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If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. Past submissions include: How To Run A Startup And Not Lose Your Mind A Short Course On How to Ride [...]

When there’s a crisp snap in the air, nothing beats a day at the local pumpkin patch farm. It’s guaranteed to put a Jack-o-Lantern-sized smile on everyone’s face! Here’s a list of the best local pumpkin patch farms in and around Portland, Oregon. PUMPKIN PATCHES AROUND PORTLAND, OREGON Oregon Hill Farms, 32861 Pittsburg Road, Saint Helens, OR 97051 Phone: 503-397-2791 - [...]

Portland, Tennessee (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Sandra Binkley, a 36-year-old math teacher at Portland high School in Portland, Tennessee has been arrested and charged with statutory rape by an authority figure after police say she had sex with a 17-year-old student.According to Portland police, Brinkley allegedly had sex with a male student in March during school hours while other students were in t

See all 2009 NBA team previews Portland Trailblazers 2007-08 Record: 41-41 Cool 2007 Stat: Their top 4 scorers (Roy, Aldridge, Outlaw, Webster) are all 23 and under. It would have been 5 if Greg Oden had played. Anticipated Starting Five PG- Jerryd Bayless SG- Brandon Roy SF- Martell Webster PF- LaMarcus Aldridge C- Greg Oden Bench: Steve Blake, Rudy Fernandez, Travis Outlaw, Channing Frye,

From the Oregonian:In a city where citizens can't get enough of having their say, another protest sprouted during rush hour Thursday at the east end of Hawthorne Bridge.This one was small -- tiny, even by Portland standards.But it definitely seemed to reflect the supportive mood of dozens of horn-blaring motorists and vocal bicyclists. One sign said it all: "No Bailout."The target of the protester

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KPAM 860AM interviewed me yesterday during the morning show to discuss the Portland real estate market. We covered the big topics (we thought Portland would dodge the bullet, what areas are hurting most, what should sellers expect, etc…), but you never have quite enough time to talk about everything.So today I thought it would be interesting to examine the percentage of listings (homes for sale

Portland, Ore., has done it again, topping SustainLane.com’s new ranking of the 50 biggest American cities in order of their environmental and social sustainability. (Portland has been No. 1 since the survey began in 2005.) “Sustainable” is of course a term that is notoriously ambiguous, so you should explore how the group does its assessments and what criteria are used. There’s a good sum

How much do homes cost in Portland? Here are the year-to-date average and median sales prices for Portland and the suburbs:Average & Median = Area $560,000 & $455,000 = Lake Owego, West Linn$486,400 & $400,000 = West Portland$403,800 & $375,000 = Northwest Washington County$357,900 & $325,000 = Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Wilsonville$327,700 & $290,000 = Milwaukie, Clackamas, Happy Valley$325,000

Portland has once again been named one of the world’s most sustainable cities, simultaneously recognized as the U.S.’s best mid-sized city.The Ethisphere Institute, an ethics and social responsibility think tank, ranked the 10 large leading world cities aiming to become 2020 Global Sustainability Centers. Rankings were also given for mid-size cities where Portland earned its top spot.Some of

Portland rocks. It has excellent food, coffee, people, techies, transportation, foliage, entertainment, and bloggers! But we have suffered a tragedy: we just lost OSCON to San Jose. What!? From Jul 17-19, 2009 Lets replace it with something equally tremendous. And we can. How? With this handy Google Spreadsheet Form. Yep, that’s four lines of text you have [...]

Even though the summer activities are almost over, there’s still Farmers Markets and fun to be had.  Fall officially starts September 22, and has always been my favorite time of year especially when we have Indian summers.  Hard to believe there’s only 3 more months left in this year. There are lots of fall festivities coming up [...]

Yes, my blogging has been quiet here for a while. Been busy with some other projects, such as organizing WordCamp Portland. Portland area freelance writer Kerri Buckley interviewed me about the upcoming WordCamp. Since it’s a blogging conference, I suggested the interview be posted on a blog. Here is the interview: 1. Why did this [...]

Well, I’m here. I made it, and with the exception of a few brain cells that expired from stress and probably won’t be missed anyway, I made it intact and whole. Today is spent walking around the campus, becoming acquainted with the area and re-learning what it’s like to be a college student. It’s been a [...]

