Archive for July, 2008

Portland Home Inventory by Zipcode

July 28th, 2008 \\ Uncategorized

Welcome to the latest update to the inventories by zipcode. This shows which parts of town and which types of property are selling and which ones are sitting. Inventory is figured in months with 6 months being balanced, less than 6 months favoring sellers and more than six months favoring buyers. If I missed your [...]

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Foreclosures and REO's [that means bank owned]

July 14th, 2008 \\ Uncategorized

I came across a great article in the San Francisco Chronicle about foreclosures and bank owned properties. I am often asked about these types of property by clients looking for a good deal, and let’s be honest, we’re all looking for a good deal. But like anything that might appear great on paper there are [...]

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State of Oregon Economic Forecast

July 7th, 2008 \\ Uncategorized

Last week I attended the monthly CCIM Commercial brokers marketing session and the luncheon speaker was the State of Oregon economist. My take on the report was that Nationally we are in a recession but in Oregon the majority of our business sectors are still in year over year and quarter over quarter growth. As [...]

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