Sales up, but in comparison to a dismal month last November The big highlight this month for many areas is a large jump in closed sales compared to last November. Curry County posted a 141.7% increase and Portland and Clark County set records for percentage increases in same-month sales at 72.4% and 70.5%, respectively. While […]
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Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through December 6
Categories: Lockbox, Market Trends, Oregon Real Estate, Statistics, Washington Real Estate
House Hunters Hit the Pavement After The Holiday When comparing the week of November 30 through December 6 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox increased 32.6% in Washington and 35.4% in Oregon. Click the chart for a larger view Archive View an archive of the Supra […]
FHA Loans Make Up 28% of Sales in Portland Metro Area
Categories: Industry News, Market Trends, Oregon Real Estate, Portland, Statistics
Will new restrictions slow the increase in FHA popularity? We all know that FHA Loans have increased in the past few years with the changing market, but how much? I recently ran some numbers on financial terms, a required field in RMLSweb, that may shed some light. These numbers are for the Portland metro area […]
Lockbox Activity Down Over Holiday
Categories: Lockbox, Market Trends, Oregon Real Estate, Statistics, Washington Real Estate
House Hunters Take Break for Thanksgiving When comparing the week of November 23-29 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS™ subscriber opened a Supra lockbox decreased 24.8% in Washington and 31.7% in Oregon. Click the chart for a larger view (Oregon, top; Washington, bottom) Archive View an archive of the Supra lockbox […]
Realtor® Robbed in Aloha
Categories: Realtor Safety
A Realtor® in the Aloha area was recently robbed when working late at a model home. Please be on alert, particularly if you work in that area. For safety tips, please check out http://www.realtor.org/safety. For example, NAR offers guides on the following topics: – Safety at Property Showings – Fight or Flight – Safety at […]
Are You Disclosing Your Disclosures on RMLSweb?
Categories: Misc., RMLSweb, Tips & Tricks
Only 16% of Listings in RMLSweb Have Documents Attached When entering a listing in RMLSweb you can attach up to five PDFs of documents that would be useful to other agents such as: Lead Paint Disclosures Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Floor Plans Feature Sheets Platt Maps It’s pretty simple to do and we’ve been told […]
December Real Estate Events & Education
Categories: Events, Realtor Safety, RMLS News
Take a free RMLS™ training course Here’s a quick rundown of upcoming real estate events & education for the remainder of December in Oregon & Southern Washington. If you have an event that is not listed here, please let us know by commenting below. For future events, please send an e-mail to communications (at) rmls (dot) com. […]
Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of November 16-22
Categories: Lockbox, Statistics
Down in Oregon and Washington this week When comparing the week of November 16-22 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS subscriber opened a Supra lockbox decreased 7% in Washington and 3.8% in Oregon. Click the chart for a larger view (Washington, top; Oregon, bottom) Archive View an archive of the Supra […]
Thank You.
It’s our favorite time of year, a time for family, succulent turkey, delicious pies, stuffing… well, we could get carried away about the food… more importantly, though, it’s a time to give thanks. To our subscribers, we want to thank you for: – Cooperation. The network of more than 12,000 real estate professionals that subscribe […]
Supra Lockbox Activity – Updated Through Week of November 9-15
Categories: Lockbox, Oregon Real Estate, Statistics, Washington Real Estate
Up in Oregon and Washington this week When comparing the week of November 9-15 with the week prior, the number of times an RMLS subscriber opened a Supra lockbox increased 7.3% in Washington and 1.3% in Oregon. Click the chart for a larger view (Washington, top; Oregon, bottom) Archive View an archive of the Supra […]