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- March 2010 (2)
- February 2010 (6)
- 26: Portland Metropolitan Area Median Home Prices, 2000 – 2009 (0)
- 25: NY Times Charts Case-Shiller Numbers for Portland and U.S. (0)
- 18: Portland Real Estate Market Activity — January 2010 Results (0)
- 15: Federal Housing Support Ends Soon. Then What? (3)
- 08: Why Your Bank May Not Be Interested in Working Out Your Mortgage Problem (0)
- 05: Final Street of Eames Pre-Sale Tickets Now Available (0)
- January 2010 (7)
- 23: Wipeout Weekend (0)
- 21: FHA Raises Borrower Requirements, Increases Fees (2)
- 20: HUD Temporarily Suspends FHA Anti-Flip Rule (1)
- 18: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – December 2009 Results (0)
- 08: New RMLS CEO & President appointed (2)
- 06: Street of Dreams returns to its luxury formula (0)
- 05: Chickens Out, Goats In for 2010 (3)
- December 2009 (2)
- November 2009 (5)
- 24: November Portland Weather — Part Deux (0)
- 24: September Case-Shiller Show National Prices Recovering, But Portland Remains Flat (1)
- 20: Portland’s Weather – November’s Grey Veil Descends (0)
- 13: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – October 2009 (0)
- 05: Homebuyer Tax Credit Lives On, and Expands (0)
- October 2009 (6)
- 20: Update on First-Time Buyer Credit: Will It Stay or Will It Go? (0)
- 20: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – September 2009 (3)
- 13: Cool Portland Neighborhood Poster Art (3)
- 12: Making Sense of Recent Housing Statistics – It’s All About Timing (0)
- 08: Portland Home Sale Prices to Show September Dip (0)
- 06: It’s That Time Of Year Again (2)
- September 2009 (7)
- 29: National Index Improves, Portland Follows Trend (0)
- 18: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – August 2009 (1)
- 16: Update: Atwater Auction in Portland’s South Waterfront (0)
- 16: Metro Unveils High-Density Growth Plan (3)
- 10: Portland Sucks, But Someone’s Got To Live Here (2)
- 09: Early Look at August Statistics – Sales Down, Median Flat (0)
- 01: A Call For Papers (aka Help Wanted) (5)
- August 2009 (4)
- July 2009 (4)
- June 2009 (4)
- May 2009 (9)
- 29: Nearly 20% of Portland Homes in Distress Sale Status (6)
- 28: Late Mortgage Payments Rise in Oregon (1)
- 21: No. That’s not Mickey Mouse in your sewer line. (7)
- 19: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – April 2009 (1)
- 18: Nice City, No Jobs. (0)
- 11: The Gray Lady Continues Her Love Affair with Portland (1)
- 11: Are national banks shaking down loan applicants for mortgage estimates? (3)
- 06: Portland Real Estate Market – Early Review of April Results (0)
- 05: One Less Foreclosure Victim (6)
- April 2009 (3)
- March 2009 (15)
- 31: Case-Shiller Shows Portland Prices Off 14% (0)
- 26: Buyers Disappointed in this “Buyer’s Market” (7)
- 25: 2009 Portland Monthly Real Estate Issue Arrives (1)
- 24: Some Sellers Are More Desperate Than Others (0)
- 23: Street(car) of Dreams Show Changes Locale (1)
- 20: Help for Troubled Homeowners (0)
- 19: Portland population to double in 50 years? (0)
- 16: NPR: Oregon Foreclosures Tied to Unemployment (2)
- 13: Portland Real Estate Market Results – February 2009 (1)
- 12: Tour of Remodeled Homes This Weekend (0)
