Every six months or so I attempt to delve deeply into the dark underworld of selling lots and land in this housing depression in order to update our clients. Our clients who own buildable parcels of land believed they had some of the best investments in real estate, and they did at one time, but they have [...]

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A study released last week by Trulia comparing the costs associated with buying or renting comparable homes in the top 100 U.S. metropolitan areas found that it is less expensive to buy than rent in the Portland, Oregon area. Portland was rated with an 11.0 Rent vs. Buy Index. Price-to-rent ratios that are 15 and [...]

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For our Clients and Friends, For buildable lots and land to begin to sell again, we need the new construction industry to awaken. Below is an article of such an awakening and I think you will find some encouragement even as I have. There is a lot of data to peruse. I have focused on parcels from [...]

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We have not seen the likes of these market conditions in 30 years. Adapting to it is challenging and requires re-thinking everything to adapt to it properly. The Current Ebb and Flow During the real estate growth and appreciation years many people moved out farther from the urban centers to get better values. Demand in [...]

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View the full analysis of July’s real estate market performance in the Market Action Report for July 2011 (this includes Yamhill County, Oregon). The first news is good news. On the last page of the report you will see the quarterly Affordability Index. Since this amalgamation of favorable indicators for buying real estate was developed in 2003 [...]

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For 4 years we have endured the roughest housing market, and the toughest overall economy since the Depression of the 1930s. We have witnessed first-hand the suffering, fear, and frustration among those we love, those we work with, and those in our communities and our nation. We have analyzed, charted, and bemoaned this quite enough [...]

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Article by Les Christy May 13, 2011 Published on CNNMoney For the first time in years, buying a home may beat renting. Two factors are at play, according to researchers who recently crunched the numbers, Ken Johnson of Florida International University and Eli Beracha of East Carolina University for a paper to be published in Real [...]

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By Matt Dornic Published April 15th, 2011 HouseLogic.com Former Senator Russell B. Long famously described the concept of tax reform as “Don’t tax you, don’t tax me, taxthat fellow behind the tree!” Assuming Long’s analogy accurately describes America’s take on taxes, one can’t help but wonder: Who is that poor sap hiding in the bushes? [...]

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Article by Andrew Shepard www.earthadvantage.org Published May 6, 2011 With the downturn in the housing market that has resulted in a new economic environment in the building industry, many builders and developers are looking for creative solutions to weather the storm.  This has resulted in builders using a number of different strategies, including focusing on [...]

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Ticor News March 4, 2011 Are We Back In the Land of Affordable Housing? by Phoebe Chongchua, Realty Times I can hear the sound of gasps as those on bated breath begin to breathe again. This year may be “the end of the housing crash!”, according to The Wall Street Journal, (WSJ). It seems that [...]

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