My Portland

NPR reports on the rising trend of all-cash housing transactions, including a resurgence of house flippers.

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As foreshadowed by May and June’s low pending sales, the July closed sale total tells the real story of the non-tax-credit-stimulated housing market in Portland. From a high of 2050 closed transactions in May, the market has cooled to …

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As foreshadowed by May and June’s low pending sales, the July closed sale total tells the real story of the non-tax-credit-stimulated housing market in.

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Reader Darin points us to a Yahoo/Bloomberg article touting Washington and Oregon as the top two housing markets to rebound by early 2014 (funny how that number went from late 2009 now to 2014). The article specifically calls out Bend: …

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Reader Darin points us to a Yahoo/Bloomberg article touting Washington and Oregon as the top two housing markets to rebound by early 2014.

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For a second month in a row, the Portland housing market shows that it is clearly returning to its pre-tax incentive pace. This means low sales volumes when compared to historical averages in what would normally be the peak home-buying …

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Those looking for a glimpse of blue sky amid the cloud layer covering the housing market may catch a peek today, based o.

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The Portland real estate market held steady through the month of May, posting modest month-over-month increases in close.

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For a second month in a row, the Portland housing market shows that it is clearly returning to its pre-tax incentive pace. This means low sales volumes when.

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The new buzz phrase in distressed real estate is “strategic default”, or purposely walking away from an upside down mortgage. Apparently, wealthy homeowners are handing the keys back the bank at a higher rate than their middle-class …

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