Oregon Property Taxes

Green and Yellow - Tax a Fellow   It’s Oregon Property Tax Time and… I’m conjuring up mental images… your bill is either green or… wait, it’s coming to me…  yellow!  You may not have realized there were two colors (since you only see one tax bill at a time) and that these colors have significance. 

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Why Your Portland-Area Home isn't Selling as Fast as You'd Like

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VIDEO! Do rising foreclosures mean a crash?

There's been a lot of talk for a year or so about the troubles with the real estate market: the crash is coming, it's 2008 all over again... oh my!  Here's one minute of thought on that subject.      

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The Life of an Escrow Infographic

The Life of an Escrow infographic.   

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Why Do People Think the Real Estate Market Will Crash?

The hot topic in real estate right now is a Crash, à la 2008.  I am going to discuss the likelihood of a crash… but not here.  In cliffhanger fashion, I will put out another article tomorrow in which I’ll discuss the likelihood of a crash. What I’d like to discuss here is why an imminent real estate

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Discount Points and Origination Points – A Pointed Discussion

In the real estate world, there’s a lot of talk about discount points and origination points.  Though both a part of closing a real estate loan, their functions are different.  So let’s discuss these pesky customers. Where to start with points?  There are two definitions: (1) the underlying mathemat

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10 Real Estate Terms You Should Know

10 Real Estate Terms You Should Know Below, find 10 real estate terms that you should know and keep an eye out in the future as I continue to add more and more.  My goal is to make these easily understandable to novices to real estate as well as to help clear up and go a little deeper on the definit

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