Portland Home Value
We provide complimentary, no obligation home value estimates for any homeowners considering selling their property in the next 12 months. Expert Realtor home valuations always outperform online estimates.
If you’re thinking of selling your home in the next twelve months, Stephen would love to tour your home and provide a pricing estimate. Call today to set an appointment.
Stephen FitzMaurice, Realtor
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Definitive Portland Basement Remodel Guide
Are you considering finishing a basement to improve your home value, add living space or create an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) for housing-hungry Portland? Check out our definitive Portland basement remodel guide. As a Portland real estate agent, I think it’s a great idea with potential for a positive return on your investment — as […]
Real Estate Agents vs. Zestimates
Have you ever wondered where the home price estimates you see on Zillow, Trulia, Redfin, and others come from? Specifically – who decides how much a home is worth, and are they right? Robots. Computers that can only see numbers. Computers that crunch sq. ft. average values, lot size average values, garage size, bathroom count, […]
Smart Home Remodeling in Portland
These days, homeowners doing a remodel prior to listing their home on the Portland real estate market can opt for smart home security systems, sprinklers, thermostats, even light bulbs. A “smart” device” is anything that can be monitored or controlled with a smartphone, tablet or computer. Why would you want to do that? Well, there […]
Improve your Home’s Outdoor Experience
Portlanders love the outdoors. When we’re not out hiking or biking – rain or shine! – we like to kick it outside our homes. Now that summer’s here, outdoor spaces are center stage. Whether you’re buying or selling a Portland home this summer, it’s helpful to know a few key differences between the types of […]
Portland Home Offices Add Big Value
What’s the biggest home-buying trend in Portland this year? The home office! With more and more people working from home — especially in this tech-focused city — a home office of some kind is essential for many home buyers. If you’re selling a home in Portland, your real estate agent has probably already talked to […]
Increase your Portland home value with Short-Term Rentals
In July of last year, the city of Portland voted to allow homeowners to offer short-term rentals in their homes or accessory dwellings. Are they the new threat to the sanctity of Portland neighborhoods, or a smart way for first-time home buyers to earn a little money off their investment? Short-term rentals have been embraced […]
Boost Portland Home Values with Smart Bathroom Remodels
Before listing your home with a Portland real estate agent, you may be looking around at what you can fix up to improve your home’s market value. In my experience, home buyers in Portland are always attracted first to the kitchen and the bathrooms, and these rooms can really be the deciding factors in whether […]
Four Steps (Budget-Friendly) Portland Kitchen Remodel
Portland home buyers are looking for a home that is unique and stylish while being functional and user-friendly. Nowhere do these qualities stand out more than in the kitchen. If you’re considering selling your home and thinking that the space where the average American family does everything from homework to entertaining could use an upgrade, […]
Heat up your Portland home value with a fireplace or stove
In the damp, dark winters that characterize the Portland, Oregon area, there’s nothing quite like a cheery flame to warm your toes. Traditional open fireplaces are attractive but inefficient, and there are many other options for units that put out heat without creating drafts and wide temperature fluctuations. Rustic wood-burning stoves, pellet stoves or modern […]
Remodeling Tips to Boost Resale Value in Portland
Few events can trigger a home remodel like putting your house up for sale. When you look at your place through potential buyers’ eyes, it’s easy to start seeing things that need to be repaired, replaced or updated. Not only that, but in a competitive real estate market like Portland’s, remodels can be an efficient […]
Zillow Zestimates, are they accurate?
These days many folks check out their home online, or a property they are looking to purchase, to find an estimate of value. Zillow provides these national in a format they copyrighted and call Zestimates. If you read the Zillow forums on Zestimates you’ll find a lot of angry home owners disputing the value. Recently […]
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
