by René Nelson | Jan 18, 2010 | Market Trends
Now is a great time to buy a home. The Government is still offering the $8,000 tax incentive to First Time Homebuyers but that has to be used by April 2010. Several leading analyst have indicated that once the tax incentive is wiped away then there will be fewer...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by René Nelson | Jan 11, 2010 | Market Trends
2009 will go down as one of the toughest years for the Portland economy since the early 1980’s, with only the Great Depression causing noticeably more pain. While we all know how tough the second half of 2008 was, there was little to prepare us for the turbulent...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by René Nelson | Dec 30, 2009 | Market Trends
In recent weeks we’ve seen reports suggesting that real estate prices have begun to stabilize. What’s being said is not that prices are returning to the levels seen in 2007, but instead that declines in many communities have now slowed or stopped. Indeed,...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by René Nelson | Dec 28, 2009 | News
Reversal of Fortune? Apartment Investment Activity Picking Up Recent Deals Highlight Multifamily Sector Expected to Outperfom All Other CRE Types in 2010. A flurry of recent apartment transactions and positive reports from the trenches by apartment owners is leading...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by René Nelson | Dec 15, 2009 | Market Trends
Eugene-Springfield has experienced a downturn in demand for industrial property in the first, second, and third quarters of 2009. The property lease rates have also experienced a downturn by 15 to 20% on triple net leases (a lease in which the tenant is responsible in...				
					
						 
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