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Kami Price, Principal Broker is our lead buyer's agent and a top 1% buyer's agent in the Portland metro area. Kami has been licensed since 2004 and has helped hundreds of local home buyers find their next property. She has a long list of awards and additional education certificates.
If you’re considering buying a home in the next twelve months, Kami Price, buyers specialist would love to hear what you’re looking for. Call today to set an appointment.
Kami Price, Realtor
Represented Hundreds of Buyers
Licensed since 2004
503-773-0000
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Must Know! First Time Home Buyer Grants, Loans, Programs – 2019 Guide
As real estate agents, we love helping clients transition from renting to becoming first time home buyers in the Portland real estate market. The biggest hurdle to making that happen is the first time home buyer down payment. Second-biggest is probably making that monthly mortgage payment! Either way, there are first time home buyer loan […]
How to Win a Home Offer – from Top Buyers Agent
Are you in the market for a home in Portland this summer? Whether it’s your first time buying a home or it’s just been a few years, let’s take a closer look at what goes into a successful home offer. First, Portland Real Estate Market News If you’re entering the Portland home buying market […]
Escrow Earnest Money Fact or Fiction – 2019 Update
True or false: The average length of time a home spends in escrow has gone down over the last ten years, thanks to technological improvements. False! Escrow is a very important period of time in the home sale transaction, one that real estate agents don’t expect to see shrinking anytime soon. Yes, electronic signatures are […]
Top 5 Most Affordable Portland Suburbs – 2019 Update
Affordability is a hot topic in Portland, a city with limited area and seemingly unlimited population growth. While the city struggles to keep up by building apartments, condos, and accessory dwelling units (read our article on the state of construction in Portland here), the suburbs are booming. Why move to a Portland suburb? The tradition […]
Wire Fraud on the Rise: Protect your Portland real estate deal.
Homebuyer Aaron C. didn’t see anything strange in the email he received from his title company. As instructed, he wired them the $123,000 to complete the purchase of a Portland-area home for him and his family. The email turned out to be a plant from a hacker who had gained access to his email account. […]
Compare Portland Homes by Energy Efficiency
Portland home buyers get to be a little pickier in 2019. In January we started out the year with a high 3.3 months of inventory on the real estate market, and it’s just a few weeks until the typical spring surge of homes going on the market brings that number even higher. With high utility […]
Portland Condo Guide: 2019 Edition
Portland is not known as a condo city, but they can be a great bargain for those who need a home here without all the responsibilities of a detached dwelling. If your lifestyle is more focused on work and play than on replacing a roof or taking care of a lawn, you might enjoy the […]
First Time Home Buyers Downpayment Amount – Portland 2019
Are you looking at buying a home in the Portland area in the next 12 months? Two years? Three? Whatever your goal, if you’re a first time home buyer in Portland you’re probably going to need a savings plan. Good news: New online money-management services can help you reach your goal of home ownership. From […]
4 Overlooked Costs of Owning a Home – Portland: 2019
Hey, renters! This is a great year to buy a home in Portland: Prices are down in many market segments and mortgage rates are still relatively low. Still, if you’re on the fence about becoming a homeowner, we don’t blame you. Investing in a home is inherently risky (as all investments are risky), in part […]
Portland School Ratings Change Portland Home Values
School performance is emerging as a top influencer for real estate markets across the country, and it’s just as true in Portland. Every parent wants to give their child the best possible education, and for many, living near a highly rated school is the way to do that. You may strongly agree or disagree, but […]
Rent vs Buy, Portland Real Estate Market – 2019
According to Zillow research, rents fell nationwide this year for the first time in six years. Portland led the way with the biggest decline over last year: 2.7% What does this mean for renters who are considering purchasing a home in 2019? To find out, let’s put that number in context. Just three years ago, […]
For Sale By Owner – Home Buyer Guide
Here it is – your ultimate Portland home buyer’s guide to buying a home listed For Sale By Owner, FSBO, whether or not you already know the owner, and whether or not you plan on using a buyer’s agent yourself. What is For Sale By Owner? Any home that is listed for sale by the […]
Portland Smart Homes: Who has access?
A recent home buyer was puzzled. She kept setting her thermostat to 70 degrees, but it would promptly readjust itself to 80. There was nothing wrong with either the device or the furnace — it turned out that the previous owner still had the app to control her thermostat installed on his phone. Meanwhile, he […]
First Time Homebuyer Education in Portland
The fall 2018 Portland real estate market is experiencing increased inventory, less pending sales (less buyers), dropping prices, and increased DOM or days on market, according to the most recent RMLS report. If some of those real estate terms have you scratching your head, you’re not alone. A recent survey by NeighborWorks America found that 70% […]
Portland Home vs Condo: Affordability
Last week, the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis reported that the housing market in Portland is “rebalancing”. In other words, the Portland real estate market is cooling fast. In a recent blog post, they outlined the indications that we’re seeing a once-in-a-decade shift in the forces favoring sellers over buyers. Long story short: Inventory is […]
Top 3 Sites for Portland Crime Data and Safest Areas
When purchasing real estate in a Portland, personal safety is likely to be relevant to any home buyer’s decision. Unfortunately, doing a Google search often comes up with headlines and news stories about recent robberies, fires, and other tragic events, which don’t give an accurate representation of how safe life is – or isn’t – […]
Stephen uses his broad knowledge of the market and his well-polished marketing skills to list houses at the maximum they can and will sell for. He is extremely adept at orchestrating all of the selling details and I look forward to doing business with him again.
Ben