Readers of this blog have mentioned more than once that the average market time given by the RMLS didn't match-up with their own personal experiences. That was true. The average market time until last month was about 70 days for Portland metro, but this didn't account for properties that had sat stale on the market, been re-listed with a new MLS number and a reduced price, and ultimately sold qui

The Regional Multiple Listing Service released the Market Action Report this week and the median sale price for August 2008 was $280,000 this is a 6.7% decrease from the median sale price for August 2007.The Portland residential real estate market peaked in August 2007 with a median sale price of $300,000. Prices have now fallen 6.7% from that peak.Months of supply (total inventory/monthly sales)

Since I first posted this 10% price decline report to my blog, the RMLS has made a correction. The RMLS now reports that the average sales price year-to-year has fallen 6.7% and not 9.7% as stated earlier today.The RMLS earlier issued an incorrect average sales price for August 2007. In August 2007, the average sales price was in fact $355,000 and not the $366,900 as first reported.The median pr

It's common practice for listing agents here in Portland to call or email buyers' agents for feedback after home showings. If an offer doesn't come in, the listing agent wants the next best thing- information from a fellow Realtor's viewpoint.The most common question is "What did you think of the price?" I hear "Is your buyer interested?" a lot too, but that answer is usually evident before the

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A reader of the blog sent me this nice report from Forbes:In a report for Forbes.com, Hotpads.com produced a price-to-earnings spread for each ZIP code in the nation's 40 largest cities by comparing rental costs with buying costs for similar properties, based on number of bedrooms, location and price per square foot.Price-to-earnings, or P/E, expresses how much one has to pay for each dollar of re

Have allergies? Live in Portland.Not exactly the city’s slogan, but nice to know. A new study, ranking the 100 most challenging cities to live with allergies, places Portland 100th. In other words, it’s the best place for allergy-affected.The study was conducted by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). The data measured and compared includes: Pollen scores (airborne grass/t

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The first ever Refresh Portland occurred tonight from 6:30 to 8:00 Pm at Jive Software in Downtown Portland. Tonight’s speaker was Tyler Sticka, an award-winning designer, artist, speaker and educator specializing in identity-driven new media. He was extremely well prepared and engaging. Micheal Sigler @sigler began by introducing the concept of Refresh. “Cities have been Refreshing fo

Portland ranks high, 4th in the nation, for cities where home prices are expected to rise the most in the next couple of years.The rankings were created by Forbes Magazine which “identified cities that are likely to be vibrant markets because jobs are increasing and the housing market wasn’t overbuilt during the boom.” Forbes examined projections for housing starts from the National Associa

I’ve been out of touch for about a week- my vacation to New Orleans turned into an evacuation which needless to say preoccupied me with things other than my blog.But we’re back in Portland and so here we go again... today’s topic is…...Real estate prices in Portland- they tend to be topic number one when I meet new buyers. What are prices doing? How low will they fall? What percentage of

I’ve heard of so many different reasons why Portland, Oregon is a great, green place to live, but when I read about its new Green Microgym I was truly convinced of the city’s eco-friendliness. This gym aims to become the first human-powered gym in the U.S., according to personal trainer and owner Adam Boesel. Despite the gym [...]

Hazelnut Tech Talk is a collaboration between Amber Case and Bram Pitoyo. This episode features Steve Gehlen, Founder & Producer of Portland’s Inverge: The Interactive Convergence Conference that will occur on from 8Am-5Pm on September 4+5, 2008 at the Gerding Theater at the Armory (128 NW 11th Avenue), and Cre8Con, Steve Gehlen had many great things [...]

Today’s Case-Shiller report shows Portland home prices down 5.8% from June 2007 to June 2008, while national prices fell almost 16%.The depreciation Portland is experiencing ranks it 5th best in the U.S. with only four cities faring better year-to-year.U.S. prices fell 15.9%, which is a record fall, but that was actually lower than what some economists had forecast. June also represented the fo

Click to Subscribe Hazelnut Tech Talk is a collaboration between Amber Case and Bram Pitoyo .In this Episode of Hazelnut Tech Talk, we bring you Sarah Lacy, columnist for BusinessWeek. During the podcast, Lacey talks about her new book, Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: the Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0, how she organizes a billion things a [...]

There are only a few free summer symphony concerts remaining this season.An overview of free concerts in Portland and a few highlights:Saturday, August 23rd The Oregon Symphony at Mt. Scott Park- an afternoon festival begins at 2 and culminates in a show at 7 pm. Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Berlin are among the show highlights.Thursday, August 28th A free symphony concert at Tom McCall Waterfront Park

If I put my home up for sale, how long will it take? The average for Portland metro is 72 days. Below is a breakdown:DOM - Area56 – Northeast Portland56 – SE Portland57 – North Portland60 – Beaverton, Aloha69 – Lake Oswego, West Linn71 – Milwaukie, Clackamas, Happy Valley74 – Northwest Washington County76 – Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Wilsonville77 – West Portland83 – Oregon

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. But Portland’s own event, Ignite Portland, will be happening soon, and it is a chance for locals [...]

