RMLS Market Action | January 2012

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Click here to view the January 2012 RMLS Market Action Report January Residential Highlights The year has started off on a positive note. Sales activity in the Portland metro area continued to show improvement in closed and pending sales when comparing this January to the same month a year ago. Closed sales experienced a 18.3% [...]

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Sherwood Oregon Acre Plus Estates

A complete list of Sherwood Oregon acre plus estates.  Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. Located in the southeast corner of the county, it is a residential community in the Tualatin Valley southwest of Portland.

List of Improving Housing Markets Grows

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The list of housing markets showing signs of improvement in home prices and overall market conditions in February has grown to nearly 100 cities, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index. The index reveals metro areas that have shown improvement in home prices, housing permits, and employment for at least [...]

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937 Glisan | Pearl District Real Estate

937 is a 114 home, 16 floor condominium centrally located in the heart of Portland’s Pearl District just steps from the Portland Streetcar.  937 features a unique exterior design and innovative floor plans designed to maximize light. Inside the residences, timeless simplicity translates into class and stylish livability. Attentive concierge service and easy access to [...]

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About Tigard Tigard is located in Washington County. The city is located south of Beaverton and north of Tualatin, and is part of the Portland metropolitan area. Interstate 5 and 217 are the main freeways in the city, with 99W and the 210 serving as other major highways, with rail service provided by the TriMet [...]

Study Reveals Main Culprit Behind Falling Home Values

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Blame it on distressed sales for falling home values, according to CoreLogic’s December Home Price Index. Home prices nationwide dropped nearly 5 percent from 2010 to 2011, but if you exclude distressed sales, prices dropped only by 0.9 percent, according to CoreLogic. Foreclosures continue to hamper neighboring property values. “Until distressed sales in the market [...]

Why Have Banks Really Tightened Lending Standards?

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Home ownership affordability is at a record high due to low home prices and all-time low mortgage rates. But housing experts have blamed banks’ tightened lending standards for keeping more buyers on the sidelines because they are unable to qualify for financing.  Lending standards increased sharply after the financial crisis in 2008, and even after [...]

More Buyers Ready to Get Off the Sidelines?

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When you compare the cost of owning a home to renting, you’ll find that buying may soon make more sense, Paul Diggle, a housing economist at Capital Economics, told MSNBC.com. Diggle’s analysis of the housing market showed a 33 percent drop in home prices, record-low mortgage rates (with 30-year fixed-rate mortgages available under 4 percent [...]

December Existing-Home Sales Show Uptrend

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Existing-home sales continued on an uptrend in December, rising for three consecutive months and remaining above where they were a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The latest monthly data shows total existing-home salesrose 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.61 million in December from a downwardly revised 4.39 [...]

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The Avenue Lofts | Pearl District Real Estate

Built in 1923, an old Meier & Frank Warehouse is a classic example  of  industrial warehouse design. Now listed on the National Register  of  Historic Places. A legendary Portland warehouse visited by  generations  of families, The Avenue Lofts offer an historic tax benefit  allowing for  greater freedom and flexibility of living. The Avenue  Lofts building [...]