Owning a home has always been a dream of mine. Watching my parents buy their first home when I was 7 made me realize just how joyous something like this…
The biggest obstacle when it comes to buying a new house isn’t securing a big enough line of credit to accommodate the loan and it isn’t saving money for the…
After watching January start off the year with a low volume of home sales February followed up the lackluster start to the year with more mediocrity. Previously some experts believed…
One of the biggest fears for both homeowners and homebuyers has to do with the rise in home mortgage rates. After being at historical lows during the past two years…
We’ve discussed the long-term health of the market and how housing appreciation will continue its meteoric rise through 2018 where it will eventually taper off to the more historical norms…
Webster’s Dictionary defines “hoarding” as the act of gathering or accumulating things over a period of time. We have all seen the show Hoarders and know that hoarding can be…
Over the first few months in 2014 there has been a diminishing supply of housing inventory across the nation. Portland has remained largely unaffected with the exception of a dip…
There are many types of people from all different backgrounds that seek to become homeowners at some point in their life. The college graduate seeks a job that will allow…
As the economy recovers and the stock market continues to set record highs, consumer confidence has increased ten-fold and returned to almost historical levels. It is hard for consumers to…
Moving up, or upgrading as it is often called, is the act of selling your current home and buying a bigger home. The first requirement in order to upgrade your…
