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Don't Get Caught Off Guard by Closing Costs This Spring Presents Sellers with a Golden Opportunity How To Navigate a Market Where Multiple Offers Is the New Normal Key Factors That Impact Affordability Today How Global Uncertainty Is Impacting Mortgage Rates Why It's Critical To Price Your House Right Down Payment Assistance Programs Can Help You Achieve Homeownership An Expert Advisor Will Give You the Best Advice in Today's Market Millennials: Do You Need a Home with More Space? More People Are Planning To Buy a Home Soon The Top Indicator if You Want To Know Where Mortgage Rates Are Heading Why a Move Could Bring You More Happiness This Year Owning Is More Affordable than Renting in the Majority of the Country What's Going To Happen with Home Prices This Year? Two Ways Homebuyers Can Win in Today's Market Why Inflation Shouldn't Stop You from Buying a Home in 2022 Avoid the Rental Trap in 2022 Expert Insights on the 2022 Housing Market How Much Do You Need for Your Down Payment? When a House Becomes a Home The Perks of Putting 20% Down on a Home The Average Homeowner Gained $56,700 in Equity over the Past Year Homebuyers: Be Ready To Act This Winter Advice for First-Generation Homebuyers Homebuyers Are Going on a Shopping Spree This Winter What Everyone Wants To Know: Will Home Prices Decline in 2022? If You Think the Housing Market Will Slow This Winter, Think Again. Two Reasons Why Waiting To Buy a Home Will Cost You Struggling To Find a Home To Buy? New Construction May Be an Option. Why It Just Became Much Easier To Buy a Home Win When You Sell (And When You Move) How To Think Strategically as a Buyer in Today's Market Tips for Single Homebuyers: How To Make Your Dream a Reality Home Is Where the Heart Is More than Ever This Year Why Now Is a Great Time To Sell Your House 4 Ways Homeowners Can Use Their Equity What's Happening with Home Prices? Home Sales About To Surge? We May See a Winter Like Never Before. Retirement May Be Changing What You Need in a Home Sellers: You'll Likely Get Multiple Strong Offers This Season 4 Things Every Renter Needs To Consider VA Loans: Helping Veterans Achieve Their Homeownership Dreams How Sellers Win When Housing Inventory Is Low Two Graphs That Show Why You Shouldn't Be Upset About 3% Mortgage Rates Experts Project Mortgage Rates Will Continue To Rise in 2022 Renters Missed Out on $51,500 This Past Year Sellers Have Incredible Leverage in Today's Market Housing Challenge or Housing Opportunity? It Depends. There Are More Homes Available Now than There Were This Spring Knowledge Is Power When It Comes to Appraisals and Inspections Important Distinction: Homes Are Less Affordable, Not Unaffordable Looking To Move? It Could Be Time To Build Your Dream Home. What Does the Future Hold for Home Prices? Don't Tackle Selling Your Home on Your Own – an Agent Can Help Early October is the Sweet Spot for Buyers If You're a Buyer, Is Offering Asking Price Enough? Remote Work Is Here To Stay. Can Your Home Deliver the Space You Need? Is It Time To Move on to a New Home? Is the Number of Homes for Sale Finally Growing? 5 Tips for Making Your Best Offer The Truth About Today’s Buyer Demand Why It’s Still Safe To Sell Your Home Home Price Appreciation Is Skyrocketing in 2021. What About 2022? Understand Your Options To Avoid Foreclosure Reasons You Should Consider Selling This Fall 5 Reasons Today’s Housing Market Is Anything but Normal What You Can Do Right Now To Prepare for Homeownership What Buyers and Sellers Need To Know About the Appraisal Gap The Difference in Net Worth Between Homeowners and Renters Is Widening If Housing Affordability Is About the Money, Don't Forget This. Why 2021 Is Still the Year To Sell Your House What Do Experts Say About Today's Mortgage Rates? What Does Being in a Sellers' Market Mean? More Young People Are Buying Homes Real Estate: It's Still a Lack of Supply, Not a Lack of Demand A Look at Home Price Appreciation and What It Means for Sellers The Best Use of Time (and Money) When It Comes to Renovations Are Houses Less Affordable Than They Were in Past Decades? Looking for a Place To Call Home? Consider a Condominium. Surprising Shift Favors Homeowners: Buyers Now Prefer Existing Homes The Community and Economic Impacts of a Home Sale With Rents on the Rise – Is Now the Time To Buy? Key Questions To Ask Yourself Before Buying a Home 4 Reasons Why the