- 11: Dohh! Even Homer is Not Immune (0)
- 09: Some Camera Time with KATU and the Hounds of Baskerville (3)
- 06: Portland Home Sales, Prices Tick Upward Slightly (0)
- 05: re:PDX Home Search Page Now Available (4)
- 03: Misery Loves Company in PDX (1)
- February 2009 (14)
- 28: The Crisis of Credit Visualized (0)
- 20: Looks Like I’m Paying off Your Mortgage. So Where Do I Put My Stuff? (0)
- 20: Modern Home Enthusiasts, Don’t Despair (0)
- 17: Portland Real Estate Market Results – January 2009 (2)
- 14: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Back from the Conference (0)
- 12: Street of Eames Tix Go On Sale (0)
- 12: Oregon joins top 10 in U.S. foreclosures (1)
- 11: $15K tax incentive ends up on cutting room floor (0)
- 10: Is 4.5% and $15,000 Stimulating Enough? (7)
- 10: A Wintry PDX Poem (0)
- 06: Camera Friendly? HGTV has a role for you (0)
- 06: Buy Your Own Slice of Middle Earth (0)
- 05: Portland Real Estate Market Slows To New Lows – January 2009 Results Preview (1)
- 05: Nip and Tuck (4)
- January 2009 (3)
- December 2008 (5)
- November 2008 (8)
- 26: Thanks (0)
- 25: A Busy News Day (0)
- 19: NAR Releases Q3 Numbers (0)
- 18: The Clock is Ticking for FHA Changes (4)
- 14: Portland Real Estate Market Results – October 2008 Final (8)
- 11: Oregon Holds Head Above Water in Negative Equity Study (1)
- 06: Sneak Peek at October 2008 Portland Real Estate Market Results (6)
- 04: New President Elected. So What’s Next for the Housing Market? (4)
- October 2008 (12)
- 31: Week Links – October 31, 2008 (0)
- 30: Where the Deer and the Antelope Play (3)
- 28: It’s GO time. (2)
- 24: Moving Day for Ladd Carriage House (3)
- 20: Early Tickets Available For Street of Eames (0)
- 15: Portland Real Estate Market Results – September 2008 Final (3)
- 14: The Weekend Starts Early in Clackamas County (0)
- 08: Giving New Meaning To The Term ‘Housing Slide’ (1)
- 06: Portland MLS Changes Rules on Address Display (9)
- 03: Why Is Anyone In This Picture Smiling? (9)
- 02: Another High Profile Portland Condo Stalls on the Launch Pad (6)
- 01: Some Good and Bad in Portland’s Housing News (5)
- September 2008 (7)
- 29: My WordCamp Weekend (3)
- 26: Flexible Lending Rules . . . Yeah, That’s the Ticket! (1)
- 15: Portland Real Estate Market Results – August 2008 Final (19)
- 11: Portland’s Market Time Stats to Increase — Dramatically (4)
- 08: Short-Term Bounce Effect of Fannie-Freddie Takeover (2)
- 08: Portland Early Results – August 2008 (5)
- 04: ORBlogs.com Shuts Down (1)
- August 2008 (8)
- 26: National Index Offers Mixed Results (2)
- 25: Google Street View – En Fuego! (2)
- 14: Portland Real Estate Results – July 2008 Final (4)
- 08: I Think I Just Threw Up in My Mouth (2)
- 07: Craigslist Shakes Up Real Estate for Sale Section (6)
- 06: Early Returns – July 2008 Portland Real Estate Results (0)
- 05: Timeshares in the Pearl? (3)
- 04: Yar! Hand Over Yer Junque! (4)
- July 2008 (6)
- 29: National Housing Numbers vs. Portland’s Performance (0)
- 28: Read It While You’re Packing Up Your Stuff (0)
- 15: June 2008 Portland Real Estate Market Stats Wrap-Up (11)
- 14: Week Links – July 14, 2008 (1)
- 09: June 2008 Results: Treading Water (1)
- 04: No Real Fireworks in Portland June Real Estate Activity (5)
- June 2008 (8)
