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The 48th Year
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Math, Money, and the Frozen Market
When the cost of money goes up, listing prices for sellers who need to sell must come down. As motivated sellers yield to lost purchasing power, those closed sales become the new appraisal baseline. Market pricing happens one closed sale at a time.


Did the Rise of Teams Lead to the Commoditization of Real Estate?
Is the mega-team model eroding the value of real estate representation? Explore how the shift from solo practice to team assembly lines helped drive real estate's perception crisis.


Hooked on the Real Estate Industry Soap Opera?
Courtroom thrillers, media doom, and endless market panic. Somewhere along the way, real estate became a juiced-up spectator sport. Are you building a business, or have you just become addicted to the drama? Here are four unshakeable truths from 47 years in the business.


Oregon Condo Governance: Part 4 – How to Request HOA Documents
When an owner wants to inspect HOA records, the process requires more than a casual verbal request over the phone. Learn how to make a valid request by knowing your rights.


Oregon Condo Governance: Part 3 -Recalling the Directors
Governance isn't a lifetime appointment, and a board seat isn't a throne; when leadership turns into negligence, the Oregon Condominium Act gives owners the ballot to restore sanity.


Oregon Condo Governance: Part 2 - The Gamble of Low HOA Dues
Artificially low HOA dues aren't a badge of honor—they're a ticking time bomb. Freezing dues is a silent shell game that starves reserves, guts home equity, and triggers 2026 mortgage blacklists.
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