You Won't Get Top Dollar for Your Portland Home if You Don't Start Preparing NOW!

There are many great Portland area homes for sale. Click here to perform full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home,click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (503) 594-0805 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.
The spring real estate season will be here sooner than you know it - but is your home market-ready? Today, we share what you need to do in order to prepare for the biggest season of the year. 

1. PLAN! Preparing your home for sale can be a bit overwhelming. If you know you're going to be selling, now is the time to start preparing. Statistically, more and more homes will be put on the market beginning in March. If you can plan ahead and beat the rush, you'll be at a great advantage in the marketplace.
2. Landscaping: Outdoor projects yield the biggest return on investment when it comes to repairs and renovations. The grass needs to be green, the yard clean, and the sidewalks and driveways cleared. You want to have a lot of color in the landscaping as well! 
3. Declutter: Your taste and the taste of potential buyers are probably different. You want to keep it simple when selling, so clear the walls of personal items, and make sure all surfaces are free of knickknacks and reading materials. You want your home to feel as spacious as possible!
4. Simple touch ups: Fix dents in the walls, repaint areas that need it, and do other little things that will make your home look brand new. These fixes are usually cheap, but can make a huge difference.  
5. Beat the market! With rates as low as they are, and a general lack of inventory, beating the competition to the marketplace could help you sell your home quicker and for more money!

We hope you found these tips helpful. If you have any questions about the process, or would like assistance with selling your home this spring, don't hesitate to give us a call or shoot us an email. We would love to hear from you!

What Makes Oregon Such a Popular Destination for Movers?

There are many great Portland area homes for sale. Click here to perform full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home,click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at (503) 594-0805 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.
We have some exciting news for you today! For the second year in a row, Oregon was the second most moved-to state in 2014, which is great news for our real estate market.

Why are so many people moving to our great state? Well, the study found that Oregon ranks highly in both livability and affordability. As far as livability is concerned, we have great coffee shops, wine, restaurants, art, and entertainment. When thinking about affordability, it's hard to match the value of our homes. In the San Francisco metro area, the average price point is $700,000+, while Seattle's is a much better $364,000. However, the Portland metro area beats them all, as our average price point is only $287,000!

What does all of this mean for sellers? 

For one, demand is high! We still have a strong demand for properties in our area. When comparing Portland properties to the rest of the West Coast, of all the big cities, ours is the cheapest place to live! Additionally, our lack of inventory is driving prices in a positive direction for sellers; roughly 90% of the homes we're currently listing are receiving multiple offers right now. It's clearly a great time to be a seller in our area!

As far as the future is concerned, we're not expecting to see any deflation any time soon. Experts predict the Portland area will experience appreciation rates between 3% and 5% until 2018. The Oregon market is back to normal, and has finally stabilized after the rapid growth we saw in 2013. Other than the lack of inventory, we are seeing very solid conditions here in Portland!

If you have an interest in taking advantage of these great selling conditions, or would like real estate assistance of any kind, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We would love to help you in anyway possible!