Volume Four of Portland’s Pecha Kucha Series was held last Tuesday, August 12th, 2008. This particular session was located on NW 8th and Couch Street in artists place that was currently under construction. There was a random amalgamation of wooden benches on the floor facing a large presentation screen. The event was free, and so was [...]

When people don’t know what else to talk about, they usually talk about the weather.  Here in Portland, Oregon lately, the weather is being talked about a lot everywhere.  Why you ask?  The weather stations are all saying this is the longest heat-wave we’ve had in 30 years.  Actually I find all this a bit funny.  [...]

Far and away, Lake Oswego and West Linn are Portland’s most expensive areas. The suburbs, with the reputation for strong schools, boast the area’s most expensive average sales prices and median sale prices too.Here are the 2008 year-to-date prices for homes in Portland metro, per the RMLS:Average & Median = Area$561,200 & $455,000 = Lake Oswego, West Linn$487,200 & $399,000 = West Portland$40

The Regional Multiple Listing Service released the Market Action Report this week and the median sale price for July 2008 was $288,200 this is a 3.9% decrease from the median sale price for July 2007.The Portland residential real estate market peaked in August 2007 with a median sale price of $300,000. Prices have now fallen 3.9% from that peak.Months of supply (total inventory/monthly sales) sits

Shizzow was released today in Private Beta to various members of the Portland Tech Community - or at least a lot of Portland Twitter folk. Shizzow is Portland-based social network Geolocation service with exceptional data granularity. That means that it is possible to define your own location (my house is Caseorganic Laboratories and Bram’s is Link [...]

Forbes Magazine has published America’s Most In-Debt Households, a list of the top ten cities whose homeowners have the least equity in their homes relative to their values.Portland, thankfully, didn’t make this list. Instead it was seen in positive terms when it made the following compariosn. Forbes stated that home owners in cities such as Atlanta and Sacramento held only 27 & 28 percent o

Guest Author: Nancy Stovall, Old Town Chinatown. Pedicab Nancy arrived in Portland after a 6,600-mile bicycle trip; she now rides all over Portland from her home in Old Town Chinatown.  Her interest in Old Town has been magically combined with new media and sustainability to produce an audio tour of Old Town Chinatown–by pedicab! mailto:nancy.stovall@oldtownchinatown.com You Might Not [...

Unless you’re buying a home with cash, which is definitely the exception, the first and most important thing you should do is get pre-approved. I tell this to all buyers, first-time or not.Homebuyers contact me all the time. Many want to see homes. I say okay and I ask “have you been pre-approved?” The buyers who say yes usually end up buying a home and are well prepared for and during t

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The percentage of Portland residents that volunteer is 35.6%, high enough to rank third among major cities, according to a new study.The Corporation for National and Community Service conducted “the most comprehensive research on U.S. volunteering” with Minneapolis finishing first (39.3%), followed by Salt Lake City, Portland, Seattle, and Austin.Among states, Oregon ranks 16th in volunteer ra

Buying a home can be exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. This is no more true than during the home inspection when buyers should expect to find things wrong with a home, but hope that the wrong things aren’t major.With a sewer scope, you never know. It seems to me that the odds of discovering an issue with the sewer line in the Portland area, especially on the east side of town, are

Hat tip to Sara for finding this article last week. From MSN:A few years back, buying a home was sold as a no-lose proposition. But the housing bust has demonstrated that renting is often the more financially prudent decision, a new study finds.Using a rule of thumb that truly affordable homes cost no more than 15 times their annual market rent, the study found that prices in 34 of the largest 100

The other day I wrote that your dog should not be at your home during showings. I neglected to say that you too should not be at your home when buyers visit. But I showed a house in SE Portland this weekend and guess what- the homeowners not only stayed, but sat comfortably in their recliners reading the newspaper and drinking coffee the whole time we were there.This is not the norm and not a bi

The City comes alive on “First Thursday’s” for our Gallery Walks. Galleries open their doors for the love of art, wine and music from 6-9 p.m.   There’s no shortage of art or culture in Portland, Oregon.  Typically on First Thursday’s art dealers stage new exhibitions and artist receptions on this night and the streets play host to performers and [...]

The Baraka Institute is the brainchild of the fiery Feroshia Knight, an entrepreneur, life coach, and teacher. She’s new to Twitter, but wanted to take a brief break from her entrance into the social world to give me (and the world) five time management tips. As an instructor at Baraka Institute, Feroshia illuminates the classroom with [...]

