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Rent or Buy…a new perspective

When I opened my company in January 2009, a service I added for my client’s benefit was property management.

September 10, 2010

Real Estate News for Portland and Vancouver

How can you not be optimistic when you see the future in photos like this one? Argh!  The  news seems to be all bad…..lower and lower are the…

August 11, 2010

Facebook Scam Lessons

my daughter got scammed on FB and it taught some valuable lessons plus gave me some good insights

August 9, 2010

Trusting Your Realtor

Trust is a factor in choosing your Realtor

July 9, 2010

4th of July in St Helens

4th of July on the River

July 9, 2010

Sailing Through The Real Estate Market

When you hire a real estate broker, I hope your expectations will be be included in the price.

June 25, 2010

Appraisals and market predictions in Portland Oregon

If buyers continue to wait for the ‘best price’ they will miss the market opportunity of both low prices and low interest rates.

June 24, 2010

Freakonomics Play Fast and Loose with Facts

Generalizations are hard put to be accurate without a full disclosure of the terms for each of the transactions

June 23, 2010

Honey Pots are not for Winnie the Pooh

Floating home toilets are handled with Honey Pots.

June 13, 2010

Short Sale Frustrations; A Perspective

You are through the gate about the decision to trash your credit score just to get the monkey off your back

June 8, 2010

What about short sale and your credit?

Here is the news: the lender is not willing or encouraged to give up their security interest in your property for less than its value to save you a ding on your credit score

June 7, 2010

Divine NW Realty Licensed in Washington

Washington Real Estate Broker

June 6, 2010

Financing a floating home

Once you find the perfect floating home is definitely NOT the time to call a lender. Call the lender before you begin to look! Loans to purchase floating…

April 15, 2010

Storm in N. Portland Harbor

Floating homes are attached to the docks by stationary metal hinges

April 5, 2010

REO saga for Portland OR

Thought I would share this story about purchasing an REO (bank owned property) in Portland. I represented the Buyer. Buy

April 5, 2010

Floating Home Mortgage Loans

Floating Home loans are different than traditional or conventional mortgages. They are not usually offered by mortgage banks. Instead, you will shop for a floating home mortgage from…

March 29, 2010

Bamboo for Fabulous Sushi

Portland Oregon has terrific restaurants! There is not enough time or money to experience them all. But Steve and I had

March 29, 2010

Appraisal Issues in 2010

We are experiencing some uneven-ness with appraisals. As you have read, there are new rules concerning how appraisals ar

March 26, 2010

Floating Home Financing 2010

Floating Home buyers are starting to cruise the docks. It is fun to check out floating homes, and Portland is one of the few cities on the West…

March 26, 2010

Lovejoy Bakery is a Portland Pearl

The Lovejoy Bakery is a fabulous place for a casual meet up. Have a yummy sandwich on artisan bread (my fave is the smok

March 16, 2010