Tag: Mortgage Calculator

• Mortgage Hacks 101

  

  What does the word mortgage mean to you? For most people it is a 30 year loan that they take out from a lender to buy a home. And that’s it. Most of us don’t think about our mortgage outside of making monthly payments, maybe refinancing, and for some using it to take out a…

  jenlsinger

  March 24, 2023

  Home Buying, Homeownership, Wealth Building

  finance, Home buyer, Home Buying, homeowner, interest rates, lending, mortgage, Mortgage Calculator, mortgage hacks, PNW, Portland OR, Real Estate, Real Estate Team, Realtor, Wealth Building

• Why now IS a good time to buy a home

  

  National news may not be painting the best portrait of the real estate market. But in Portland Metro it’s sunny skies for prospective home buyers RIGHT NOW and here’s why: Less competition Higher interest rates have slowed the market and this has given supply a chance to catch up a little bit with demand. Long…

  samsoldbyjen

  January 19, 2023

  Home Buying

  Home buyer, home buyer class, Home Buying, homebuyer seminar, is now a good time to buy, Mortgage Calculator, PNW, Portland OR, Real Estate, Real Estate Team, Realtor, renting vs owning

• What You Need to Know About This Years Rent Increases

  

  Rent increases are here. This last fall it was announced that Oregon landlords will be allowed to raise rents by 14.6% this is up from the previous, and already high, rent cap of 9.9%. What does this mean for renters? Well if you are currently a 1 bedroom apartment in Portland and paying the average…

  samsoldbyjen

  January 4, 2023

  Home Buying

  First Time Buyer, Home buyer, Home Buying, Mortgage Calculator, Real Estate, Real Estate Team, Realtor, Renting vs buying