End of Forbearance Will Not Lead to a Wave of Foreclosures A Look at Housing Supply and What It Means for Sellers 3 Hot Topics in the Housing Market Right Now Remote Work Has Changed Our Home Needs. Is It Time for Your Home To Change, Too? Diving Deep into Today's Biggest Buyer Concerns Housing Supply Is Rising. What Does That Mean for You? Selling Your House? Make Sure You Price It Right. The Truths Young Homebuyers Need To Hear A Look at Home Price Appreciation Through 2025 Home Builders Ramp Up Construction Based on Demand What To Expect as Appraisal Gaps Grow Hope Is on the Horizon for Today's Housing Shortage Why This Is Not Like 2008 Again Home Price Appreciation Is as Simple as Supply and Demand In Today's Market, Listing Prices Are Like an Auction's Reserve Price Why You May Want To Cash in on Your Second Home 6 Reasons to Celebrate National Homeownership Month 5 Reasons Why You Should Get a Pre-listing Inspection Experts Say Home Prices Will Continue to Appreciate 3 Graphs Showing Why You Should Sell Your House Now 7 Portland Remodeling Projects with the Highest Value Return for Your Money Why Waiting to Buy a Home Could Cost You a Small Fortune Are Interest Rates Expected to Rise Over the Next Year? 4 Big Incentives for Homeowners to Sell Now Patience Is the Key to Buying a Home This Year Will the Housing Market Maintain Its Momentum? 4 Tips to Maximize the Sale of Your House Don't Be Fooled by Remarkable Real Estate Headlines Planning to Move? You Can Still Secure a Low Mortgage Rate on Your Next Home 82,338 Great Reasons to Buy a Home Today Top Tips for Building the Accessible Home of Your Dreams How Much Time Do You Need To Save for a Down Payment? Portland Real Estate Market Update - Q1 2021 Why This Is a Great Year to Sell Your Vacation Home 93% of Americans Believe a Home Is a Better Investment Than Stocks Some Buyers Prefer Smaller Homes 4 Major Reasons Households in Forbearance Won't Lose Their Homes to Foreclosure Homeownership Is Full of Financial Benefits Latest Jobs Report: What Does It Mean for You & the Housing Market? Don't Sell on Your Own Just Because It's a Sellers' Market Your Tax Refund and Stimulus Savings May Help You Achieve Homeownership This Year 4 Native Oregon Plants Worth Buying for Spring - And Where to Buy Them There’s No Reason To Panic Over Today’s Lending Standards Is Homeownership Still Considered Part of the American Dream? How a Change in Mortgage Rate Impacts Your Homebuying Budget What It Means To Be in a Sellers' Market Buyer & Seller Perks in Today's Housing Market Why You Should Think About Listing Prices Like an Auction’s Reserve Price Should We Fear the Surge in Cash-Out Refinances? What Credit Score Do You Need for a Mortgage? Places You Must Visit in Portland To Renovate or Not To Renovate Before You Sell What Is the Strongest Tailwind to Today's Recovering Economy? What Is the #1 Financial Benefit of Homeownership? How to Make a Winning Offer on a Home Will the Housing Market Bloom This Spring? 5 Reasons to Sell Your House This Spring Portland Nonprofits That Need Your Spring Cleaning Donations Is It a Good Time to Sell My House? How Smart Is It to Buy a Home Today? Home Prices: What Happened in 2020? What Will Happen This Year? What Are the Benefits of a 20% Down Payment? Are There Going to Be More Homes to Buy This Year? How Much Leverage Do Today’s House Sellers Have? The Reason Mortgage Rates Are Projected to Increase and What It Means for You Top Places to Buy a Home in Portland Where Have All the Houses Gone? Will Low Mortgage Rates Continue through 2021? 3 Ways Home Equity Can Have a Major Impact on Your Life Millennials: Is It Time to Buy a Bigger Home? 3 Ways You’ll Win When You Buy a Home This Year 47% of New Buyers Surprised by How Affordable Homes Are Today The Luxury Market Is Attracting Buyers in 2021 3 Reasons We’re Definitely Not in a Housing Bubble 6 Foundational Benefits of Homeownership Today Best Portland-Made Valentine's Day Gifts of 2021 Why Owning a Home Is a Powerful Financial Decision Do I Really Need a 20% Down Payment to Buy a Home? Want to Build Wealth? Buy a Home This Year. Turn to an Expert for the Best Advice, Not Perfect Advice What Record-Low Housing Inventory Means for You What Happens When Homeowners Leave Their Forbearance Plans? What’s the Difference between an Appraisal and a Home Inspection? Why Moving May Be Just the Boost You Need Portland Market Update: Q4 2020 What Experts Are Saying about the 2021 Job Market Owning a Home Is Still More Affordable Than Renting One Should I Wait for Lower Mortgage Interest Rates? How to Make the Dream of Homeownership a Reality This Year Things to Avoid after Applying for a Mortgage Why Right Now May Be the Time to Sell Your House Will Forbearance Plans Lead to a Tsunami of Foreclosures? 