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Current Portland Real Estate Market Information 40 Secret iPhone Tips & Shortcuts                             1. Use Your + Volume Button as a Shutter on Your iPhone… I just learned this trick last week, but I find it more troublesome than another option that the article didn’t even mention. Before you take the picture, press the […]
Current Portland Real Estate Market Information More signs of a Real Estate Recovery   Auto sales. Consumer confidence. Manufacturing. Retail Sales. Exports. You name it. Over the last six months, nearly every facet of the U.S. economy has shown improvement. And the real estate market is no exception. Here’s the irrefutable proof, per Wall Street Daily: Recovery Sign #1: Housing Starts. In February, housing starts checked-in at an […]
cary perkins Insufficient inventory!     Please call me if I can help.    
cary perkins 10 Things to love about Portland OR The second season of Portlandia, a critically-acclaimed show, if you’ve never heard of it, on IFC that lovingly lampoons life in one of the country’s most unique cities, recently wrapped up its season. But you want to know what’s even more fun than watching Fred Armisen make jokes about Portland, Oregon on your television? Tuning […]
Current Portland Real Estate Market Information Rent or Buy? Each quarter, Fannie Mae releases their National Housing Survey. They survey the American public on a multitude of questions concerning today’s housing market. We like to pull out some of the findings we deem most interesting each time it is released. Here they are for the most recent report: 84% of the general population believes […]
cary perkins Portland Art Museum Rothko Exhibit     Regarded as one of the leading American artists of the 20th century, Mark Rothko (1903-1970) began his life in art as Marcus Rothkowitz in Portland, Ore. Having emigrated from Russia as a 10-year-old with his mother and older sister in 1913 to join his father and brothers in Portland, Rothko attended Lincoln High […]
Beautiful Houses A Spot of Color on this Rainy Day When it’s this gloomy out, I need something sunny and bright to help me make it through ’til Spring.   Here are a few bright and sunshiny house photos that I’ve collected.  Any of these things would make me happy on a day like today.   Yellow Adirondack chairs     An amazing red rug […]
Beautiful Houses How to Furnish your First Place View post   So you’ve finally moved into your first place that you care about as an adult, and you want to really put the time and effort into making it a home, but then you start adding up the costs of doing so… We have all been there, and although you may not have […]
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Current Portland Real Estate Market Information Excellent article on the Real Estate Rebound Maybe you think Realtors are being optimistic when we say that the market is coming back. We are, I believe, optimists by nature. This job isn’t for the faint of heart, especially in the last few years when up to 40% of the Realtors left the business. But here is Barrons joining in our argument […]
Beautiful Houses Cost -vs- Value on Home Remodeling Get started on those home repairs, knowing what type of return they’ll have when selling your house. From a minor kitchen remodel & cabinet re-facing -vs- major kitchen with new cabinets, and from attics to basements, this report is a useful guide explaining what you can expect to recoup during your home sale.  If spiffing […]
Beautiful Houses Garden & landscape news from one of Portland’s finest. What’s new in the garden world? I had the pleasure of hearing Lucy Hardiman speak last week at our Windermere Premiere Forum. She’s a highly-regarded garden designer, who gave us a great presentation of “before and after” slides of local gardens. She packed a lot of tips and ideas into the talk, and I came away motivated to get into my […]
Beautiful Houses Gorgeous House Pictures to Drool Over   mediterranean exterior design by phoenix landscape architect Exteriors By Chad Robert Joel Kelly Design contemporary bedroom design by new york interior designer Glenn Gissler Design modern exterior design by boston architect Hammer Architects modern living room design by san francisco architect SB Architects modern exterior design by los angeles architect Ehrlich Architects tropical patio […]
Beautiful Houses Laundry Room Extraordinaire contemporary laundry room design by other metros Venetian Stone Gallery Perfect storage, crafts, gift wrapping.  I imagine those cupboards hold some ready-to-go gifts, fun package trims and hostess gifts at the ready.  This room is a real treat!
Current Portland Real Estate Market Information Defending your chickens against the HOA (taken from a guest post from Shannon Bolling via crunch chicken blog… linked below: Defending Your Flock Against the HOA (aka your neighbor doesn’t like your chickens) Recently, I had the unfortunate experience of having to defend my dear chickens at my neighborhood Homeowners Association (HOA) Board meeting. After numerous complaints from a single neighbor, […]
cary perkins 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 […]
Current Portland Real Estate Market Information The Portland Horse Project   It all began… with an artist named Scott Wayne Indiana. He knew about the horse rings in many Portland sidewalks and thought it was a shame that we don’t tie our horses to them anymore. Scott decided to change that and tied his first pony to a horse ring in the fall of 2005 […]
3.8 % Real Estate Tax The 3.8% Tax Effective January 2013          Beginning January 1, 2013, a new 3.8 percent tax on some investment income will take effect.  Since this new tax will affect some real estate transactions, it is important to clearly understand the tax and how it could impact your transaction.  If’s a complicated tax, so it’s hard to predict how […]
Current Portland Real Estate Market Information Free Electronics Recycling! Please join us on Saturday, February 25th at Ainsworth Elementary School.  Bring your old TV’s, cell phones, computers and stereos.  Even your washers, dryers, ovens and stoves.  All will be recycled!   Start your spring cleaning, and finish up with a donation to the Windermere Foundation in exchange for their disposal of all your unwanted […]
Current Portland Real Estate Market Information Color iPhone App for new homebuyers   Have you ever thought, “The color of those bedroom walls would be perfect in my house – I wonder what color it is!”  Or, “her shirt is the perfect color for my kitchen.” Well, now there’s hope for finding that perfect color of paint. Download Sherwin William’s colorsnap app (Look in the App Store […]
cary perkins It’s an excellent time to invest in a rental property! Rental rates in Portland are rising, and availability is falling.  We’re now raked the 11th tightest rental market in the country.  Portland also  comes in fourth for job growth behind Austin, Houston and San Jose. Rents will increase on average 4 percent this year, according to this article. Home prices are at 2003 levels, interest […]

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