- 23: Housing News from Harvard U (1)
- 20: Wharton Tackles Why The Housing Market Sucks (6)
- 19: My Evening with the Bubble Bloggers (11)
- 18: HOPE Speeds Up Mortgage Workout Programs (1)
- 13: FHA Lifts 90-day Flip Rule (2)
- 12: Update – May 2008 Market Results for Portland (8)
- 06: A Preview of Portland’s May 2008 Real Estate Results (1)
- 05: Portland Receives a Visit from Dr. Yun (22)
- May 2008 (8)
- 27: Estately Chooses Portland for 2nd Market Release (10)
- 20: Google Street View Face-Off (1)
- 16: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – April 2008 (5)
- 14: Portland Condo Market Update – May 2008 (0)
- 09: Week Links – May 9, 2008 (2)
- 08: Portland Monthly Real Estate Issue & Neighborhood Reference (3)
- 07: PSU Real Estate and Urban Studies Report – Q2 2008 (2)
- 02: April Showers Bring…More Showers (7)
- April 2008 (9)
- 28: Marketing Copy Gone Awry (3)
- 24: Oregon Mortgage Market Conditions (3)
- 21: Real Estate’s Effect on the Oregon Economy (2)
- 17: Portland Real Estate Activity – March 2008 (5)
- 15: Portland Real Estate Auctions Becoming Commonplace? (2)
- 10: Market Talk with The Oregonian (1)
- 09: Sneak Peek at March 2008 Results (8)
- 07: Maps Track Markets’ Foreclosure Risk (8)
- 03: Is a Zil-Loan in Your Future? (3)
- March 2008 (10)
- 31: Sign Posts of the Times (0)
- 29: PDX RE Blogger Recap (7)
- 26: Portland Real Estate Blogger Meetup Reminder (1)
- 25: Portland Prices Run in the Red (6)
- 21: What Portlanders Think About Their Neighborhoods (0)
- 18: Life Expectancy of Housing Components (3)
- 14: Portland Market Activity – February 2008 (25)
- 12: Just What We Need…Another Local Real Estate Blog (7)
- 10: Recession News Yields Conflicting Conclusions (3)
- 04: Early Results for February Market Activity (1)
- February 2008 (7)
- 27: Portland Real Estate Blogger Meetup (3)
- 18: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – January 2008 (6)
- 15: Will You Need a Year to Sell Your Home? (0)
- 15: Sorry to crush your Eames dreams (3)
- 08: Week Links – February 8, 2008 (0)
- 06: Exploring Place at Portland Spaces (1)
- 05: Portland Downtown Street Mnemonic (1)
- January 2008 (9)
- 29: Portland Market Keeps Its Head Above Water (2)
- 29: Apparently, Auctions Are Bueno For Buena Vista (0)
- 23: Roost: A High-Flying Real Estate Search Engine (13)
- 21: Contrary To Popular Belief . . . (2)
- 17: Market Activity – December 2007 (0)
- 16: Portland Market Update, Closing Out 2007 (3)
- 11: Week Links – January 11, 2008 (0)
- 09: Toeing the Party Sewer Line (0)
- 02: 2008 Changes in Oregon Real Estate Practice (3)
- December 2007 (9)
- 31: Here’s to a Great ‘08 (0)
- 27: Oregon’s Population Continues to Grow (0)
- 21: Someone’s Getting Coal In Their Stocking This Christmas (1)
- 18: Portland-Area Real Estate Market Activity – November 2007 (4)
- 17: The Gavel Falls (1)
- 15: Geeks ‘R Us (1)
- 13: Portland blogs its way toward the top (8)
- 10: Comcast Redefines Home Shopping Network (5)
- 03: Rain in Oregon? It’s A Myth (0)
- November 2007 (7)
- 30: Week Links – November 30, 2007 (0)
- 29: Google Terrain Hints at Topo Features (1)
- 28: Portland Prices Rising, But Facing Uncertainty (0)
- 23: Avoid the Christmas Rush, Embrace the Thanksgiving Crush (2)
