Archive for the Up Front Real Estate Category
When Can I Buy A Home Again?
Short-Sale & Foreclosed Home Owners Ask 'What's Next?'.... After a Short Sale or Foreclosure--How Soon Can I Purchase Again? I asked guest blogger Jeff Bannan with Cherry Creek Mortgage/Vancouve…
Read MoreNew Oregon Home Owner Mortgage Assistance Program
Foreclosure Prevention Assistance to 5,000 Eligible Oregon Homeowners: Application start 12/10/2010! If you've lost 25% of your income due to unemployment or verifiable redution in income, keep readin…
Read MoreClaire’s Home Sellers Ask: “Should I List Now or in the Spring?”
Should Home Owners List Now in Winter or Wait Until Spring? Pondering whether to sell your home now or wait until the spring? Here are a few things to add to your list as you weigh the pros and co…
Read MoreClaire’s Home Buyers: Best Site for Finding Your Portland Home Online
Best Search Site For Finding Your New Home in the Portland Metro Area ....and the Ones to Avoid! Frustrated with searching online for your new home? Not sure which sites really have the best informa…
Read MoreNew Oregon Rule for Wood Stoves…Is your stove certified?
A new Oregon law going into effect August 1st, 2010 requires that if you have a wood stove in your home and you are going to be selling your home, that it be certified. Because of the level of pollutio…
Read MoreUpdating Your Home DOES Matter…
I love working with my first time home buyers. There is nothing like walking newbies through the process of buying their first home start to finish. With my new clients, we set out this past weekend with a list of 15 homes in hand to check out. Their criteria is: Under $3…
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