In Depth Market Stats for Oregon Show Continuation of Tough Markets

March 25, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

Well things in many areas seemed to have bottomed out in the Real Estate Market in 2010.  In Oregon some areas have flattened and are showings some signs of life.  But overall there seems to be doubt that these markets have the ability to return to normal anytime soon.
There is going to be a shortage [...]

Foreclosure Report For March 2010: Portland in Flux

Foreclosure Report For March 2010:  Portland in Flux

March 23, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

Portland, Oregon
For investors looking to the Pacific Northwest as a retirement destination, Oregon has it all — plus great affordability. The Market is really offering some great values right now both in short sales and foreclosures.
“We are seeing some increases in the number of actual bank foreclosures and this trend will likely continue.  [...]

January Foreclosures Down but Still Way Up from 2009 in Oregon

January Foreclosures Down but Still Way Up from 2009 in Oregon

March 3, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

Overall Activity Up 15 Percent  From January 2009, REOs Up 31 Percent From January 2009
More Than 300,000 Properties  Receive Foreclosure Filings for 11th Straight Month
IRVINE, Calif. – Feb. 11, 2010 – RealtyTrac®  (www.realtytrac.com),  the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its January  2010 [...]

Market Report For West Portland: Bethany

Market Report For West Portland:  Bethany

February 25, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

Here are the trends as they are happening year for Portland, Oregon and the Tri-County Area.  Things leveled off and now indications are that we are taking another hit or dip in values as Spring begins.  The availability of mortgages, the credit crunch, and the unemployment rate are all in play here in Oregon.  Stay [...]

February 2010 Market Stats for Oregon Real Estate

February 17, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

Come see the latest and Greatest and I might add the most Complete Stats for 2010 so far and the Year over Year Comparisons for the entire Oregon Real Estate Market.  This is the RMLS Report for mid February 2010 and it is something you will want to see.  Days on the Market, Average Price [...]

Oregon’s Home Values AT the Tipping Point in 2010

Oregon’s Home Values AT the Tipping Point in 2010

February 11, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

Just as Washington was telling you the Great Recession is “over,” the crisis that originally caused it is rearing its ugly head again:
Just this morning, RealtyTrac has reported that, in January, the number of U.S. families facing foreclosure surged a shocking 15% higher compared to the same month last year!

The detail in the [...]

College Towns Real Estate Values Hold Up Better in Down Market!

College Towns Real Estate Values Hold Up Better in Down Market!

February 9, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

There’s simply no doubt about it. Burlington, Vt., and neighboring South Burlington are the best housing market in America rated  by the lowest number of foreclosures in the nation, and there’s not any doubt why.

All bottom seven communities on the 2009 RealtyTrac foreclosure list are college towns, where local economies have been boosted by the [...]

PMI Says They Can See Home Prices Bottoming Out in 2010

PMI Says They Can See Home Prices Bottoming Out in 2010

February 9, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

A new study from PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. suggests home prices have found their bottom.  The company’s analysis shows that by almost all measures, residential property values began stabilizing considerably during the second and third quarters of last year – and monthly data through November confirms that this stabilization continued
into the fourth quarter. [...]

Real Estate Trends and Market Report For 1/10/2010: Portland, Oregon

January 20, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

Statistics Tell quite a story.  Here are two hot areas in the Portland Oregon Real Estate Scene.  The reports enclosed here include the information about units for sale, short sales and foreclosures, the average days on market, price trends, and more.
Along with our help this should make it possible for you to determine the best [...]

Biggest Losers in America: Cities where Prices are Still Falling

Biggest Losers in America: Cities where Prices are Still Falling

January 19, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment 

From Realtrends Newsletter and Forbes.com
For many cities, home prices are still falling, according to Forbes.com. For its list of cities with the fastest-falling home prices, Forbes used Altos Research’s January market update, which looks at asking prices, inventory and days on the market single-family homes–but not condominiums–in 27 of the country’s closely watched real [...]