
Oregon’s Seller Property Disclosure Law
The governing statutes are ORS 105.462 to 105.490. ORS 105.464 sets forth a form of disclosure statement that, subject to limited exceptions, all sellers of
The governing statutes are ORS 105.462 to 105.490. ORS 105.464 sets forth a form of disclosure statement that, subject to limited exceptions, all sellers of
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
Background. As mentioned in an earlier post here, the Niday case, which I have previously commented on here and here as it was winding
“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
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