Real Estate Blogs
- Story Time: When a House Holds a Whole Lifetime
- Most Moves Aren't About the House
- October Q&A Series Q22: Moving from Portland to Vancouver. How to Commute?
- October Q&A Series Q21: Buying in Portland's West Hills: What Should I Check on a Sloped Lot?
- October Q&A Series Q20: The Home Backs to a Green Space. How do I know whether it can be developed?
- October Q&A Series Q19: Buying a Remodeled Portland Home: What if the work wasn't permitted?
- October Q&A Series Q18: Buying a Single Level Home in Portland Metro suburbs: What should I look For?
- October Q&A Series Q17: Will Downsizing Actually Save Me Money in Portland Metro?
- October Q&A Series Q16: Buying a Pearl District Condo with a Special Assessment? Who Pays?
- October Q&A Series Q15: Buying a Portland Condo: How do I evaluate HOA Dues, Reserves, and Assessments?
- October Q&A Series: Q14: Radon in a Portland Home: Should Buyers Negotiate, Mitigate or Walk Away?
- October Q&A Series Q13: The Sewer Scope Found Roots or Damage. What Should a Portland Buyer Do Next?
- October Q&A Series Q12: Do I Need an Oil Tank Search Before Buying or Selling a Portland Home?
- October Q&A Series Q11: Buying an Older Portland Home: Which Inspection Findings Matter Most?
- October Q&A Series Q10: Should I ask for a price reduction or seller credit when buying a Portland home?
- October Q&A Series Q9: Who pays the buyer's agent in Oregon, and what could I owe?
- October Q&A Series Q8: How much cash do I need to buy a $500k home in Portland?
- October Q&A Series Q7: Can I sell an inherited house "as-is" in Portland, with belongings still inside?
- October Q&A Series Q6: Why isn't my Portland home selling? What to review after 30 days?
- October Q&A Series Q5: How much is my Portland area home worth? Why do online estimates and agent opinions differ?
- October Q&A Series Q4: Should I sell my house before buying another in Portland Metro?
- October Q&A Series Q3: What should I fix before selling my Portland home, and what can I skip?
- October Q&A Series Q2: Should I sell my Portland home now or wait until Spring 2027?
- October Q&A Series #1: How Much Does it Cost to Sell a House in Portland, Oregon?
- Farm-to-Table Fall: Best Farmers Markets Around Portland
- Year-End Tax Things Sellers Forget to Ask About
- First-Time Buyer Must-Knows
- (My) Top 5 Gluten-Free Lunch Spots
- Downsizing: What to Know Before You Start
- Portland Metro Fall Bucket List
- Things People Assume About Home Inspections
- Should You Renovate Before Selling?
- (My) Top 5 Fall Coffee Spots in Portland
- Don't Skip This: Title Insurance Explained
- What I Wish Buyers Knew Before House Hunting
- Fall Home Maintenance Before You List
- NW Portland: Series Wrap-Up
- NW Portland: Forest Heights and Northwest Heights
- Tips: Earnest Money, Explained
- Myth Busting: What a Buyer's Agent Actually Costs You
- NW Portland: Slabtown
- Listing Prep: Why Closets and White Space Matter More Than You Think
- NW Portland: Nob Hill and the Alphabet District
- Tips: What Contingencies Actually Mean
- Is Fall Actually A Good Time to List?
- NW Portland: The Pearl District
- NE Portland: Summary
- Should You Sell First or Buy First
- Stop. Don't Waste Your Money!
- When are the updates too much?
- NE Portland: Irvington & Alameda Ridge
- What are closing costs?
- Staging Tips for Fall Buyer Tours
- Your Offer Was Accepted! Now What?
- NE Portland: Woodlawn & King
- Don't Skip These Inspections
- Is Fall a Good TIme to Buy or Sell in Portland?
- Things People Assume About Buying a Home - That Are False.
- Winning Multiple Offer Situations - What's the Trick?
- NE Portland: Cully & Concordia
- You're Handed a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) - So What?
- A Look Behind the Scenes
- What I Wish Sellers Knew Before Listing
- Tips: Inspection Red Flags
- How to Price Your Home Right Now
- NE Portland: Hollywood District
- Tips: Buying a Home Around the Start of a New School Year
- What to Expect from an Inspection
- Writing Your First Offer, What Buyers Get Wrong
- NE Portland - Alberta Arts District
- Welcome to NE Portland
- SW Portland: Terwilliger, Lewis & Clark, and Maplewood
- SW Portland: West Hills & Portland Heights
- SW Portland: Multnomah Village
- SW Portland: Goose Hollow, the West End & Downtown
- SW Portland: A Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Guide (2026)
- Hawthorne, Portland: The Neighborhood That's Also a Destination
- SE Division: Portland's Most Walkable Food Neighborhood (And One of Its Best Places to Live)
- Woodstock: Everyone Know About It, But Have You Considered Living Here Yet?
- Sellwood & Eastmoreland: Portland's Most Iconic Neighborhood
- Close-In SE Portland: A Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Guide (2026)
- What I Wish I Knew Before Moving to Vancouver...
- Where Should I Live In Vancouver?
- Is the Savings Worth It?
- Vancouver v Portland: Which Is The Winner For You?
- Ready for a 9-10% raise? May be time to move.
- 5 Real Estate Myths Portland Homeowners Still Believe
- She Almost Waited Herself Out of $90,000
- How to Tell the Difference Between a Real Estate Fact and a Real Estate Feeling
- The Most Expensive Sentence in Real Estate
- Where Bad Real Estate Advice Comes From
- What 12 Years of Writing Winning Offers Taught Me About the Portland Metro Market
- The Deal That Almost Died at Inspection (And Didn't)
- What to Ask Before You Write a Single Offer
- Why the Highest Offer Doesn't Always Win
- The Home Sold Three Times Before You Got the Keys
- Beaverton, Oregon City, or Wilsonville: Which Portland Suburb Is Actually You?
- They Were Convinced It Was Beaverton. It Was Oregon City.
- How to Actually Research a Neighborhood Before You Buy
- What a Saturday Morning Tells You About a Neighborhood
- The Question That Changes Everything
- Before the Broken Hip Decides for You
- The Weekend They Stopped Dreading Sundays
- 5 Layout Features to Look For Before You Need Them
- What Your Equity Is Quietly Doing While You Wait
- The Room Nobody Uses
- Your Home Equity Might Be Your Most Flexible Financial Asset
- What Happens When Sellers Wait Too Long to List?
- What Portland Buyers Actually Care About in 2026 (It's Not What You Think)
- Should You Wait for the “Right Time” to Buy or Sell in Portland? An Honest Answer.
- Is the Portland Spring Market Actually Hot? Here's What the Data Says.
- A Smooth Real Estate Transaction Isn’t Lucky. It’s What Expertise Actually Looks Like.
- Sometimes It’s Not About the House at All.
- 5 Things Portland-Area Home Sellers Must Do Before Listing — And 3 They Can Skip
- Pricing Your Portland Home Isn’t a Gut Feeling. It’s a Strategy.
- Downsizing Doesn’t Mean Downgrading: Here’s What It Really Looks Like
- The Advantages of Selling Before the Spring Market Gets Crowded
- Selling an Inherited Home: What Families Often Learn Too Late
- How do you know when staying in your home no longer makes sense - financially or emotionally?
- Why Winter Might Be Your Secret Advantage...
- The Un-Team Team: Why Cedar & Stone Realty Group Exists
- Starting Your Home Search: What Should You Look For to Find the Perfect Match?
- Why Hire a Realtor Instead of Going It Alone?
