West Linn, Lake Oswego and Portland Real Estate

According to Livibility.com, Portland, Oregon ranks #1 in Pet friendly cities. The cities that made the list obviously had to have most of the amenities a pet would want, good and available veterinary care and facilities, stores for all of their toys, food and other needs, and places to go like trails, parks, open spaces and restaurant seating (outdoors of [...]

With speculation that West Linn real estate  prices may continue to fall, why is now the time to buy? The sale price of a home is not the only driving force in your decision to purchase a home.  Interest rates and closing costs are a big part of the process.  Here are two scenarios which [...]

Located on the western edge of the city of Tigard, Bull Mountain is a community that generally features bigger established homes on larger lots. Some of the larger older lots have been sold and redeveloped into subdivision with more homes and smaller (comparably speaking) lots. Single family homes can sell for well over $1,000,000 but average [...]

As far as Green Cities go, Portland is ranked #1 according to a study conducted by the Business Courier of Cincinnati.  Their study took 43 major metro areas and ranked them using the ACBJ “Green City Index.    Covering 20 categories of a city’s “greenness,” looking at everything from, use of public transit, green jobs, travel [...]

Short Sale properties are really no laughing matter, to most.  My colleague Rob LeRoy out of our Bellingham, WA wrote a recent post about some pitfalls about Short Sales.  Kind of a funny look at the speed bumps you usually encounter in the process including timelines, communication, bank motivation and condition of properties. Also, a couple of [...]

Forbes puts Portland on the short list of cities where it is a good time to look at moving from a renter to property owner.  The article calls out quality of life and developmental constraints as key components to making the list.  The author also points out that buying a home is and always should be and [...]