
What 12 Years of Writing Winning Offers Taught Me About the Portland Metro Market
BUYER STRATEGY | CEDAR & STONE REALTY GROUP | MAY 2026 What 12 Years of Writing Winning Offers Taught Me About the Portland Metro Market Can't be the highest offer? You can still be the best one. Why the agent in your corner matters more than most buyers realize — and why getting the offer acc

The Deal That Almost Died at Inspection (And Didn't)
BUYER STRATEGY | CEDAR & STONE REALTY GROUP | MAY 2026The Deal That Almost Died at Inspection (And Didn't) Ryan had been looking for eight months. Eight months of Saturday showings and Tuesday evening tours and offers that didn't land and a couple of near-misses that stung. By the time we got an off

Why the Highest Offer Doesn't Always Win
BUYER STRATEGY | CEDAR & STONE REALTY GROUP | MAY 2026 Why the Highest Offer Doesn't Always Win Let me tell you something that surprises a lot of buyers when I say it out loud: The highest offer doesn't always win. I've seen it lose. More than once. More than a dozen times, actually. This isn't fe
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