Why Experts Say Mortgage Rates Could Ease — and What That Means for the Portland–Vancouver Region You’re watching mortgage rates closely — and you probably want them to go down. In many ways, the national forces pushing rates are also…
Trade Wars and Mortgage Rates: What Portland, Oregon Homebuyers Need to Know in 2025 With new tariffs and trade tensions dominating recent headlines, many Portland area homebuyers and homeowners are asking an important question: “How do trade wars affect mortgage…
Rocket’s Real Estate Takeover: Who’s Really Helping You in Portland? Rocket bought Redfin. Then they scooped up Mr. Cooper. And let’s not forget—they already own a title company. If you’re in the Portland metro area and wondering what this means…
Not a Crash: 3 Graphs That Show How Today’s Inventory Differs from 2008 Even if you didn’t own a home at the time, you probably remember the housing crisis in 2008. That crash impacted the lives of countless people, and…
What Are Experts Saying About the Spring Housing Market? Considering a move in the Portland, OR / Vancouver, WA metro area, or perhaps in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho? Curious about the spring 2024 housing market and where prices and mortgage rates are headed,…
Foreclosure Activity Is Still Lower than the Norm Recent headlines have spotlighted an uptick in foreclosure rates across the housing market, generating unease among homeowners and buyers in the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA metro area, and beyond into Oregon, Washington, and…
These Top Cities Show Home Prices Are Still Climbing If you’re in the Portland, Oregon metro area, including Vancouver, Washington, and considering buying a home or selling your current one to find something that better suits your needs, you may have questions…
Are Higher Mortgage Rates Here To Stay? Mortgage rates rates have recently surged, making headlines and causing some concern for prospective homebuyers in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. If you’ve been following the headlines, you may have even seen rates recently…
If you’re contemplating a real estate move in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho, you might be concerned about rumors of plummeting home prices. Rest easy; the data and expert opinions suggest a different story. Home prices are expected to remain stable…
Home Prices Are Not Falling During the fourth quarter of last year, some housing experts projected home prices were going to crash in 2023. The media ran with those forecasts and put out headlines calling for doom and gloom in the housing market…
