The problem with “How’s the Real Estate Market?”

The question I get asked most often by people when the conversation turns to what I do, is by far “How’s the market?” The problem with this question is that it’s not really a question that has a straight-forward answer. For example, a well known real estate coach (Tom Ferry) likes to answer “Well, that [...]

Dealing with Multiple Offers as a Buyer

The real estate business works on a system not unlike an auction. What that means is that multiple people can make offers on the same property. Regardless if you are a new home buyer or are an investor purchasing multiple properties a year, you will eventually run into a multiple offer scenario. There are many [...]

How to Define Criteria for Your First Home

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So you want to buy your first house. You have found out that renting may actually be more expensive than the mortgage on a house. Great! Now it’s time to get out and start looking, but how do you know what to look at? Most people have some idea of what they want to buy, [...]

20 Common Real Estate Terms

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The language of real estate and contracts can be intimidating at the beginning, and to be honest, us real estate agents sometimes forget that most people don’t speak the language like we do. Here I have outlined twenty terms that you may run into in your home-buying process. Real Estate: Land and improvements (buildings and [...]

Jackson County Oregon Property Statistics

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It’s a great time to purchase a home! Based on the recent Jackson County Property Statistics published by the Southern Oregon MLS (from November 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013), we have seen a 21% overall price increase in real estate in the past year. This is great news for all those folks out buying [...]