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
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 [...]
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 [...]
Re\Max’s Owner Dave Liniger Urges Lenders
February 17, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment
Liniger to Lenders: ‘Release Properties’
LINIGER
Editor’s Note: The following is a Feb. 10 press release from RE/MAX International.
RE/MAX Urges Lenders to Release Properties
Record Foreclosure Numbers Need to Be Tackled Head On
(Denver, CO, February 10, 2010) – Dave Liniger, RE/MAX International Chairman and Co-Founder, urged government and economic leaders to push lenders to release [...]
Short Sales Heading Hopefully For Smoother Waters
February 16, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment
Here is a great article about some government and Private sector folks that are finally working on some sensible goals and outcomes for speeding up and short sales. If some of these things come to pass we just might see things get a little smoother and more predictable if you will in Short Sales which [...]
Housing Rent Values and Rates Drive Home Pricing
February 16, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment
Read this Article from Top to Bottom and see the results of our analysis:
Article From RealTrends.com
It may not be the most widespread measure of housing prices, but if you want to follow a powerful driver, look at rents. Specifically, it’s the rents Americans pay on condos, apartments or houses that are about the same size, [...]
What are the Top Rated Real Estate Sites in the US for Traffic??
February 15, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment
People are often mystified as to how to get their Home marketed on the Web properly. Sure it is easy to get into the MLS but it is all about the eyeballs. Learning how to get the most exposure and making sure your agent is doing it right are a real trick. Look at this [...]
Cash For Keys Program Should be a Final Option: What you Need to Know.
February 15, 2010 by dirkknudsen · Leave a Comment
We are getting a lot of Questions from People who want to Understand if they can or should just walk away from their home and we hear alot about the Cash for Keys Program. That might be an Option for you but it comes with some very real conditions and it also is not a [...]
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 [...]
