Columbia County, Greater Portland and SW WA Areas

 The RMLS - which is our local Multiple Listing Board, just released the November 2016 real estate sales statistics for Vancouver WA, Camas WA, Washougal WA, Ridgefield WA, Brush Prairie WA, LaCenter WA. BattleGround WA, Yacolt WA, and Amboy WA. The report shows that November had the highest clos...

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I love lists and this one is no exception. Just released - ‪#‎Swanepoel‬ Power 200 Most Powerful People In Real Estate.  Interesting list of folks for sure. Make sure you click on all the categories at the top as they are fascinating. Check it out:http://www.swanepoel.com/power200/2016?utm_campai...

Interesting read on housing forecast. Of course real estate is local and this is a national forecast but I am seeing some of these trends in my market. What about you?Click below for the articleBankrank Housing Forecast 

Wow this book is good - what are you currently reading or listening to for personal development? 

I saw this somewhere on a real estate page and thought it was funny and true. Sellers reaction when they receive an offer in this market far below asking price or with buyer paid closing costs requested. 

Wow busy weekend. I wrote 4 offers and had another buyer who wanted to write an offer as well. But guess what? He had not yet contacted a lender and being it late on a Saturday night, there were no lenders available to help him. So he has to wait until Monday now and risk that the home may go pen...

Okay, when I come across something I love, I want to share it. So  I want  to share a really great 2 hour webinar I attended yesterday on pricing a listing. I am addicted to education and improving my craft, so I attend at least one event per week online and/or in person with my coach and I foun...

I am in the process of reading a book called Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port. It is an excellent book for anyone that has a small business. The book has you do ALOT of work but it is worth it.   One of the exercises is to define a perfect client for your business. Some of the words they used ...

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