……..Biden???

It’s been just over fortyeight hours, but it’s already a cliche:  So much for change we can believe in.
1.  Obama’s early primary force, especially among the young demographic, was the idolatry of those who desperately wanted to believe bumper sticker platitudes coming from the thoroughly charismatic and swaggering candidate.  Youth want their own identity, their own separation […]

The Potential of PhotoSynth

Every real estate agent gets inundated with calls and emails regarding THE LATEST! in new technology. Most of it is designed to wow the agents - lead generation systems, ‘green’ designations - but has little practical use for buyers or sellers. Occasionally, though, something comes along that’s of real benefit, allowing us to get […]

Lake Oswego: Update

I came across a home that’s been on the market in Lake Oswego since March ‘07 that just went pending.  I wrote here that because of inordinate new construction LO had more inventory than most areas and that prices would have to drop in order to clear it out.  This listing started life at ~ […]

July PDX numbers: More of the same.

July and August, 2007, were the peak months for Portland Metro median price, both @ $300k.  The mortgage crisis hit in late August, so I think by September we’ll see a deceleration of the 35% drops in sales and an acceleration of the drop in median price.  But not this month.
Median price:  $290k, down 3.3%.  […]