Buying a Home in PDX? Better Act Fast! The PDX housing market is really heating up. Portland is now the fourth hottest market with 14.5% of homes selling withing 3 days! Read the whole story…
  Another Home Price Bump For Portland As inventory tightens and more people continue to migrate to Oregon, Portland's residential market has experienced another surge in value…
  Portland’s 25 fastest-selling neighborhoods of 2013 Nearly 27,000 homes were sold in Portland last year. And they sold quickly. As the residential real estate market churned in 2013, Portland landed on a top-10 cities list in March for the number of "flash sales," homes sold within 24 hours of being listed. Read the whole story…
  Here Are Portland’s 25 hottest neighborhoods From the Portland Biz Journal: Today's article looks at the neighborhoods that recorded the largest number of home sales. Read the full story here…
  Housing Gains Predicted For The Year Modest gains are predicted for the year in the range of 4%-4.5%. Read the whole story…
  Mortgage Availability Improves According to a new survey from Fannie Mae, credit availability is improving. For the first time in over three years, the majority of consumers believe it's easier to get a mortgage… 
  Fannie Mae offering cash incentives to some home buyers If you're planning to shop for a home in the next few weeks, here's an early spring buying season come-on that just might save you some money if you qualify. Read the whole story…  
  Alexis Halmy – Top Producer for 2013!
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  Oregon Ranked 7th for Cat Lovers! Real estate website Estately.com just ranked Washington fifth and Oregon seventh in the country for "cat lovers." "We're thrilled to hear about the ranking," said David Lytle of the Oregon Humane Society. "Frankly, we think we should be No. 1 because more cats are adopted out of this building on the west coast and maybe […]
  Things Are Looking Up! OR Ranked 3rd in Job Growth A new federal report shows Oregon with the third-highest percentage of job growth in the nation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Tuesday says Oregon posted a 2.4 percent increase in 2013. Only North Dakota and Florida expanded at a faster pace. Read the full story…
  PDX Home Prices Up 13% in 2013 Portland’s housing market saw a big boost in prices this year, according to the real estate firm Zillow. The total value of Portland area homes increased by almost $23 billion this year — or about 13 percent. That’s better than the national average increase of about eight percent… 
  Oregon Home Prices Up 15%! The Oregon market continues to recover! Sales are up. Prices are way up! Read the full story here: http://bit.ly/1fdGAyt
  Economists Temper Housing Bubble Worries The experts predict that home values will continue to rise, but the danger of another bubble is low! Read the full story!
  Rent or Buy? The Calculus is Changing in PDX! While the numbers were on the "rent" side, they are now shifting to "buy" in Portland. Zillow says the breakeven horizon is shrinking to 3 years…  
  Do You Live in One of PDX’s Hottest ‘Hoods? Take a look and see if your neighborhood made the list…  
  PDX Tech Talent Boom Helps Drive RE Market PDX is one of the hottest new tech markets in the country and that bull market is helping to drive our hot real estate market! Here's why Portland's tech talent boom is good for real estate…  
  Portland’s Real Estate Market Continues to Improve Most indicators continue to trend positive! This journalist isn't the first to say it — it sure looks like Portland's real estate resurgence has taken hold…  
  8 Home Renovations that Add Value Here are some great ideas for sprucing up your home and adding value — plus, you can enjoy them in the meantime! Read which home renovations are most recommended…  
  Congrats to 2100 Newly Above Water Homeowners! 2100 homeowners are now above water again due to the continuing rise in Oregon home prices. 17.7% of homeowners are underwaters as opposed to 18.2% in the previous quarter. The market continues to improve! Read more…
  Flash Sales Put PDX Among Fastest-Selling Markets in USA Portland ranks among the leading cities for homes that sell in 24 hours or less. Portland ranked 10th in the nation for "flash sales," a measure of the speediness of its residential real estate market. Redfin Realty, a Web-based real estate firm, reports 115 Portland-area homes sold in less than 24 hours in the past […]