Let’s cut the crap. Selling a home in the Portland metro isn’t the same as it was in 2021 when you could slap a “For Sale” sign in your yard, post blurry iPhone photos, and still get 19 offers in 24 hours. This market? It’s pickier, slower, buyers have more negotiation power. So if your home’s been sitting on Zillow longer than that abandoned shopping cart under the Burnside Bridge, it...

Summer finally decided to show up in Portland — and she's a sweaty one. Mid-90s this week, which might not seem like much to someone in Phoenix, but for us pale Pacific Northwesterners who run on cold brew and cloudy skies, it’s basically hellfire. If you're house hunting right now, bless your brave little heart. Here’s how to survive July showings without melting into a puddle of...

Let’s rip the Band-Aid off:Selling a home in 2025 is not the same as selling a home in 2021.The 2020-2021 market is gone. It's over, it's moved on. And it’s not coming back with a dozen offers that are $100K over asking, and a buyer willing to give naming rights to their firstborn just to win the deal. Today’s Portland real estate market is a different beast. And if you want to actually sell your...

Alright, friends — it’s that time again. The 4th of July is here, and if you’re anything like me, you’re gearing up for burgers, dogs, fireworks, and maybe a cold one (or three). I’m actually planning to drive my old 1954 Chevy Truck in my neighborhood parade this year. Because nothing says freedom quite like an oil-leaking piece of Americana rolling down the street with a flag in the bed....

Because Apparently “Stable” Is No Longer a Thing Let’s not sugarcoat it — the world’s a goddamn circus right now.We’ve got bombs dropping overseas, immigration protests filling the streets, and the Fed once again looking at everyone like Bill Lumbergh from Office Space like, “Yeah… we’re gonna go ahead and do absolutely nothing.” Meanwhile, you’re out here wondering if now...

I love this time of year, the days are long, I can finally see blue skies beyond the clouds, the grill gets a workout, and the beers are cold. It's also when the Portland real estate market finally shakes off its rainy season hangover and gets moving. Historically, summer is one of the busiest seasons for Portland home buyers and sellers — and 2025 is shaping up to be no different… except when it...

You ever notice how on Mother's Day, brunch reservations book out a month in advance, every flower shop looks like they've been looted by sentimental pirates, and Facebook is flooded with sappy tributes that make those cheesy Hallmark movies look like Commando in comparison? But on Father’s Day?The top trending gifts are a tie and a $15 Home Depot gift card and maybe—maybe—a meat thermometer....

Hey friends, enemies, and people who clicked on this by accident—welcome to my updated, recently remodeled (down-to-the-studs) digital home. If you've read my blogs before, nothing has really changed except that the layout and website is much prettier than before. It's like a totally revamped 50s home that was nice on the inside but looked like crap from the street. Well, now that's been addressed....

Let’s be real, Mother’s Day gets commercialized into a brunch reservation and a card with glitter that’s going to stay in your carpets until July. But the moms in our lives deserve more. They deserve security, peace, and a place that feels like home.  Whether it’s a bigger one to keep the family close, or a smaller one that doesn’t involve a deathmatch with stairs every night. For...

According to Realtor.com, the best week to list your house this year was April 13–19.  So if you didn’t throw a sign in the yard, hire a drone guy, and stage your home like it’s a Crate & Barrel catalog during that timeframe... You clearly blew it. It’s over. Just give up and turn your place into a long-term Airbnb or live there forever...kidding. Sort of. Are you actually screwed?...