December 2013 | Portland Real Estate :: Stellar Realty Northwest

Mortgage Stance: Lock or Float?

Bond prices and interest rates have had a tough time ever since the Fed announced a tapering of QE3. But after touching the highest levels of the year a few…

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December 30, 2013

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Pending Home Sales Tick Up In November, First Time In Five Months

The nation’s pending home sales nosed up 0.2% in November, ending five straight months of decline, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. NAR’s’ Pending Home Sales Index scooted to…

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December 30, 2013

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Can you build a home for $11k?

Woman Builds Tiny House That’s Small In Size But Big In Creativity – See It Happen! Macy Miller was an architectural intern with a childhood dream of having her own self-contained…

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December 20, 2013

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Good News for the Economy = Bad News for Rates

The economy is improving. As an example, the latest employment report showed that the unemployment rate hit a five-year low. We must realize that, as the economic news gets better,…

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December 16, 2013

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Easy Come, Easy Go For Serial Flipper A-Rod

It used to be you needed a scorecard to keep track of Alex Rodriguez’s doubles and homers, or his record-setting, multi-million-dollar contracts. Now, you need a scorecard to keep tabs…

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December 13, 2013

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Time to float

Mortgage Bonds are trying to stabilize after tame inflation data at the wholesale level was reported this morning. The renewed talk of tapering in the past week has sent Mortgage…

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December 13, 2013

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Housing Predictions: How 2014 Will be Different

Trulia’s Housing Predictions: How 2014 Will be Different Trulia Chief Economist Jed Kolko predicts that 2014 will be the year of the repeat home buyer, as worsening affordability discourages first…

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December 12, 2013

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Your loan approval- lock or float?

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill reached a bipartisan two-year budget deal last night that would avoid another government shutdown. It looks like it will be approved, and the prospect of some…

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December 11, 2013

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Portland/Metro Area Holiday Lights

Summit Court, Clackamas Oregon FREE Christmas Family Fun! “Peacock Lane for Clackamas” East on Sunnyside Rd., South on 122nd Right on Summers, Left on Highland Lp., Left at Summit Ct. Write…

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December 11, 2013

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Explore the City

Heading out shopping this weekend? Get to know the Alberta Street, West End, and Pearl District business districts with our handy neighborhood guides. Pearl District In the 1980s, the Pearl District was…

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December 10, 2013

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Monthly Archives: December 2013

Mortgage Stance: Lock or Float?

Pending Home Sales Tick Up In November, First Time In Five Months

Can you build a home for $11k?

Good News for the Economy = Bad News for Rates

Easy Come, Easy Go For Serial Flipper A-Rod

Time to float

Housing Predictions: How 2014 Will be Different

Your loan approval- lock or float?

Portland/Metro Area Holiday Lights

Explore the City

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