piece of property with a rather large barn on it. They have owned the home for many years and have paid down the mortgage considerably, but they would rather not have to pay it at all, since they are on a fixed income now.Since they have
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10/12/2008
I had a situation early in 2007 where I was doing my first short sale and I was learning on the fly! I have to say, I wish I knew then what I know now! It was a very difficult transaction, but it didn't have to be a short sale, that is what was so interesting about it.You see, the bank made an er
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10/11/2008
Today is Friday, October 10, 2008 and it is time for another breakdown of homes sales in the Washington County, Oregon market. This week the stats came out for August 2008 versus August 2007 and the numbers are pretty amazing.With the average drop in home sales in Washington County of 30.23% and
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10/10/2008
Over the past couple years I have closed many transactions where I am both the buyers and sellers agent and act as a neutral party for both in the transaction. It has worked out well and truly a win-win for both parties and both parties have walked away happy.But, what about a multi offer situati
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10/10/2008
Will you call me back? That was the question I was asked by a potential buyer who called me today. That wasn't their first question, but it was their last. The first question was can you help us get in to a home under $250,000 on a lease option, with $20,000 down, and monthly payments under $1,70
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10/09/2008
We have all heard the phrase that the grass is always greener on the other side. We have all seen agents that change companies about once a year to check out the greener pasture. But, it has now hit my family. It seems the neighbor's yard is greener than mine and the temptation was just too great
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10/08/2008
Last Saturday I got to say thank you to Keith for something that I wish I had done, but at the time didn't do, but I did have the chance. You see Keith Woltersdorf is a true American and he did his service to our country by serving in the United States Navy for the past 22 years. Today I was invi
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10/07/2008
As more and more people realize that they may have to go in to default, I'm starting to get more and more calls from people asking me how to talk to their banks about how to avoid losing their homes.The story time after time is that they called their bank and the banks all say, "Sorry, can't help
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10/06/2008
As we watch the news, all you seem to hear is how many short sales there are in the market right now and how they are destroying the home prices and consumer confidence. I say let's look at the actual numbers and then decide how bad they are affecting the over all market in Washington County, Ore
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10/05/2008
