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10 Reasons to Buy a Home

September 29, 2010

By Brett Arends, Wall Street Journal From September 16, 2010 Enough with the doom and gloom about homeownership. Sure, maybe there’s more pain to come in the housing market. But when Time magazine starts running covers that declare “Owning a home may no longer make economic sense,” it’s time to say: Enough is enough. This [...]

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Q & A About the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

November 10, 2009
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Below is a Q and A from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) website about the tax credit, www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com.  Thanks NAHB! What is the definition of a move-up or repeat home buyer? The law defines a tax credit qualified move-up home buyer (“long-time resident”) as a home owner who has owned and resided in [...]

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Portland Home Styles

September 1, 2009

When I am showing homes to prospective buyers, they often have many questions about the different architectural styles evident in our City. Here is a brief description of some of the common types of architecture and some pictures to help jog your memory the next time you are wondering what kind of home you are [...]

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Wealth Creation – Some Food for Thought

June 21, 2009
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Do you ever think about your long term financial goals? Are the concepts of investment growth or wealth creation a regular part of your vocabulary and decision making? Or are you, like so many of us, blindly hoping that you ll make it through retirement? That somehow, it ll all just work out? The goal [...]

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