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Phil Evans

Do Buyers Overpay When Competing with Multiple Offers?

At Timber & Rose Realty Group we have had the pleasure of helping hundreds of buyers over the years. In fact this year alone we have had...

Phil Evans

When Will Buying a Home Be Less Competitive?

The short answer is… not in the foreseeable future. I’m not an economist so I can’t know for sure, but you won’t find an economist that...

Phil Evans

Are Mortgage Rates Too High To Buy?

Everyone in the market knows that the interest rates have gone up dramatically the last six months. This sadly had devastating effects on...

Phil Evans

Should You Wait for Foreclosures to Increase to Buy a Home?

Foreclosures happen when a buyer can’t pay their mortgage payments and the bank takes back the property to sell on the market....

Phil Evans

Do Home Values Drop In Recessions?

The last major recession that we went through in 2008-2010 was terrible. People were losing their jobs and their homes… multiple homes....

Phil Evans

Is it Realistic to Save Up for a New Home?

With fast-rising home prices and interest rates that started to escalate this year, saving up for a down payment seems like a dream for...

Phil Evans

Should You Buy or Rent in the Current Market

It’s been two years since the pandemic sparked a housing boom that took average home prices in the U.S. to all-time highs and buyers are...

Phil Evans

2022: The Year To Buy or Sell?

Will 2022 Be a More Competitive Year in the Housing Market? Many forecasts for this year predicted that mortgage rates will go up and,...

Phil Evans

January 2022 Market Report

Portland's Real Estate Market is at an all-time low of 2 weeks of inventory (.06 months) in the PDX metro area. Average sales price...