The Inside Scoop

Join us on October 18th from 9-10am for an in-person workshop on the state of the market. Erin & Susie will recap 2023 to date and talk about how to win in the current market. Treats will be served! Click here for more information about the workshop.

Anyone who is looking to buy or sell a home these days has heard it time and again: it’s a sellers market. But, when it comes down to the moment when you’ve committed to putting your house on the market, it doesn’t mean you don’t still want to make your home look its best, and we admit, get the highest price you can. There are some simple ways to make your home look it’s best in listing photographs, and most importantly, the little details that make walk-throughs a dream for potential buyers.

The age old (Portland) battle: East End vs. West End. And most importantly, ‘Who has the best foodie scene?’ Over the past few decades, and more recently in the past few years, Portlanders have been witness to the upcropping of numerous new eateries on both sides of the peninsula. The East End and West End loosely sandwich the center of Portland’s Peninsula, home of the Old Port and Art’s District neighborhoods. So, to answer this question, we decided to do a little (edible) research and here’s what we found.

There has been nothing ‘normal’ about the past 12 months, except for the now old adage, ‘the new normal’. We have seen changes to the things that have been our most structured and reliable daily routines; our jobs, kids schooling, and even grocery shopping, now a whole new experience. At the end of the day, our most sacred place is our home, and it’s become common knowledge that purchasing a home in this market has been anything but normal.

If you have been one of the many looking for a new home in the last 12 months, you’ve heard over and again, ‘it’s a Seller’s market’. What exactly does this mean? And more importantly, what does it mean for YOU, the Buyer? The numbers are literally astounding, home values rose by double digits in 2020 and the sales of single-family homes increased 22.8% in Dec 2020, compared to Dec 2019, nationwide. 

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