NICE” is an adjective that Portland, Ore., can’t seem to shake. But below the fleece-clad and Teva-wearing exterior lurks a cool and refreshingly unneurotic city that marches to its own cosmopolitan beat. Truth is, Portland doesn’t want to be Seattle, its highly caffeinated neighbor to the north. With less traffic, better public transportation and Mount Hood [...]

My love for roses goes back to my childhood; roses were the favorites of my late father (along with dahlias).  Ever since then I have grown roses.  Over the years, however, I’ve gotten more particular and my roses of choice are now the English “David Austin” Roses.  I’m sure it was because of my dad that my love of gardening took [...]

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Portland is getting more expensive. Forbes magazine looked at inflation in the 40 largest metro areas in the U.S. to see where prices were rising fastest.Resetting mortgages, rising food prices and runaway fuel costs are the biggest sources of the pain.Here are the top 10 cities with the highest annual inflation rates:Seattle, 5.82 percent Dallas, 5.82 percent Washington, D.C., 5.74 percent Miami

From the Oregonian:Portland's commercial real estate market had largely dodged the residential market's swoon.But the region's continuing housing slide, the nationwide credit crisis and a slowing economy appear to be eating away at the office and retail real estate markets."The economy has finally caught up with the office market," said Patricia Raicht, vice president at real estate firm Grubb &am

The price decline trend that has dominated the headlines nationally and locally continues, but Portland is one of a few cities posting month-to-month gains, according to the latest Case-Shiller Report.Home prices tumbled a record average of 15.8%, while Portland prices fell 5.2%. These numbers reflect activity from May 2007 to May 2008. Portland’s drop ranks it fourth best (if there is ever su

What’s creative and groundbreaking, and capable of topping iPhone buzz on Twitter? It’s Cre8Camp, the inaugural unconference that brought 50 creatives to SOUK, a coworking space (322 NW 6th Avenue), this Saturday. Within the first hour of introduction and networking, about 24 topics were developed for discussion, and groups of creatives went off to various [...]

Portland is the 9th best walking city in the U.S., according to Walk Score, a website that grades neighborhoods and addresses based on the proximity of amenities within walking distance.San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago ranked 1st, 2nd, & 3rd.As for Portland, the study said, “The top 7 neighborhoods in Portland are Walkers' Paradises. 45% of Portland residents have a Walk Score of 70 or above.

Here is Part 2 of the Portland FHA-approved Condominium list. FHA financing is becoming popular once again with buyers, particularly first-time buyers, due to the new increased loan limit of $417,000 here in Portland, Oregon. You can borrow up to 97% financing for a purchase and up to 95% for a refinance.  The down payment can be 100% gift and Down Payment Assistance Programs [...]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ Portland police are not above the parking laws, even if they’re hungry. Officer Chadd Stensgaard, who parked his patrol car illegally while making a dinner-break stop at a Japanese restaurant, must pay a $35 fine, Traffic Court Judge Terry Hannon ruled Wednesday. The infraction came to light thanks to Eric Bryant, who was [...]

Walkscore.com is a website that let’s you see how close restaurants, stores, libraries, etc. are within walking distance to your home. Walk Score uses a patent-pending system to measure the walkability of an address. The Walk Score algorithm awards points based on the distance to the closest amenity in each category. If the closest amenity in [...]

A reader of the blog pointed this listing out to me:$80,000 price drop!! Amazing deal at this price for a one-of-a-kind home with tons of potential in a fantastic neighborhood. Entire top floor is huge master suite with deck and view. Daylight basement with own entrance and 1/2 bath would be perfect work space/studio/convert back to garage/etc. One year home warranty. Near Hillsdale shops, Mult.Vi

I feel like a broken record stating that inner city homes in Portland are selling faster than the suburbs, but it is what it is.The three areas with the fastest market time (or least amount of time on market) are North Portland, Northeast Portland, and Southeast Portland.Here are the current average days on market (DOM) listed from quickest to longest:54 – Northeast Portland62 – North Portland

It’s Portland. People walk. People bike. People use public transportation. People like close-in.Personally, people tell me all the time they want to live in neighborhoods where all of the above apply. It helps that many of Portland’s “charm and character” neighborhoods (Irvington, Grant Park, Laurelhurst, Richmond, Sellwood, Nob Hill, etc.), are lush with parks and trees that fit the

