Are We in a Buyers Market?
The Gallers have seen a lot in their 22 years of working hard to welcome you home and they’re even flummoxed by the current state of real estate, and the world for that matter. Andrew has terrific insight, words of wisdom and analysis to help steer even the most fragile buyers and sellers through these unprecedented times.
Andrew explains that the definition of a buyer’s market is 6 months or more of inventory; below, a seller’s market. Find out if that holds true for the Portland area and much more in this episode of The Portland is Home Team Talks Real Estate.
Newsletter from Audra:
Well folks, here we are in October! Cooler nights, planning our Halloween costumes, knowing that winter is closer now and starting to prepare, and more planning our Halloween costumes. Are you a "I have been working on my costume since March" kind of person or the "I will figure something out that week" kind of person? I fall into the latter. I start thinking about ideas about now and see what I can piecemeal together. I do have a few staples: wig, hat, funny peanut butter and jelly foam thingy.... but nothing gets set until the last minute!
Also, even though I don't live on a farm and need to prepare the land, the anticipation of the winter brings out all my feelings of getting myself ready. I have my garden to prep for winter, cutting back the summer plants, planting the bulbs for the spring, walking around to see what we need to remove and placing a topcoat on the veggie beds. Umbrellas get put away, and soon some of our outdoor furniture will follow. Lately I have been buying furniture that can stay outside all winter, but we still have a few pieces with cushions we need to bring in. Lightweight furniture works well in this scenario.
It is also time to service your furnaces, trim trees, do any last power washing, etc. Power washing is essential, because the rain will come, and it will be slippery if it is not clean!
We also have a space or two available for any remodels for the first of the year, so if you are ready to consider an updated bath or kitchen, need a basement area finished, or want to add a new deck...reach out!
Our before and after this month is something very simple, but really took some time! Years and years ago a tar like material was put down on the stairs of our client’s home. The owners they bought the home from didn't want to deal with it (which i don't blame them!), so we took it on. It was a lot of power washing and grinding! Because concrete is porous the tar like material settled into the pores and grooves. We weren’t sure it would work and had a plan B ready, but we were absolutely satisfied with the results! Take a look at the before and after!
That's all for now. Thank you all so much for taking a moment to read this blog!!
Hope to see you soon!
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