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Exploring Cedar Mill, Oregon: A Complete Guide to Living in One of Portland’s Best Suburbs

I have lived in the greater Portland Metro area for most of my adult life, yet somehow had not even heard of Cedar Mill until 2016. Like many, I assumed Cedar Mill and Cedar Hills were one and the same, my primary knowledge of the area being a nostalgic memory of visiting Tower Records on […]
Real Estate Market

Is Portland Still Affordable?

One of the biggest concerns and barriers to home ownership right now is affordability, a problem that has only been exacerbated by rapidly rising home prices and interest rates. As someone who has lived in Portland, OR for most of the last 25 years, I wanted to better understand why this is such an issue […]
Real Estate Market

The 2 Questions I am asked the most right now as a REALTOR®

“What will happen to housing prices in 2023?” and “Should I wait for the market to crash to buy a home?” The short answer is, I can’t predict the future, but I wouldn’t wait. The long answer is a little more complicated and requires a closer look at what happened during the last housing crisis […]