If you have never been involved in a boundary dispute you’ve been fortunate. Over the years, I’ve seen many, and the take-away is this: The
In a recent article in Mortgage Servicing News here, we learn that apparently 49 state attorneys general were unable to draft the terms of the
Closed sales: Decreased by 6.4% (2,511) from 2,682 in May. But year-to-date, they increased 11.9% over June 2012 with 2,244 closed sales. [Comment: There could
For the last several years, the Federal Reserve has pursued an unorthodox (read “last resort”) fiscal policy known as “Quantitative Easing.”[1] Fed Chair Ben Bernanke
“The average sales price so far this year is $299,900, up 14.9% from the same period in 2012, when the average was $261,100. In the
How low can housing inventory go? According to Oregon’s Regional Multiple Listing Service (“RMLS®”), May’s inventory dropped to 2.5 months. To clarify, according to RMLS®, “inventory
Introduction. For most Portlanders, Zillow and Case-Schiller should mean very little. Why? Because Zillow’s metrics don’t purport to be “fair market value,” or even an
Introduction. The term “multiple offers” refers to situations in which sellers receive two or more offers to purchase their property. The reason for multiple offers
We continue to see promising signs in the Portland-Metro real estate market. The recently released RMLS™ Market Action report for April, speaks for itself: Year
Well, this bit of news should come as no surprise: In anticipation of the January, 2014 implementation of the CFPB’s Qualified Mortgage (“QM”) Rules, Fannie