- 19: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – October 2007 (10)
- 16: Bear Market Bites Builder (29)
- 15: Smile! You’re on PortlandMaps (1)
- October 2007 (8)
- 29: Plenty of Room for Millionaires (6)
- 24: An Oregon Property Tax Primer (6)
- 18: Portland Real Estate Prices and Appreciation – September 2007 (7)
- 17: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – September 2007 (0)
- 12: Week Links – October 12, 2007 (1)
- 11: Takin’ It To The Streets, Google-style (3)
- 05: Nude Gardening to be Banned in Happy Valley (2)
- 01: Credit Protection On The Cheap (0)
- September 2007 (8)
- 28: Some loan officers still have a sense of humor (3)
- 26: Portland ‘burbs get National Notice (0)
- 24: Addressing the Rent vs. Buy Conundrum (5)
- 19: Portland Real Estate Prices and Appreciation – August 2007 (3)
- 18: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – August 2007 (0)
- 14: Build It Green, Portland-Style (0)
- 13: Portland’s MLS Offers More Views to Use (2)
- 07: Are we prepping for a buying binge? (3)
- August 2007 (10)
- 31: Dead Clowns, Subprime Loans and Ben Stein, oh my! (2)
- 30: Guest Post – Organic Home Staging (1)
- 29: Downtown Portland Condo Report – August 2007 (3)
- 27: Portland Condo Market Update – August 2007 (2)
- 24: Portland Home Price Averages and Appreciation (3)
- 23: Portland Real Estate Market Activity – July 2007 (0)
- 16: Vacation Bliss (2)
- 06: Portland Home Construction in the Rear-View Mirror (2)
- 03: Homeowner Tip – Ladder Safety (0)
- 02: Northwest Still Leads U.S. Housing Market, but…. (1)
- July 2007 (4)
- June 2007 (7)
- 29: Portlanders Will Save Just About Anything (1)
- 28: A Few Great Reasons to Move to Portland (0)
- 22: Buying Real Estate, DIY-Style (15)
- 19: Portland Oregon Real Estate Prices and Appreciation – June 2007 (4)
- 18: Portland Oregon Real Estate Market Activity – June 2007 (2)
- 14: Giving Gratitude to the Google Gods (7)
- 04: Oregon Ranks 16th in Property Taxes (1)
- May 2007 (12)
- 31: Portlanders’ IKEA Dreams Come True (3)
- 29: Best Remodel Bang for the Buck (0)
- 25: PSU Delivers Q1 Real Estate Report (0)
- 18: Best Buyer Advice: From a REALTOR or Your Hair Stylist? (2)
- 16: Market Activity – April 2007 (2)
- 14: 60 Minutes & The 6-Percent Solution (8)
- 11: Week Links – May 11, 2007 (3)
- 09: Portland-Area Farmers’ Markets Ripen for Business (2)
- 04: Real Estate Ethics Guru, Ted Truitt (2)
- 03: Help on the Horizon for Subprime Borrowers? (9)
- 02: Which way is the wind blowing? Setting prices for quick sales (1)
- 01: Travel Oregon–Virtually, if you can’t afford the fuel (1)
- April 2007 (9)
- 27: Week Links – April 27, 2007 (1)
- 20: Portland’s New Homes on Tour (1)
- 18: Portland Average, Median Sale Prices & Appreciation – March 2007 (3)
- 16: Market Activity – March 2007 (0)
- 13: Week Links – April 13, 2007 (1)
- 12: Remodel Blogs: Modern-day Support Groups (0)
- 10: Portland Condo Market Update – April 2007 (1)
- 06: Springtime Photos Yield Year-round Curb Appeal (2)
- 02: Portland Monthly’s Neighborhoods of Note (0)
- March 2007 (5)
- February 2007 (9)
- 28: Green Livin’ and Recycled Houses (2)
- 22: 12-Month Appreciation for Portland, February 2007 (3)
- 21: Market Activity – February 2007 (0)
- 20: Hear the screams? No more Eames (tickets)! (2)
