The Lents Neighborhood  Getting to Know SE Portland Neighborhoods The

The social media phenom has been going on for a few years now.  The "linked," "liked," "circled," "friended," "followed" "connected" is the way we interact with our on-line frie

This is a re-blog by Gene Mundt, Sr. Vice President at Chicago Bancorp.  He has been in the loan business for 30+ years (if I remember correctly).  He has seen all types of markets and when he posts about the costs and/or interest rates rising, he does know a little something about what he's talking about. Not o

The Offer That Broke the Listing's Back Part of being a good Buyers Agent means representing the

Portland Real Estate Absorption Rates

Featured Beaverton Property of the Week - Great for First Time Buyers

Today we are observing Martin Luther King Day, a Federal holiday in the United States of America. The impact of his movement was lost on me when I was living through it as a young

January is National Blood Donor Month!! January is National Blood Donor Month The American Red Cross needs to collect 22,000 units of blood each weekday and around 15,000 unit

I'm not sure how many know about ActiveRain member Dawn Fabiszak's weekly "Mind Bender" challenge.  It's fun and I enjoy the guessing game. But, I don't have a guessing game/mind bender post established, so thi

Colleague Andi Grant does a great job with her article about first time home buyers.  Her real estate practice is in the Long Beach area of So. California, but when she t

2012 First

What Ever Happened to Sweat Equity? In my recent post

How do you spell "T-R-U-S-T"? Did you realize that "YOU" are right in the middle of "TRUST"? Not sure

Credit Suisse Monthly Survey of Real Estate Agent December 2011 survey results As if there are any surprises . . . yawn. To highlight a few of the findings: Sel

What ever happened to sweat equity? Many, and I mean MANY moons ago I bought my first home.  I was 19, married and we used my (then) husband'

Paul Bartnik Portland Jeweler Extraordinaire

As 2011 draws to the end and 2012 rolls in, I can only say:  out with the old . . . in with the new! According to Ghandi, there are seven sins in the world.  It's only SEVEN . . . a little less then the ten found in the non-secular Judeo-Christian "10 Commandments"  Ghandi's version . . .  such a deal!! 

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First Time Home Buyer Tip #1: F

It's December 26th -- the day after Christmas. It's over folks!! But wait . . . there's more.

The 12 Days of Christmas ~ Gift #12 Maybe this dates me, but every Sunday night

On the Eve of Christmas, I'm reblogging this letter written to the CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase by Mike Cooper. In the spirt of SCROOGE, Harry Potter and the money changers at the Temple . . . this re-blog is for Mr. Demon Dimon.  Merry Christmas ya rat! The eight beatitudes in 

The 12 Days of Christmas ~ Gift #11 It’s almost Christmas and it’s time for little R&R . . . rest and

The 12 Days of Christmas ~ Gift #10

Is Portland A Buyers Market, Is Portland a Sellers Market, Is the Portland Real Estate Market Stable People "think"  . . . and when they think the Portland Real Es

The 12 Days of Christmas ~ Gift #9

  This is my dog Molly.  She's about 70 lbs. and you know how those medium-to-large breeds think:  they're ALL a LAP DOGS

The 12 Days of Christmas Hanukkah ~ Gift #8   Today is the first night of