For the past few years, buying a house in Portland felt less like a normal life decision and more like a reality TV survival show. Twenty buyers. One house.Waived inspections. Escalation clauses going nuclear.People writing letters to sellers that may or may not have included naming rights to their first-born child and/or offers for their kidney. That market has changed! Right now, we have more...

Valentine’s Day is fine and all; flowers, chocolates, and overpriced dinner reservations where you pretend you don’t check your phone. But let me tell you something way less romantic and way more real: Your house is like your spouse, it also deserves more consistent love! If your partner gets neglected, you might end up in therapy. If your house gets neglected, you might end up replacing a...

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and yeah, we all know the famous quotes and speeches. But something that gets talked about way less, is how deeply Dr. King was involved in the fight for fair housing. And let’s be honest, the way housing worked back then was pretty f*cked up. Banks redlined entire neighborhoods. Sellers flat-out refused to sell to people because of the color of their skin. Real...

January doesn’t get enough credit. Everyone’s coming off the holidays. Wallets are tired. Motivation is low. And most buyers are still sitting on the couch saying, “Let’s wait until spring.” Cool. That’s exactly why January buyers quietly win. Right now, we’re sitting at 81 days on market on average, which is up 9 days from November. That’s not nothing, that’s homes lingering....

Welcome to 2026. New year, same housing questions. “Should I wait?”“Are rates coming down?”“Is the market going to crash?”“Am I screwed forever because I didn’t buy in 2021?” Short answer, maybe. Long answer... let’s talk about it. Buyers. Sit down. This part is for you. Yes. Interest rates are not 2% anymore. Boo-F*cking-Hoo You missed that boat. It sailed. It sank....

If you're house hunting in the Portland metro area this winter, shopping new may be more appealing than usual. Homebuilders are dangling incentives to attract buyers, and financing offers are especially aggressive. For many buyers, this could be the sweet spot. What Builders Are Offering Right Now Holt Homes - Starting at $375k Holt is currently advertising an introductory rate as low as 2.75%...

If you’ve ever tried to explain Portland to an out-of-towner, you know it’s not just a place it’s a personality. It’s rain jackets hung by the door (no umbrellas), a dog-friendly latte run, a hike before brunch, and neighbors swapping cookies on the porch while the whole block glows with holiday lights. That lifestyle isn’t fluff; it’s a real value driver for homes in Portland and the...

Listen… I hate crawlspaces. I hate them more than I hate Portland drivers who camp out in the left lane on the freeway. I hate them more than I hate HOA boards. I hate them more than I hate when a seller tells me “the house is photo-ready” and then I walk in and it looks like a raccoon-themed escape room. I am a full-grown adult with a mortgage who also has a childlike fear of dark, tight...

We had another great Halloween this year. Yeah it rained (because of course it did) but that didn’t stop the dedicated trick-or-treaters from showing up to my driveway. Apparently we’re officially “that house” now. The one with the hot chocolate, the full-sized candy bars, and the beer and wine for all the parents who absolutely needed a drink after wrangling a sugar-high toddler in a dinosaur...

Buying a home can feel like walking into a haunted house blindfolded. You know there’s something lurking in the shadows, you just don’t know if it’s a great investment or a financial poltergeist waiting to jump-scare you! So let’s exorcise those demons, shall we? Here are the Top 5 Home-Buying Fears and how to nuke them like a Ghostbuster with a mortgage pre-approval. 👻 Fear #1:...