Archive for April, 2008

Making sense of the subprime mess

April 28th, 2008 \\ Uncategorized

I was forwarded a wonderful graphic by a friend that shows where all the subprime messes really are: Map with Subprime Graph You can see by looking at this graph that it looks like most of the problem areas are centered around metro areas where the increase of buyers from the availability of subprime mortgages [...]

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Portland Inventory Down, Appreciation Up

April 21st, 2008 \\ Uncategorized

Last week the monthly Market report was released by the RMLS and the news is good. Portland continues to have a solid market and inventory is actually going down again for the second month in a row. Based on the huge increase in pending sales last month I’m betting that this trend will continue into [...]

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Hello Spring!

April 14th, 2008 \\ Uncategorized

Winter finally let go of Portland for an entire weekend with a record high 85 degrees! I got out and played some tennis, got a little color, and BBQ’ed with friends. The sunny weekend was a great reminder of what we all love about living in Portland; ski and/or hibernate all winter, and stay outdoors [...]

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Taxes and Real Estate

April 9th, 2008 \\ Uncategorized

Tax time is right around the corner and you know what that means… Time to file that first extension! [Extension Form] I also wanted to give you a heads up on a few things in relation to taxes and your home or investment property – Owning a home gives you access to all kinds of [...]

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