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
One of the most notable bi-products of the foreclosure disaster, was another disaster – the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act; a 2300 page tome bearing the names
Ever been curious which areas are hardest hit by foreclosures in the Portland-Metro counties? Wondering how many judicial vs. non-judicial foreclosures are filed? Are the
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
Oregon homeowners dodged a big bullet late last month [April, 2013], when some at the state legislature sought to deprive them of the mortgage interest
Introduction. In January of this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), issued what turns out to be a not-so-final rule[1] regarding the ability to repay (“ATR”)