4 Reasons People Are Buying Homes in 2021 What Does 2021 Have in Store for Home Values? The Best Online Fitness Classes Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Professional Is This the Year to Sell My House? The Importance of Home Equity in Building Wealth Why Not to Wait Until Spring to Make a Move 3 Must-Do’s When Selling Your House This Year Four Expert Views on the 2021 Housing Market Why Selling Your House on Your Own in 2021 Is a Mistake Portland's Most Expensive Listings 2020 More Generations Are Living Under One Roof This Year Why It’s Important to Price Your House Right Today Turning a House into a Happy Home Did You Outgrow Your Home in 2020? The Difference a Year Makes for Homeownership The Do’s and Don’ts after Applying for a Mortgage 2021 Housing Forecast Homeowner Equity Increases an Astonishing $1 Trillion 3 Reasons to Be Optimistic about Real Estate in 2021 The Holidays Aren’t Stopping Homebuyers This Year 20 Years of Real Estate in Portland 5 Steps to Follow When Applying for Forbearance Why It Makes Sense to Sell Your House This Holiday Season Are Home Prices Headed Toward Bubble Territory? An Honest Look at Unemployment Numbers How Remote Work Can Power Your Vacation Home Sale The Path to Homeownership A New Way to Shop for Homes in a Virtual World With Home Values Surging, Is it Still Affordable to Buy Right Now? Knowledge Is Power on the Path to Homeownership How FHFA Loan Limits Increase Buying Power 5 Tips for Homebuyers Who Want to Make a Competitive Offer Your House May Be High on the Buyer Wish List This Holiday Season Is Buying a Home Today a Good Financial Move? Portland Holiday Events You Must Visit Don’t Let Buyer Competition Keep You from Purchasing a Home It Pays to Sell with a Real Estate Agent Will Mortgage Rates Remain Low Next Year? Chances of Another Foreclosure Crisis? “About Zero Percent.” Homes for Sale Are Rapidly Disappearing Why Working from Home May Spark Your Next Move Winter Will Bring a Flurry of Activity to the Housing Market Portland Holiday Gift Guide VA Home Loans: Helping Heroes Find a Home Homeownership Is a Key to Building Wealth Is it Safe to Sell My House Right Now? Making a Home for the Brave Possible Portland Market Update: Q3 2020 Why the 2021 Forecast Doesn’t Call for a Foreclosure Crisis Real Estate Is a Driving Force in the Economy Rent vs. Buy: How to Decide What’s Best for You 4 Reasons Why the Election Won’t Dampen the Housing Market Should I Renovate My House Before I Sell It? Three Ways Low Inventory Is a Win for Sellers Buyer Interest Is Growing among Younger Generations How Down Payment Assistance Opens the Door to Homeownership Two Important Impacts of Home Equity Selling Your House Is the Right Move, Right Now Home Values Projected to Keep Rising Why Today’s Options Will Save Homeowners from Foreclosure Portland has ‘sold out’ of homes: Number for sale drops to new low, prices rise 5.7% in bidding wars Real Estate Continues to Show Unprecedented Strength This Year Americans Are Gaining Confidence in the Economy A Case for Selling Now How to Prepare for a Bidding War Do You Need to Know More about Forbearance and Mortgage Relief Options? The #1 Reason Not to Wait to List Your House for Sale Do You Have Enough Money Saved for a Down Payment? Top Lighting Options for Your Kitchen 6 Reasons You’ll Win by Selling with a Real Estate Agent This Fall Thinking of Moving? Should You Buy a Retirement Home Sooner Rather than Later? A Homeowner’s Net Worth Is 40x Greater Than a Renter’s Is it Time to Move into a Single-Story Home? Why Pricing Your House Right Is Essential Buyers Are Finding More Space in the Luxury Home Market Why Selling this Fall May Be Your Best Move Where Are Home Values Headed Over the Next 12 Months? Dealing With Foundation Erosion Housing Market on Track to Beat Last Year’s Success Home Equity Gives Sellers Options in Today’s Market Home Builder Confidence Hits All-Time Record The Cost of a Home Is Far More Important than the Price Is the Economic Recovery Beating All Projections? 