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January 2019 Portland Housing Market Recap

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The January 2019 Housing Market Recap update for East and West Portland is now available. Get the breakdown by clicking on the image below. There are many factors that go into determining the fair market value for a home. The fair market value is the price that a ready, willing, and able buyer is willing to pay and a seller is willing to accept, based on historical data. Contact me for a complementary and detailed market analysis specific your house, 503.953.6240 or whitney@whitneyminnich.com.
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How Buyers Can Save $430 in the First Year of Ownership

How Buyers Can Save $430 in the First Year of Ownership March 5, 2019 Buyers financing their home purchase can save hundreds of dollars in their first year of owning just by shopping around for a mortgage, according to new study from NerdWallet, a personal finance website. “That savings would accumulate and compound for every year that they had the loan,” Holden Lewis, a home expert at NerdWallet, told CNBC.Home shoppers who compare interest rates between five different lenders can pocket $430 in savings in their first year alone, according to NerdWallet’s analysis using a 30-year fixed-rate, $260,000 mortgage. However, most borrowers fail to shop around. Indeed, half of home buyers say they only looked at one lender when buying a home, according to the survey of about 2,000 adults. Lewis says borrowers are missing out on potential savings. He suggests borrowers not only call multiple lenders when looking for the best loan but also use online home affordability...
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45% of Homes Sold in Less Than a Month

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Most homes are spending less than a month on the market. There are many factors you should look at when selling your house. If you've been thinking about selling, contact me at 571-970-7195 or whitney@whitneyminnich.com, to learn about what you can do to sell your home quickly. 45% of Homes Sold in Less Than a Month DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2015 Homes are spending less time on the market. Forty-five percent of homes sold in May were on the market for less than a month, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. On average, properties in May stayed on the market for 40 days. While that is up from 39 days in April, it still marks the third shortest time since NAR began tracking days on the  market in May 2011.  NAR's REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey showed that properties were selling in some of the shortest times -- within 30 days -- in Colorado, the District of Columbia, California, Texas, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, North Dakota, Kansas, ...
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