Your Parents' House Has Forty Years in It. Where Do You Start?
Your parents' house has forty years in it and nobody handed you a plan. Where to start, what order to do it in, the three questions to take to a CPA, and where to find real help in Washington County.
What to Fix Before You Sell in Beaverton, and What to Leave Alone
In July, Beaverton and Aloha had 283 new listings, 175 closed sales, and 65 listings that expired without selling. Here is what separates the two piles, and the fairly long list of things I would tell you not to spend a dollar on.
Is This the Hardest Housing Market Since 2008? Here's What Beaverton's Numbers Actually Say
An article going around says this is the hardest housing market since 2008. Beaverton pending sales rose 22.9% in July while Hillsboro fell 24%. Here is what the July 2026 RMLS numbers actually show, including the part that is genuinely getting worse.
How to Help With the Oregon Wildfires, and What Every Homeowner Should Actually Know
Where to send money that actually helps, why those FEMA headlines are not what you think, and the insurance and mortgage relief Oregon homeowners can use now.
