Reasons Why a Home Sells or Doesn't
We provide regular researched reports on what causes homes to sell across the country and locally here in the PNW. What worked well in years past changes might not be effective today. We do everything we can, by the numbers, to sell our client's homes faster and for more, and to more than justify our 4% total commission charge.
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Home not selling? 3 Steps to Get it Sold Fast.
Unless you have avoided the news for the last year or so, it is clear that the real estate market is leaning toward buyers around the country. This can only make things feel even more frustrating if you’re one of the few homes that are not selling. How Slow is the Portland Real Estate Market […]
3 Hacks to Help a Home Sell in a Slow(er) Real Estate Market
The Portland real estate market slowed down significantly in late 2022 and is still much slower than normal as we enter 2023. There will be a spring bump, as that is always the best time to sell a home in our metro area, but we expect prices to drop again in 2023 by July or […]
How to Get a Home to Sell in 2023
In order to increase your changes to sell a home in 2023, which is expected to be a tougher real estate market than usual, it is most important to know exactly how homes sell across the country. What causes a home to sell or not? We perform a ton of research locally to answer that […]
My Home is Not Selling, What Can I Do? 2023 Update
Three Reasons a Home Sells or Does Not The late 2022 Portland real estate market is struggling and slowing down. Buyer traffic continues to drop while inventory remains stubbornly high. Price drops are increasing and homeowner fear is on the rise. What can a home owner do to ensure their property is the one that […]
Why You Should Always List your Home on Multiple MLS Systems.
Updated 04/2024 The magician behind the curtain in the real estate industry has a name, and it is the MLS. There are hundreds of multiple listing services, MLS systems, spread throughout all fifty states. Many believe that the upcoming commission changes in 2024 (and beyond) will lessen the importance of the MLS. The NAR settlement […]
How Homes are Sold Across the Country – 2022 Report
Selling a home can seem like a daunting task, whether you’ve done it many times or are doing it for the first time. There also seems to be more ways to sell a home than every before, so some research is in order. One must know how home buyers are finding, selecting, and purchasing homes […]
What makes a Home Sell? – 2020 Update
There are more ways in 2020 to sell a home than ever before. We want to explain the science behind the methods, what exactly makes a home sell in the U.S. in the year 2020 (and beyond). Thankfully every year the National Association of Realtors does extensive research to determine just that, all the forces […]
My Home is Not Selling. What can I do? – 2019 Update
Portland Real Estate Market, Then and Now For the greater Portland metro area home prices have been increasing across the board from 2012 to 2016. In 2017 things changed. High priced homes and some high-end luxury properties started to decrease in value, but most of the residential housing market still increased in value. In 2018, […]
My Portland Home is Not Selling. What do I do?
Since 2012 and until 2017 the Portland real estate market has been booming. Most would say that in 2018 the Portland housing boom is over! The real estate market is cooling off fast, in many areas and housing types (but not all). Read this article to find out what is really happening in the real […]
What Makes a Home Sell? 2017 Portland Market Report
Most real estate agents talk a good game. Their marketing plan could include 100 different activities to try to help your home sell. But what actually makes a home sell? What actually works? There is a definitive answer to that question! NAR, National Association of Realtors puts out a report each year that analyzes exactly […]
How Does a Home Sell? 2015 Marketing Report.
Home owners want to know, how exactly does a home sell? NAR (National Association of REALTORS®) creates a comprehensive report each year that shows how homes sell across America. Here are some of the highlights from the National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers 2015 Report: For the last three years in […]
Why is my home not selling? Five Reasons
1. Bad pictures. When NAR (Nation Association of Realtors) surveyed home buyers nationally to find out what was the most important element in their home search, the response was overwhelming. Home buyers picked photos as the most useful element in their home search process (NAR 2014 Home Buyers and Sellers Report), over price, description, and […]
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