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Visitors to my website are greeted by Clifford Stoll’s wonderful saying: “Data is not information. Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not understanding. Understanding is not wisdom.”  I get a huge kick out of working in an industry where all of these elements are constantly swirling and have found several tools exceedingly helpful in differentiating […]

Here's an excerpt from an interesting article that came down the pipeline from our friends at "Keeping Current Matters" today: Last week, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report. The report announced that the median existing-home price in June was $236,400. That value surpasses the peak median sales price set […]

I've been asked a number of times over the past several weeks to predict the short-term future with regard to interest rates.  Thankfully, I've become rather adept at reminding folks that I abandoned prognostication years ago.  These are, however, intriguing times, with sellers playing offense and upward twitching interest rates heightening apprehension that a long-awaited […]

I spent some time with an Orenco Station client today studying the past 15 months' market trends in zip code 97124.  We looked specifically at single family detached resale properties sold straight, and I figured others might want to see it as well. Wow… http://post2web.trendgraphix.com/FactsAndTrends/Post2Web.aspx?FtId=85968616-6607-4d8a-9417-50384be26ca1 http://post2web.trendgraphix.com/FactsAndTrends/Post2Web.aspx?FtId=3e66c7a9-a219-4d3f-98b9-c358251b3d8e