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The most recent Market Action Report has been published. Read Randy McCreith’s analysis and view or download the January Market Action Report. Here is a snippet of Randy’s analysis: For over a year now, the sales numbers for the Portland metropolitan area have continued to improve each month, although the progress is slow. Properties have […]

Yesterday morning mortgage broker Venessa Ward of Pacific Residential Mortgage spoke to the Bella Casa Real Estate brokerage. She covered a lot of valuable information and I wanted to share some of the key points we learned from Venessa. Venessa provided this FHA loan scenario to illustrate how waiting to purchase will hit your pocketbook […]

The Fed has told us repeatedly that their massive purchasing program of Mortgage Backed Securities is just about over – and this translates to home loan rates rising in the near future. As you can see in the chart below, the amounts of Mortgage Backed Securities the Fed is purchasing are slowly dwindling, as the […]

The Regional Multiple Listing Service report for December, and the end of the year is out. With this report we can leave 2009 in the books. View, download, or print the Market Action Report Now. Summary and characterization of the last 2½ years:

You’ve probably heard that we’re in the midst of a buyer’s market, right? But what exactly makes this market so great for buyers? Find out the specifics by viewing or downloading this brochure. Learn why the market, interest rates, loan options, tax credits, and the current inventory make 2010 an ideal time to buy in […]

Randy McCreith, Principal Broker Bella Casa Real Estate Group How Real Estate Commissions Work Like every other product or service in the world, a ‘cost of sales’ is built into the product or service charges. It takes money to design a functional product that meets needs, to appeal to the public, promote the benefits of […]

Contributed by Travis Newton, Owner & Sr. Mortgage Banker Today’s Mortgage Group ML 137

With 2010 right around the corner, what will you be looking forward to in the New Year? Buying your first home? Sending your last kid off to college? Or obsessing over your own personal mountain of debt, even more worrisome in this uncertain economy? It may feel like “Resolution Impossible,” but if you follow Eric Tyson’s advice, you’ll remember ‘10 as the year you finally took control of your financial future.

Real estate transactions involve one of the biggest financial investments most people experience in their lifetime. If you had a $100,000 income tax problem, would you attempt to deal with it without the help of a CPA? If you had a $100,000 legal question, would you deal with it without the help of an attorney?

For prospective homebuyers who are on the fence about making a home purchase, the next few months represent a countdown of sorts for two reasons.