Home Buying – That 1 Realtor Guy

Why Portland Families Move When School is Out

If you’ve noticed more moving trucks rolling through your neighborhood lately, you’re not imagining it. Summer moving season is officially here. Every year around this time, Portland’s real estate market starts buzzing in a different way. More listings hit the market, more buyers start touring homes. More families start packing boxes while pretending they’re “totally organized” even though...

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Top 3 Neighborhoods in Beaverton, Oregon

If you’re thinking about buying a home in Beaverton, one of the first questions usually goes something like this: “Cool… but where in Beaverton should we actually live?” And honestly… fair question. Beaverton isn’t one neighborhood. It’s a bunch of different pockets, each with its own personality. Some feel tucked away and quiet. Some are built around parks and trails. Some let you...

Where Buyers are Feeling Competition in Portland

Every year around this time the Portland real estate market wakes up from its rainy seasonal depression, slams a cold brew, and starts acting like it suddenly discovered cocaine and CrossFit. No, it's just the time of year we get consecutive sunny days and that's when home shopping becomes more fun! And yep… we’re officially there. The busiest season in the Portland housing market is kicking...

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Outdoor Spaces Sell Homes in Portland

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from selling homes around Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, and the rest of the Portland metro area… buyers LOVE outdoor living space. But here’s the part that makes absolutely no sense to me. Why the hell are so many outdoor spaces in the Pacific Northwest NOT covered? We live in a region where it rains for more than half the year, moss grows...

How Buyers and Sellers Can Win in Portland

Spring real estate season is here, which means Portland buyers and sellers are waking up from their winter hibernation, chugging coffee, checking Zillow every 20 minutes, and trying to figure out what the hell is actually happening in the market. And honestly? It depends... I know, super annoying answer. Very Realtor-y. But unlike the agents out there pretending every house is “hot” and every...

Portland Home Inspections: What Actually Shows Up (And Why)

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,...

The Best New Construction Communities in Portland

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...

Where Buyers & Sellers Have an Advantage in Portland Right Now

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...

5 Portland Spring Market Myths

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...

Buying a Home After the Holidays

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....