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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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Portland Real Estate Will Slow in Fall 2016
This year Portland home values grew faster than every other top metro area in the Case-Schiller index. You may be afraid to buy with all the news reports, articles, and talking heads excited about the crazy Portland real estate market. If you want to buy a home in Portland, I have good news. It is […]
Social Media Tips for Portland Real Estate
You’re touring a home in Portland and falling in love with it, but you’re not sure about the kitchen setup. Your real estate agent is telling you that you need to get your offer in ASAP. Do you reach for you phone, take a few pictures, and ask your friends what they think? How about […]
Undoing Gentrification in North Portland
Portland Offers Downpayment Assistance to Displaced Families This spring, we wrote a post in this real estate blog about how Portland is (hopefully) changing gentrification. North/Northeast Portland is seen by many as a pivotal location for Portland’s efforts to combat the gentrification to succeed or fail. As new businesses and affluent residents in this cluster […]
Food Carts of Portland – Buying Tour Havens
Shopping for real estate in Portland can get hectic. When you’re out scouting the neighborhoods and touring homes with your real estate agent, why not stop for refreshment at one of the city’s famed food carts or trucks? You see them everywhere, from the far reaches of Happy Valley and Aloha to the busy hubs […]
Top 8: PDX Home Buying Hacks
Portland is a tech hub, so naturally those who live here – as well as those who hope to move here – are no strangers to the idea that there’s a hack for just about everything. Whether it’s your first time buying a home or you just want it to go more smoothly this time […]
How Noisy is Portland Real Estate?
Is that suburban home really quieter than the urban condo? A walk-through with your real estate agent might not give you an accurate answer to that question – or even prompt you to ask it. Although noise levels can have a huge impact on your quality of life, few people get an objective view of […]
Top 8: Questions About Buying or Selling a Home in Portland
Ready to list or buy a home in Portland? Here are some of your burning questions, answered. What’s the best way to search for real estate for sale in Portland? While some people might like to drive around looking for “for sale” signs, while other scan the classifieds in the newspaper, most people these days […]
Three Tips for Navigating the Escrow Process
Congratulations! You found the home you want to buy, or you found a buyer for the home you’re selling, the offer was accepted, and now the home is in escrow. Escrow is a period of time set by your lender so that certain conditions can be met for the home to close. The seller must […]
Home Appraisal vs. Home Inspection?
Buying a home in Portland? You may already have a lender and a real estate agent in mind, but do you also have a home appraiser and inspector in mind? Why does a home need both, anyway? The key difference between a home appraiser and a home inspector is that they work for different people. […]
Ten Reasons to Buy a Home in Portland
1. The Great, Wet Outdoors If we had to sum up Portland’s outdoor recreation opportunities in one word, it would be “water.” Rainfall pretty much defines the Pacific Northwest, and with 40 inches a year in Portland there’s plenty of H2O to go around, even in our beautiful dry summer months. Locals enjoy waterfalls along […]
Evolution of Portland Real Estate Search
Imagine for a moment a world without Multiple Listing Services. Real estate agents would list homes for their clients but would have no way to get the word out to other agents. Meanwhile, buyers working with their own real estate agents wouldn’t be able to search for homes listed by all of the other agents […]
Earnest Money and Escrow: 10 Essential Facts
True or false? The earnest money and escrow process is easy to understand and makes total sense. False! If this topic has always given you a case of the yawns or left you scratching your head in bewilderment, you’re not alone. Even real estate experts at the Oregon Association of Realtors admit that the concept […]
Top Five Tips for Borrowers in 2016
Good news for Portland homebuyers: despite the recent and much-anticipated federal interest rate hike, actual mortgage interest rates have barely budged. In December 2015, the Fed boosted the rate by a quarter point to a new range of 0.25% – 0.5%. It had been at a record low near zero since 2008. Still, the average […]
5 Apps to Simplify Your Real Estate Transaction
Your smartphone is not just for web browsing and email anymore. In today’s hot real estate market, you can’t afford not to put the computer in your pocket to work for you! Whether you’re searching for a real estate agent, beginning your home buying or selling process, or finally ready to close the deal, here […]
Get a mortgage from a national bank or a local lender?
Shopping for a home in Portland? Then you’re probably shopping for a home loan, too. Keeping in mind that this is a Portland real estate blog, not a mortgage blog, we have some general advice. That is, shop around, never underestimate the importance of good customer service, and know the difference between using a credit […]
Three Steps to Improve Your Credit Score Before Buying
If you plan on shopping for a Portland home in the next year or two, you may be wondering what you can do now to be as ready as possible. Unless you’re buying the home outright, you’ll need to take out a home loan. What kind of interest rate your bank or lending institution gives […]
When my wife and I decided to sell our home we started to search for agents who work for less than the 6% standard commission. Slightly skeptical, I decided to call Stephen for a consultation. Stephen came very prepared with comp sales, marketing techniques, and several other items pertaining to the sale I never would have considered. We sold in six days.
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