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Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale – Part 4: Pricing Your Home

So, you’re thinking about selling your home in 2026. Part 4 of my multi-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 […]
Selling a Home

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

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 […]
Buying a Home, Selling a Home

Interest Rate Buydowns Help Buyers and Sellers

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 […]
Buying a Home, Oregon Real Estate Market Conditions, Selling a Home

So Inventory is Still Low

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 […]

Selling a Home Seller Series – Preparing Your Home For Sale – Part 4: Pricing Your Home So, you’re thinking about selling your home in 2026. Part 4 of my multi-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 […]

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

Buying a Home Interest Rate Buydowns Help Buyers and Sellers 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 […]

Buying a Home So Inventory is Still Low 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 […]