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Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – Part 3 Staging and Photography

By Jon Cohen | November 21, 2025

So, you’re thinking about selling your home in 2026. This 5-part Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – will give you a view of the multi-faceted process of selling your home. Part 1 focused on Starting Early and Making a First Impression. Part 2 addressed living in your home while marketing […]

By Jon Cohen | November 21, 2025

So, you’re thinking about selling your home in 2026. This 5-part Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – will give you a view of the multi-faceted process of selling your home. Part 1 focused on Starting Early and Making a First Impression. Now that your home is looking its best… One […]

By Jon Cohen | November 21, 2025

So, you’re thinking about selling your home in 2026. The best time to start preparing is right now. Properly preparing your property for sale takes time, and that time passes quickly. The phases of preparation range from decluttering your home and removing many of the clothes you don’t need from your closets, to tackling those […]

Your Home Safety Checklist

By Jon Cohen | March 6, 2025

Your Ultimate Home Safety Checklist Ensuring the safety and well-being of your family is a top priority, and taking proactive steps to prepare for emergencies can make all the difference in protecting your loved ones and your home. Here’s a home safety checklist to help ensure you’re well-prepared for any situation. 1. Check Smoke […]

Your Phone Can Save Your Life

By Jon Cohen | February 5, 2025

After a recent life-threatening medical event in our family, I want to share this important information to help you be better prepared. If you, your family, or friends are unable to communicate with emergency personnel-whether unconscious or otherwise incapacitated-it can be extremely difficult for responders to understand your medical conditions, allergies, medications, and emergency contacts. […]

We’re All Waiting With Anticipation

By Jon Cohen | August 5, 2024

Today was a big day for mortgage interest rates. Providing a positive vibe for the housing market, the average interest rate for 30-year mortgages dropped to 6.34%, the lowest rate since April 2023. The lower rates will help homebuyers concerned about affordability which in turn provides sellers with a bit more comfort about giving up […]

Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – Part 3 Staging and Photography

By Jon Cohen | November 21, 2025

Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – Part 2: Occupied or Vacant?

By Jon Cohen | November 21, 2025

Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – Part One: You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression

By Jon Cohen | November 21, 2025

Your Home Safety Checklist

By Jon Cohen | March 6, 2025

Your Phone Can Save Your Life

By Jon Cohen | February 5, 2025

We’re All Waiting With Anticipation

By Jon Cohen | August 5, 2024

2024 While you wait to buy - Blog Version

Homebuyers – Don’t Be Twiddling Your Thumbs While Waiting For Better Interest Rates

By Jon Cohen | March 5, 2024

Interest Rate Buydown - Real Estate Minute

Interest Rate Buydowns Help Buyers and Sellers

By Jon Cohen | December 5, 2023

Monthly Inventory 2017 through 04-2023 v3

So Inventory is Still Low

By Jon Cohen | June 1, 2023

Portland Metro Monthly Stats - February 2023

Market Statistics For February 2023

By Jon Cohen | March 14, 2023

Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – Part 3 Staging and Photography

By Jon Cohen | November 21, 2025

Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – Part 2: Occupied or Vacant?

By Jon Cohen | November 21, 2025

So, you’re thinking about selling your home in 2026. This 5-part Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – will give you a view of the multi-faceted process of selling your home. Part 1 focused on Starting Early and Making a First Impression. Now that your home is looking its best… One […]

Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale in 2026 – Part One: You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression

By Jon Cohen | November 21, 2025

Your Home Safety Checklist

By Jon Cohen | March 6, 2025

Your Phone Can Save Your Life

By Jon Cohen | February 5, 2025

We’re All Waiting With Anticipation

By Jon Cohen | August 5, 2024

Homebuyers – Don’t Be Twiddling Your Thumbs While Waiting For Better Interest Rates

By Jon Cohen | March 5, 2024

Many Homebuyers today are feeling caught between higher interest rates and rising home prices. They want to buy now because home prices are increasing, while at the same time, they want to wait until interest rates come down a bit – hopefully later this year. If you choose to wait for better interest rates, […]

Interest Rate Buydowns Help Buyers and Sellers

By Jon Cohen | December 5, 2023

When interest rates were at historic lows, a typical fixed-rate mortgage loan was all most people needed. Now, with rates appreciably higher, buyers’ monthly mortgage rates are much higher. As the real estate market adjusts to changing interest rates, buyers and sellers are looking to make homes more affordable, and lenders are helping with interest […]

So Inventory is Still Low

By Jon Cohen | June 1, 2023

I often get questions about the real estate market and hear how so many news stories report on the extremely low inventory of homes to buy. Don’t let the news stories scare you. The reality is that there are properties to buy; they’re just not on the market very long. We have pending transactions. We have […]

Market Statistics For February 2023

By Jon Cohen | March 14, 2023

Here are the Market Statistics for February 2023. The average and median sale prices decreased by 5.3% and 3.7% respectively. While buyers and sellers will look at these numbers differently, I’m curious to see if this will be a continuing trend or simply the result of our unusually slow winter sales cycle. I believe it […]