- 20: Portland improves job rankings (0)
- 12: Local Homebuilder Gives Smarts Away (1)
- 07: Welcome to Willamette (3)
- 04: A 2000-piece Whitman Sampler of Blogs (3)
- 02: Hugs and Kisses for Portland’s Real Estate Market (0)
- January 2007 (9)
- 18: Average Sale Prices in Portland Communities – December 2006 (1)
- 17: 2006 Portland Real Estate Market Wrap-Up (1)
- 15: Oregon Continues to be Magnetic to Moving Vans (4)
- 12: A Guide to Oregon Pronounciation (7)
- 11: Oregon Restores First-Time Buyer Assistance Program (2)
- 08: Oregon foreclosures down in 2006 (1)
- 05: Real Estate Phrase Makes 2006 Banned List of Words (1)
- 02: Sniff Test. Is It Fresh? (1)
- 01: Welcome 2007: Bright New Day? (1)
- December 2006 (7)
- 26: Join The Homeowner Fray with Resolve (1)
- 20: Portland Area Market Activity – December 2006 (2)
- 15: Friday Fun – McMenamins Mashup (2)
- 14: Portland named in Frommer’s top travel destinations (0)
- 13: Guest Post: Half is More? (1)
- 08: Week Links – December 8, 2006 (1)
- 01: Hordes Descend on Oregon Cities (1)
- November 2006 (12)
- 28: Oregon Home Price Appreciation Leads Nation (3)
- 27: A Forecast for Portland’s Cloudy Real Estate Market (1)
- 24: Week Links – November 24, 2006 (1)
- 22: Portland Real Estate Market Performance, November 2006 (3)
- 18: Dartmouth St. Listing in Oregonian Home Section (0)
- 17: Portland Area Market Activity – November 2006 (2)
- 15: Flipper Nation – Real Estate Investing Meets ‘The Office’ (3)
- 10: Week Links – November 10, 2006 (1)
- 09: Keep Your Lender Local (1)
- 08: Paint Chips, Web 2.0 style (beta) (1)
- 03: Week Links – November 3, 2006 (1)
- 02: Home Inspections….Exposed! (1)
- October 2006 (9)
- 29: Week Links – October 29, 2006 (2)
- 28: Portland Area Market Activity – October 2006 (2)
- 26: A First-Time Homebuyer’s Tale (2)
- 20: Friday Fun – Neighboroo (0)
- 18: All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up (2)
- 13: Portland Real Estate Sales Take a Dive (3)
- 09: A Feast for Real Estate Gluttons (2)
- 04: You Like Me, You Really Like Me! (1)
- 03: Squeeze versus Sprawl (1)
- September 2006 (9)
- 29: Mr. & Mrs. Too-Much Homebuyer – Real Financial Heroes (0)
- 28: Watch Your Wallet (and your FICO score) (2)
- 21: Guest Post: You Can’t Take It With You (1)
- 18: Portland’s Pipes for Voice, Data, and Video (2)
- 15: Portland Real Estate Market Activity for September 2006 (1)
- 14: J.D. Power Rates Portland Home Builders (0)
- 11: You Can’t Hide Your Pryin’ Eyes (2)
- 08: It’s Getting Easier Being Green (0)
- 06: Oregon home appreciation in top 5 nationally (2)
- August 2006 (6)
- July 2006 (5)
- 27: Commuting by Community (0)
- 19: Don’t Buy Without a CLUE (1)
- 17: Market Activity – June 2006 (1)
- 06: 10 Tips for First-Time Homebuyers (0)
- 05: Oregon Lists Predatory Sex Offenders Online (finally) (0)
- June 2006 (8)
- 23: Week Links – June 23 (2)
- 16: Week Links – June 16 (1)
- 14: Market Action – May 2006 (0)
- 12: Where are the Fixers? (0)
- 08: Real Estate Links, June 8 (0)
- 06: A Mini-Film Festival, Featuring Portland (1)
- 05: An Unofficial House Style Study (0)
- 01: Government Agencies Address Affordable Homeownership (0)
- May 2006 (5)
- April 2006 (7)
- 26: Portland Condo Market Update (13)