From the Oregonian:The foreclosure bus tour will soon roll through Portland. The tour of broken dreams has cropped up in other cities hit hard by the U.S. housing downturn and it was just a matter of time before it came to town. (Just try a Google search to see how fast the bus tour has spread.)Craig Reger, a principal broker with The Hasson Co., plans to start a weekly Saturday bus tour by August

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North Portland used to be the least expensive area in Portland metro, but this decade has seen an explosion in people wanting to live in some of its neighborhoods such as Arbor Lodge, University Park, Mississippi, and Kenton.So with that desire, prices have gone up and North Portland no longer holds the “least expensive” title. That now belongs to the Gresham-Troutdale area.Here are the avera

During these hard economic times, I’ve been asked a lot lately whether it is a good time to sell now or not.  I’ll address the economic downturn further in this post.  However, typically people think Spring and Summer are the best times.  In my experience, the best time to sell a house is when you really want [...]

The Regional Multiple Listing Service released the Market Action Report this week and the median sale price for June 2008 was $289,000 this is a 2.0% decrease from the median sale price for June 2007.The Portland residential real estate market peaked in August 2007 with a median sale price of $300,000. Prices have now fallen 3.7% from that peak.Months of supply (total inventory/monthly sales) sits

The RMLS released its latest report late Monday with no, quite frankly, earth shattering news. It’s more of the same old, same old which means Portland’s feeling the housing slowdown, but not as badly as other major cities.Looking at the data, what I found interesting was that homes prices were down, but to a lesser degree than earlier this year even though housing inventory ticked up again.T

U.S. News & World Report continues its love affair with Portland. The magazine has listed Portland among the top 10 great retirement spots for golf nuts:Here’s the top ten list in alphabetical order:Auburn, Ala. Bonita Springs, Fla. Charlotte, N.C. Georgetown, Texas Lemont, Ill. Mount Pleasant, S.C. Portland, Ore. Rancho Mirage, Calif. St. George, Utah Sun City, Ariz.

Oregon is the kind of place where most of its citizens love being outdoors.  There are numerous activities available to us such as skiing, rafting, hiking, biking, and so much more.  Many people seem to like walking, and I live in a neighborhood where it’s not unusual to see walkers, bikers and runners out constantly from early [...]

"There is a lot of s**t offers out there." Those are the direct, unsubtle remarks of a real estate agent in my office. It was echoed by many at our weekly broker's meeting. Is that the state of the market in Portland? To some degree, yes. Buyers read the headlines. They know it's a buyers' market. So they put in low offers. Sometimes low offers work; sometimes they don't. It depends on the i

One of the great things about living in Portland is the heat or lack of it. It’s also not very humid here.And Old Spice (still around, huh?) has noticed by ranking the sweatiest cities in the U.S. Thankfully, Portland ranked 98th with Seattle 99th and San Francisco 100th.The sweatiest city in the U.S. is Phoenix. Talk about a different climate from PDX.And speaking of rankings, Portland drive

Portland has a lot of condos for sale right now (understatement I know). Housing inventory in general is high for the area, but condos are a different, more difficult beast than houses because of financing. Selling your condo is harder and buying one is too because buyers aren't walking around with loans in their back pockets. In fact, lenders are more or less frisking buyers in search of down p

PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. released its Summer 2008 U.S. Market Risk Index, which ranks the nation's 50 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) according to the likelihood that home prices will be lower in two years. The U.S. Market Risk Index shows risk further diverged along two distinctly different paths during the first quarter of 2008, continuing a trend that began in the fourth quarter

A magazine popular among mortgage brokers has put the spotlight on Portland. Nothing eye-opening about the article to residents or people in the know, but it's interesting to see what a publication geared towards people in the lending industry is reporting. Here are excerpts from the spotlight in June's ScotsmanGuide:Green comes easy to Portland, Ore. -- a city with more than 92,000 acres of open

From Realtor Carla Muss-Jacobs:I realize that I'm writing about the dirty "F" word. And I sincerely don't want to appear smug, but this just in: OREGON has the lowest foreclosure rate in the nation!This is according to Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors(r). Second in the nation is our neighbor to the North, Washington state.There are reasons for this, in my h

According to Monocle Magazine, Portland is the 25th best city in the world. The only other U.S. city on the list of 25 is Minneapolis which came in at 19th. Monocle ranked Copenhagen first followed by Munich, Tokyo, and Vancouver, B.C.

Sorry about the lack of pots recently. Hopefully today’s post is the start of a new trend—not going two weeks without posting. Also, here’s a little mock mock draft I cooked up—if you’re interested in reading pre-draft coverage after the draft. Before I get to some specific picks that rubbed me the right or [...]