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3 Reasons To Speak with a Lender Before You Buy Speaking with a local lender is crucial before searching for homes. Are you looking to buy a home? Many buyers are so excited to search for the perfect home that they don’t bother talking to a lender until they’ve already found it. In my opinion, […]

Here are a few of the best places to live around Portland, Oregon. The first question you’ll want to consider is whether you want to live in the country, the suburbs, or the city. My wife and I love just how many options there are for great places to live. We currently live in the […]

Here is the May, 2022 Portland metro real estate market data that was just released by the RMLS. The big news this month was that inventory hit 1+ months for the first time since September, 2021 when it was at 1.1 months. Housing inventory is finally starting to head up from record lows. If you […]

If you’re a buyer having trouble in today’s market, here are four tips to help.

Three things you should consider about buying or selling first.

2021 is shaping up to be an extremely dynamic real estate market here in Portland! January was red hot, activity high, and often buyers competing with several other buyers over the same property. What happens from here? That’s what I try to answer here with a bit of history and data to support my best […]

The Portland real estate market was unique and pretty fascinating to watch unfold in 2020. It wasn’t like any other year I have experienced in my roughly 12 years in real estate, and that certainly includes the market collapse of 2008. In this video, I take a dive into the local Portland residential real estate […]

Hi Friends, Happy New Year! I wanted to share exciting news that I’ve been named as a Portland Five Star Real Estate Agent for 2021. This is my second Five Star award in a row, and I was also given the “Rising Star in Real Estate” award a few years ago. When I was selected […]

Portland, Oregon Realtor®️ Andy Harris shares a list that current homeowners should do to maintain their home in good condition…all in under 2 minutes! These include some safety items and general maintenance items, some of which are specific to the Fall season. Andy Harris Premiere Property Group, LLC Licensed Broker in OR & WA 503-504-2369 […]

I often get asked by my buyer clients that are renting if they should break their lease in order to buy a home. There are a few important considerations before taking such a leap! 1. Are you financially ready to buy a home? 2. Are you personally ready to buy a home? 3. What’s the […]

If you’re curious about the current state of the residential real estate market in Portland, Oregon, this video is for you! Experienced real estate broker, Andy Harris, shares several charts and in-depth data to give you a taste of where the market has been historically, and where we might be headed. This October, 2020 market […]

The Portland, OR residential real estate market has been red hot during the 2nd half of 2020. Razor thin inventory levels have led to appreciation rates that few predicted for the this year. Andy Harris, an Oregon & Washington licensed real estate broker, shares some of the data and details into what’s been happening in […]

The HEAT index below shows how real estate professionals in various U.S. markets are classifying their areas. These can be low heat, medium heat or high heat. Portland, like much of the country, is a “high heat” area with high levels of activity. I wholeheartedly agree with this. The second page shows more information specific […]

Just last week I released my 2nd quarter newsletter for 2020. In it, I provided an update on COVID-19 as it pertains to buying and selling real estate in the Portland metro market (Oregon and SW Washington as well). I offered a market update on the latest happenings locally in real estate, including information, data […]

Every month the Real Estate HEAT index is released by Five Star Professional. It’s a survey of Five Star Professionals in nearly 40 markets throughout the country. Below you’ll see that Portland, OR is listed as “high heat” area. In the second image, you’ll see some of the recent trends that pertain to the HEAT […]

When you decide you’re going to buy your first home, it’s hard to know where to start. The entire process can be pretty daunting if you’ve never experienced buying a home before. How do you get from point A to point Z where you’re being handed the keys to your new home? What do you […]

We’re in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and April has finally provided us with one full month of market data to review and to get a picture of where the Portland real estate market is currently…and where we might be headed. Given this is the first pandemic in a century and how different the […]

Yesterday and sent out my 1st quarter, 2020 hand written Portland real estate newsletter to my friends and clients. I touched on a number of topics, and think it’s very relevant information for anyone who would like to keep track of the Portland metro real estate market. Within the newsletter, I discussed: *COVID-19 and resources […]

Today I jump into a Portland real estate market update for March, 2020. There’s a ton going on in the news with the coronavirus, interest rates dropping to all time lows, and much more. This video dives into the RMLS release of its February statistics and discusses the current interest rate environment.     *** […]