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In this forum we will offer discussions on a wide variety of subjects, but focus on Portland Metro and real estate. Hopefully our insights and experiences will inform, educate, challenge and entertain our readers week after week.

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2008 

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A classic home style in the Portland area is enjoying a renaissance.  Tudor-style homes can be anything from three-bedroom bungalows to huge mansions but builders haven't been going with the Tudor design since the 60's, that is until now.  They've previously been found in some of the older neighb...
02/26/2008
According to a survey released Tuesday, the decline in residential real estate became even more aggressive though the end of 2007, and home prices in 20 key markets plunged to an average of  9.1% for the year. The S&P Case/Shiller Home Price index has been around for 20-years and in that entire t...
02/26/2008
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What is the current Home Inventory?Unfortunately, our beginning of the year weather was tougher than Portlanders are accustomed to, and they largely decided to stay in rather than go out and look at homes to buy.  Therefore, our home inventory balooned in January to 12.8 months, the highest recor...
02/22/2008
For some reason or another, real estate has always been one of those professions that women have had little trouble breaking into.  In fact the National Association of Realtors puts the number of all female sales agents at 65%. What is really impressive though is the number of women at the top of...
02/22/2008
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As we all know, Oregon is a fabulous place to live.  Surprisingly, not everyone is aware of this fact.  Of course not everyone is in the dark, Oregon grew by 33,314 people in 2006.  149,838 actually moved here and 116,524 moved away for some reason.  In fact, so many people move here every year t...
02/21/2008
January Residential Highlights Market activity appears to have slowed when comparing January 2008 with the same month in 2007. New listings jumped 11.9% compared to last January, but closed sales dropped 31.9% and pending sales fell 34.3% While an increase in new listings in January is common, a...
02/15/2008
The Tony and Libby Kelly Group | Keller Williams Portland Premiere | 503-753-7300 12050 SW Morlock Court, Beaverton, OR Fantastic Greenway home on Quiet cul-de-sac. This exquisite home features gleaming hardwoods, large remodeled kitchen with generous eat-bar. 4 Bdrm Single Family House offered ...
02/08/2008
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The Westside Express Service is coming and so far Tualatin is the only city who has expressed concern over noise that will be caused by the daily commuter train that runs between Beaverton and Wilsonville.  Unfortunately if Tualatin wants a noise solution, Tualatin has to pay for it.   City offic...
02/05/2008
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In this forum we will offer discussions on a wide variety of subjects, but focus on Portland Metro and real estate. Hopefully our insights and experiences will inform, educate, challenge and entertain our readers week after week.