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  Going “Off the Grid” Continues to Attract Real Estate Buyers in Oregon   Did you ever think about becoming one with nature, growing your own food, managing your own power and basically doing everything you can to be self-sufficient?   As a real estate agent in the Portland Metro area, I honestl...

Going “Off the Grid” Continues to Attract Real Estate Buyers in Oregon   Did you ever think about becoming one with nature, growing your own food, managing your own power and basically doing everything you can to be self-sufficient?   As a real estate agent in the Portland Metro area, I honestly...

Dear Representative Wingard, As you know the housing market and hundreds of thousands of Oregonians are in financial trouble and losing their homes.  The reason for this email is that I have been working with lenders over the last several years that continue to be denied home loan modifications a...

It seems many appraisers are taking on more than they should and they output of their work seems to be a poor quality work and an F on the job performance.  I recently had a property where the appraiser got the square footage of the home wrong substantially, missed adding a bedroom, a bathroom an...

     With all the hubbub lately about the national housing market, I woke up this morning thinking about my house and how much I love it.  It made me wonder if houses have become nothing but an investment to all the so called housing experts and whether their own home purchase was as a refuge and...

Tualatin is located 12 miles south of Portland, Oregon at the nexus of Interstate 5, Interstate 205 and the Tualatin River. Although in Tualatin had only 750 residents in 1970, it quickly expanded to over 25,000 people suburban community.In 1853, Samuel Galbreath started a ferry service crossing ...

Located approximately 25 miles south-west of Portland, Newberg is a city covering 13.0 km, and has a population of 18,000 residents. Although conveniently situated near the many assets of the Portland metropolitan area, the community retains a distinct physical separation from the metro origin, ...

Incorporated in 1961, Tigard is a clean, suitable to live in and affordable community located south-west of Portland. Combining the amenities of a modern city with the friendliness and community spirit of a small town, Tigard is part of the Portland metropolitan area. Located at the junction of I...

Located 7 miles west of Portland, Beaverton encompasses 18.6 sqare miles, being the largest incorporated city in Washington County. With a population of 83,097 residents, it is Oregon's fifth largest.Located in the heart of the Tualatin Valley, Beaverton is one of the most accessible cities is th...

Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, located between Portland, Oregon's largest city, and Salem, the state's capital. Once a small farming community, Wilsonville is nowadays a fast growing city, home to over 15,000 residents and growing.Considered one of the gateway's to Oregon's wi...