A Guide to Lake Oswego Real Estate and Community
Brought to you by Dianne Gregoire and Linda Rossi (Trotta), brokers with Advanced Real Estate Services, a professional real estate company licensed with the Oregon Real Estate Agency.
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The RMLS recently provided this graph to Realtors and I found it interesting. It occurred to me that you might as well.
It clearly shows that while distressed sales make up 17.2% percent of the new listings, they make up nearly 29% of the closed sales. Of that the shortsales are pretty consistent being [...]
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My own woodstove
I am a huge fan of woodstoves and firplaces. My family actually ownes a mountain cabin that is heated with a woodstove. Building a fire is a skill and in my family we challenge each other to build one that is good enough to light with just one [...]
What’s Happening in Lake Oswego? ~
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I know this is risky. There are all sorts of possibilities that I’ll be wrong and you will be able to come back to me a year from now with “It’s only gotten worse. You were WRONG.” But I am going to take the risk and put [...]
There are two major points of negotiations when you are buying or selling a house. The first happens when the offer is made. At this point things like price, closing date, disclosure of financing, and other items are worked out. The second happens about a week later when the buyer has completed [...]
If you are in the position of selling your home, and don’t have a big pile of money to make improvements, are there things you can do yourself that are affordable? You bet! With the help of www.homesalemaximizer.com, I have compiled a list of simple things you can do inexpensively. I am also [...]
As a Realtor in Lake Oswego, one of the most common questions I hear is “How much does it cost to buy a house on the Lake?” Now that the lake is full, and the sun is coming out, it seems like a good time to do a little analysis and answer this question.
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Your Personal Information – When you are ready to sell and embarking on setting up your listing, you and your Realtor will discuss what (if any) things other than those materially significant to the property may be relayed to an approaching Buyer’s agent. You will likely discuss that you, as the Seller, have confidentiality [...]
“When selling your home pay attention to pets.” Aristocratopholous
Yes… I just made that up. The puffy clouds & Oregon sunshine are making me a bit silly! The idea was that it might sound more believable coming from an ancient philosopher than a Realtor, though (?)
It’s interesting to note that the truth is: Realtors can sometimes [...]
It used to be that the rule of thumb when selling your home was paint the walls white. You didn’t want to turn off your potential buyer by having a color on a wall that they would not like. The times have changed, and that just simply is no longer the case. [...]
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