- 17: You Can Save Up A Down Payment Or . . . (0)
- 14: Portland Area Market Activity – March 2006 (2)
- 11: Housing humor as Tax Day approaches (0)
- 07: Portland Makes Bankrate’s “Bubble Blower” list (0)
- 06: A Different Inventory Problem in Portland (0)
- 03: Portland on Livability & Livestyle Lists (0)
- March 2006 (9)
- 31: Oregon Ranks Low in State Taxes Survey (0)
- 28: Portland Monthly Neighborhoods of Choice (2)
- 24: Avoid Property Pix Faux Pas (1)
- 16: Average and Median Sale Prices through February 2006 (0)
- 15: Credit Reporting Bureaus Adopt New Scoring System (0)
- 15: 12-Month Portland Appreciation (February) (0)
- 09: Downtown Condo Living Under $200K? (1)
- 07: Casting Call – Flipper Wanted (1)
- 01: Past Projects without Permits in Portland? (0)
- February 2006 (6)
- 27: Welcome to CalifOregonia (4)
- 24: Tools for Real Estate Voyeurs (2)
- 17: Average and Median Sale Prices for January (0)
- 15: 12-Month Portland Metro Appreciation (1)
- 03: Top 10 Portland Home Builders for 2005 (0)
- 01: Is Portland Good for Small Business? (0)
- January 2006 (10)
- 30: Bike Town USA (1)
- 19: Trader Joe’s To Open in NYC, Portlanders Chuck-le (0)
- 17: 12-Month Portland Metro Appreciation Values (0)
- 16: Average Sale Prices in Portland Communities – December 2005 (0)
- 14: Final Results for 2005 Portland Metro Real Estate (0)
- 13: Portland Residents Rate Services in Annual City Survey (2)
- 09: Portland Area Homes By Price Range (0)
- 06: The New Oregon Trail, circa. 2006 (2)
- 05: Local Developer Rolls His Own Traffic Solution (2)
- 02: Doomed Design Trends? (0)
- December 2005 (13)
- 30: Goodbye ‘05, Hello ‘06 (0)
- 27: Oregon Cracks Top 10 Fastest Growing States (0)
- 22: The Power and Peril of Interest-Only Loans (0)
- 19: What’s Hot and What’s Not (0)
- 15: Average Sale Prices in Portland Communities – November 2005 (0)
- 14: 12-Month Portland Appreciation – November 2005 vs. November 2004 (0)
- 13: REALTOR Association Predicts a Strong, Balanced Market in 2006 (0)
- 08: Local Service Leads the Way Nationally in Identifying Accessible Housing (0)
- 06: Returns on Your Remodeling Dollars (0)
- 05: Home Affordability Rankings Released – Portland # 18 in West (0)
- 02: From the Lint Screen to the Art Gallery (0)
- 02: Portland Area Market Likely to Continue Strong Performance (1)
- 01: Portland To Be Featured in Untitled Movie (1)
- November 2005 (10)
- 30: More Loan Options for Homebuyers – Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac raise loan limits (0)
- 22: Oregon Ranks Favorably in Closing Cost Survey (0)
- 19: The 7 Don’ts of Obtaining a Home Loan (0)
- 18: Average Sale Prices in Portland Communities – October 2005 (0)
- 17: 12-Month Portland Appreciation – October 2005 vs. October 2004 (0)
- 16: Portland Reigns (0)
- 15: October 2005 Market Activity (0)
- 14: FHA Loan Amounts Increase In Portland (0)
- 09: The Importance of Being Earnest (0)
- 08: Mortgage Tax Deductions Under Fire? (0)
- October 2005 (6)
- 31: Portland Real Estate in the Crystal Ball (1)
- 27: Neighborhoods by Martha (0)
- 26: Portland Market Trends – 2006 Forecast (1)
- 14: September 2005 Market Activity (0)
- 12: 12-Month Portland Appreciation – September 2005 vs. September 2004 (0)
- 11: re:PDX Debuts! (2)
