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Real Estate Agent - Knipe Realty NW
Market trends, legislation changes and market positioning advice.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
The changing real estate market has caught many agents by surprise.  This is a tough business to be in with duties ranging between home staging and decorating to sales and marketing to negotiation and loss mitigation.  When the market is good we are buffered from some of the more discouraging asp...
11/04/2008
Over the last couple of weeks many of us have received our property tax bills.  In the past we have experienced appreciating market values and often did not look too closely at what we were being taxed.  However, now that we are in a sliding market it is important to keep an eye out for as many s...
10/31/2008
I recently read an article titled "101 Ways to Save".  I am sure that we all agree that saving is a top of mind concern to perhaps every person within the United States.  I found that the article was a good reminder of many things that we already know: wash your clothes on the cold cycle, credit ...
10/27/2008
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Do you remember your class President election?  When I was in High School a small group of students got together and ran a campaign for "Loomis".  Let me clarify, Loomis was not an actual student of the school.  He was simply a baby picture of one of the students.  What makes this story interesti...
10/22/2008
I thought that would get your attention!  My husband and I are restoring an 1895 Victorian home and as part of our research we picked up some books on turn of the century house designs.  These books are wonderful and include house plans and "how to" instructions on how to plumb your new home.  Th...
10/21/2008
As with any bill presented to Congress the federal government's bailout plan contained much more than assistance to banks and the purchase of "toxic mortgages".  The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act also contained tax credits that investors and developers can begin taking advantage of immedia...
10/21/2008
One level no stairs! Gated community with pool and rec room. Views of Petes Mountain from kitchen, dining and living rooms. Granite Counters, SS appliances and cherry cabinets in kitchen. Master with large walk in closet and balcony. Excellent open and functional floor plan! 3585 Summerlinn Dr, W...
10/17/2008
Executive Townhome in small private community approx. 100yds from the 16th hole of the Willamette Valley Country Club. Master on the main with additional bedroom plus loft upstairs. Vaulted throughout with a lg open kitchen with granite counters, hardwood floors and wainscoting. Large deck that b...
10/17/2008
Excellent location near high school and community college with easy access to shopping. Charming family home on 1/2 acre lot. Room for RV or build your dream shop. Across from the 17th hole of the Oregon City Golf Club. Large windows for the light lover and hardwood floors on the upper level. Lar...
10/17/2008
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As part of the Federal Governments efforts to assist homeowners who are potentially facing foreclosure a refinancing program has been created called HOPE.  This FHA program allows homeowners having difficulty paying their existing mortgages to refinance into FHA secured mortgages that they can af...
10/16/2008
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