Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest level on record, giving consumers added incentive to lock in low payments on home purchases and refinancings.   Mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday that the national average rate for 30-year fixed loans sank to 4.69 percent (my rates are usually lower!!), from 4.75 percent last week.   That’s the lowest since Freddie Mac began tracking rates in 1971. The previous record...Read the rest of this entry »

    This week the Portland Business Journal reported an increase in retail leases in the much maligned South Waterfront district.  Hit by poor timing in the market place, in the last few years the South Waterfront has went from being a fabulous concept to the poster child for the state of the declining Portland real estate market.  Several of the condo projects have struggled to sell units resorting to auctions...Read the rest of this entry »

Are you looking for a fun summer activity for your kids?  Our family has had wonderful experiences at Metro Gymnastics in Tualatin near Bridgeport Village.  They have all kinds of classes and open gym times – great for those unexpected cloudy summer days!  Check them out at www.metrogymnastics.comRead the rest of this entry »

    It’s the fun-filled Festival of Balloons in Tigard and it’s happening June 25th, 26th, and 27th 2010! The hot air balloons are definitely the featured attraction of the festival, but … it’s MORE than balloons! Get down to Cook Park early each morning to experience the spectacular hot air balloons as they launch (weather permitting) and dot the morning sky. Spend the afternoon shopping at the craft and business vendor...Read the rest of this entry »

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