An Expert Makes All the Difference When You Sell Your House If you’re thinking of selling your house, it’s important to work with someone who understands how the your hyperlocal housing market is changing and what it means for you. Here are five reasons working with a real estate expert can ensure you’ll get the most out of your sale.

In talking about the 2023 housing industry, one thing experts agree, unlike the last few years, it will be hyperlocal. We will see some markets across the nation drop home prices. Others will remain flat while some communities will continue to see moderate value price increases. Will the national news be able to tell the whole story for where you live? The consensus is that unlike the last few years, in the year ahead, probably […]

How Owning a Home Builds Your Net Worth Owning a home is a major financial milestone and an achievement to take pride in. One major reason: the equity you build as a homeowner gives your net worth a big boost. And with high inflation right now, the link between owning your home and building your wealth is especially important. If you’re looking to increase your financial security, here’s why now could be a good time to start on your journey […]

Separating Fact from Fiction in the Housing Market If you’re following the news, chances are you’ve seen or heard some headlines about the housing market that don’t give the full picture. The real estate market is shifting, and when that happens, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. That’s where a trusted real estate professional comes in. They can help debunk the headlines so you can really understand today’s market and what it […]

Expert Housing Market Forecast for the Second Half of 2022 The housing market is at a turning point, and if you’re thinking of buying or selling a home, that may leave you wondering: is it still a good time to buy a home? Should I make a move this year? To help answer those questions, let’s turn to the experts for projections on what the second half of the year holds for residential real estate. Where Mortgage Rates Will […]

Have you ever been driving through a neighborhood and noticed a pending sign in front of a home? Yet driving that road every day, you know you’ve never seen a for sale sign go up?  Most of America, when searching for homes, has come to rely on the platforms of Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com, Trulia and the likes. Maybe this sounds familiar to you? As a buyer this can be frustrating. Especially if it is a neighborhood you have been […]

Newberg, Oregon | The Gateway to Oregon’s Wine Country

It is known as the Gateway to Oregon’s Wine Country. Where the suburbs of Portland roll into the fertile hills of the Willamette Valley. This city is home to one of the original 1950’s drive in movie theaters, a luxury resort and spa,  nationally certified BMX track and skate park,  hot air balloon adventures, a champion style public golf course, vineyards, breweries and so much more. Where am I? Newberg, Oregon! Today I answering clients questions about the […]

How can a war an ocean away effect our housing economy? Providing you a housing market update on the effects of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and how energy, inflation and stocks are effected and how they each effect our housing market…

What’s the biggest question being asked around the water cooler? True, we aren’t standing at water coolers anymore, we are in our home office, also known as our kids classroom, aka our ‘at home’ gym, and watching the news, asking friends over the phone, and searching online, “When will the housing bubble pop?” Google reports this question has spiked over the last month 2450%. I myself have had numerous conversations with buyers, sellers, and extended […]

Yamhill County Market Trend Review We have all heard the phrase “We are in a housing shortage”. To give eyes to this, let’s look at Yamhill County’s inventory graph from the past 36 months. (Courtesy RMLS (REALTOR®-owned multiple listing service.) LET’S REVIEW THE GRAPH You can see Pending Units (green dotted line) are a consistent pattern year to year. We see more homes pending in the summer, and less in the winter. In March of […]