West Linn, Lake Oswego and Portland Real Estate

If you are thinking about improving, remodeling or updating your home, you might want to take a look at these numbers below.  You might think twice about your plans or find that you are right on track. These are two top ten list of home improvements that will bring the best or highest return on [...]

Portland has a wide variety of farmer’s markets, first-rate breakfast joints, hip cafés, cool restaurants and hometown breweries & pubs .  And if you ask the question, which is the best restaurant in the Rose City, the answers you would receive would range like the abundant types of food served here. With access to the bountiful agriculture throughout the state [...]

Portland is a highly ranked city for many things.  Portland is considered the countries Greenest city, the most Pet-Friendly, to have the best long-term value in real estate and one of my favorites, has the countries best happy hour scene.   Well, now there is another to add to that list.  Researchers at U.S. News [...]

According to Business Week, of the 25 biggest Metro areas in the country, Portland Real Estate has the best long-term value over the last 20 years.  Looking at home prices since 1990, Portland real estate has risen 85%, adjusting for 2010 dollars.  Even with prices dropping about 22% since our peak values in 2007, Portland [...]

Just like the Eagles used to sing, Take it Easy. With all Portland has to offer, it is no wonder why we are included in the list of the most relaxed cities by Forbes.  Portland received the #4 spot with strong ranking in work hours, health and exercise.  Portland’s lowest ranking came in unemployment. Forbes used six [...]