8 Tips To Help Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke Moving to the burbs is suddenly back in style: City dwellers with coronavirus cabin fever lead the way The Surging Real Estate Market Continues to Climb Is Now a Good Time to Move? Two New Surveys Indicate Urban to Suburban Lean Virtual School Is Changing Homebuyer Needs Homebuyer Traffic Is on the Rise The Latest Unemployment Rate Fell to 8.4% Have You Ever Seen a Housing Market Like This? Homebuyer Demand Is Far Above Last Year’s Pace How Will the Presidential Election Impact Real Estate? It’s Not Just About the Price of the Home Three Ways to Win in a Bidding War Why Is It so Important to Be Pre-Approved in the Homebuying Process? Should You Buy an Existing Home or New Construction? Builders & Realtors Agree: Real Estate Is Back The Top Reasons People Are Moving This Year Forbearance Numbers Are Lower than Expected Just How Strong Is the Housing Recovery? Sellers Are Returning to the Housing Market Homes Are More Affordable Right Now Than They Have Been in Years Why Foreclosures Won’t Crush the Housing Market Next Year The Latest Unemployment Report: Slow and Steady Improvement How Is Remote Work Changing Homebuyer Needs? Why Homeowners Have Great Selling Power Today Today’s Buyers Are Serious about Purchasing a Home Experts Weigh-In on the Remarkable Strength of the Housing Market Guidance and Support Are Key When Buying Your First Home Three of the Latest Reports Show Housing Market Is Strong Portland Market Update: Q2, 2020 Thinking of Selling Your House? Now May be the Right Time A Remarkable Recovery for the Housing Market Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows for Three Consecutive Weeks What Are Experts Saying about Home Prices? Buyers: Are You Ready for a Bidding War? The Most Delicious Vegan Spots in Portland Not All Agents Are Created Equal Taking Advantage of Homebuying Affordability in Today’s Market Is the Health Crisis Driving Buyers Out of Urban Areas? A Historic Rebound for the Housing Market Are New Homes Going to Be Available to Buy This Year? What Are Experts Saying About the Rest of 2020? Free Things to do in Portland New Index Reveals Impact of COVID-19 on Real Estate Should We Be Looking at Unemployment Numbers Differently? What Are the Experts Saying About Future Home Prices? Homebuyers Are in the Mood to Buy Today Want to Make a Move? Homeowner Equity is Growing Year-Over-Year Is the Economic Recovery Already Underway? Three Reasons Homebuyers Are Ready to Purchase This Year Real Estate Tops Best Investment Poll for 7th Year Running The Best Pool Properties in Portland Are You Ready for the Summer Housing Market? Is a Recession Here? Yes. Does that Mean a Housing Crash? No. Real Estate Will Lead the Economic Recovery The Shocking News in the Unemployment Report Three Things to Understand About Unemployment Statistics Is it Time to Sell Your Vacation Home? Home Prices: It's All About Supply and Demand The Benefits of Homeownership May Reach Further Than You Think Economists Forecast Recovery to Begin in the Second Half of 2020 Why This Summer Is the 2020 Real Estate Season Buying or Selling a Home? You Need an Expert Kind of Guide Portland Charities that Need Your Help Year-Round Experts Predict Economic Recovery Should Begin in the Second Half of the Year 6 Reasons Why Selling Your House on Your Own Is a Mistake Housing Market Positioned to Bring Back the Economy #1 Financial Benefit of Homeownership: Family Wealth Will the Housing Market Turn Around This Year? A Surprising Shift to the ‘Burbs’ May Be on the Rise Unemployment Report: No Need to Be Terrified Local Resources to Help Your Kids Through COVID-19 Will Home Values Appreciate or Depreciate in 2020? Unemployment: Hope on the Horizon How to Test-Drive a Neighborhood While Sheltering in Place Why Home Equity Is a Bright Spark in the Housing Market U.S. Homeownership Rate Rises to Highest Point in 8 Years Contract Contingencies Give You Peace of Mind When Buying a Home Why the Housing Market Is a Powerful Economic Driver Building an ADU in Portland Rise to the Top of the Pool by Selling Your House Today Q1 2020: Portland Market Update Buying a Home Right Now: Easy? No. Smart? Yes. Will Increasing Mortgage Rates Impact Home Prices? Common Things to Look Out for Before Buying Your Dream Home Why You Should Consider Selling in the Winter Is Getting a Home Mortgage Still Too Difficult? 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