Alright, let’s not sugarcoat this. Home inspectors are paid to find problems. Not a couple things. A LOT of things. You’re going to open that report and think, “What the hell did I just get myself into? Is this house about to collapse the second I move in?” Relax. If you don’t know what to expect, inspections can feel overwhelming as hell. But most of what shows up is fixable,...

If you’ve been thinking about buying a home in the Portland metro area, you might want to consider new construction. Builders are sitting on inventory, competition is down, and they’re throwing out incentives that we haven’t seen in years. We’re talking rate buy-downs, closing cost credits, and even some straight up price reductions. Let’s break down some of the best new construction...

It’s that time of year again. Everyone’s digging through receipts, questioning life choices, and hoping their accountant pulls off a minor miracle. But if you own a home in Portland, Oregon, there’s actually some good news. The tax code gives homeowners a handful of advantages that renters just don’t get. If you know how to use them, you can keep more of your money. Let’s break it...

Spring hits and suddenly everyone decides it’s time to get their life together. Closets get cleaned. Garages get “organized” (or at least attempted). And for about two weeks, we all pretend we’re the type of people who don’t have a junk drawer. But if you’re thinking about selling your home, this isn’t just spring cleaning. This is money on the line. Because here’s the truth…...

The Portland housing market in 2026 isn’t moving in one single direction. Some areas have clearly shifted toward buyers, while a few pockets still have enough demand that sellers can feel pretty good about things. What we’re seeing right now is a market that varies depending on where you are in the metro. Inventory levels, local demand, and price ranges all play a role in how much negotiating power...

Every year around this time the same real estate advice starts floating around like pollen in the Willamette Valley. “Wait for spring.”“List your house in April.”“Everything sells with multiple offers.” Some of it has truth to it. A lot of it is outdated market advice that people repeat because their cousin’s friend bought a house in 2017 and thinks they’re now a housing...

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....