cary perkinsCurrent Portland Real Estate Market InformationMovingMoving to PortlandPortland OregonPortland Real Estate Data February 27, 2012

The Buyer’s Market is Coming to a close….a MUST read!

As inventory levels off, and buyers try to take advantage of the record-breaking low interest rates, Sellers are finding themselves in an advantageous position for the first time in a few years.  But that position may be short-lived.  Shadow inventory (foreclosures that the banks had been forced by the Feds to hold back to help stabilize the market) has been cleared to be put on the market very shortly…. and prices will undoubtedly go down  (it’s been predicted to be around 3-5%) before we see things level off .

I met Steve Harney in Seattle at the Windermere Symposium.  He’s pragmatic, crusty, and above all, SMART.  Here’s what he has to say to sellers:  click this link… You may enjoy the blog, with its insight to current market conditions nationwide.  (but many click-throughs to local stats)