Category Archives: Portland Real Estate

Stoller/Springville Crowding: Superintendent Jeff Rose opts to add portables, reroute Summa kids

The new elementary school in North Bethany with a projected completion date in Fall of 2018 will become the solution to overcrowding for Springville K-8. A portable building to accommodate an additional 2 classrooms is the planned solution for the … Continue reading

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Poll Results: 600 Votes on the Best Springville/Stoller Overcrowding Solutions

The Beaverton School District committee of 6 parents made 5 recommendations to the Superintendent of ways to resolve the overcrowding of students at the Springville and Stoller schools. The recommendations included: routing incoming students from the new development in Bethany … Continue reading

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An Uneven Recovery in Portland-Area Home Prices

Home prices in several Portland area neighborhoods are slowing becoming closer to where they were in the height of the housing bubble in 2007. In July 2014, the median home price in the Portland area sold for $299,000 which is … Continue reading

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All-Cash Homebuyers’ Increase in Portland

As the big real estate investors take a step back from the market, all-cash homebuyers are increasing. Investors with 10 or more properties decreased from 4.7% to 2.3% in this last year. While, buyers paying with all-cash, according to real … Continue reading

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5 Ways Placing Real Estate in a Trust Can Improve Bottom Line

In this article from the Portland Business Journal, Bill Dolan and Mike Penfield discuss why now may be a good time to create a charitable remainder trust. “Now may be a good time to fund a trust with real estate, … Continue reading

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Renting a Small House

Do you have a small property or a smaller attached area you are trying to rent out. This article by Janet Eastman will give you a few pointers as well as some ideas to try and attract more renters. She … Continue reading

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Slim Pickings in Portland Real Estate

It’s been a while since we have been in a sellers market for real estate but now, more than ever, is a great time to sell. With the inventory so low and so many people looking to buy, homes are … Continue reading

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What Can 1 Million Dollars Get You?

A million dollars can go a long way depending on where you’re looking to buy. Oregon Live compared two different areas, North West Portland and Lake Oswego, to see what a one million dollar home looks like. NW Portland is … Continue reading

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Home Values Expected to Rise

According to a group of more than 100 panelists, including economists, real estate specialists and investment strategists, believe home values are going to rise through the year 2018.  Many believe that real estate investors will begin to sell most of their income properties over the … Continue reading

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North Bethany’s Springville K-8 Running out of Room

Springville K-8 school is filled to the brim with students due to the new construction in the area.  The school is having to make some necessary changes to accommodate for the unexpected real estate boom. For more information on Springville’s plan … Continue reading

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