Buying a Home Requires Many Difficult Decisions. Make Sure Your real estate agent is a Top Local Expert.  Your home is probably the biggest purchase your family will ever make, and it involves many decisions that go beyond simply choosing one you like. As a top Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego area real estate agent, here is how I will guide you through the entire process, from viewing homes and financing, to making sure the final contract is in your best interest: - You will have full access to ALL homes available on the Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego market, even listings not yet on the MLS, through my professional Oregon real estate affiliations. - My expert local knowledge of the Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego area should be invaluable to you, not just in terms of real estate, but also schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more. - Every local real estate market absolutely has its own trends and opportunities. This can vary greatly, even one neighborhood to the next. Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego is no different! It's my job to steer you into opportunities and out of traps. - What is the true market value of the home you are interested in? Is it priced too high? Is it a bargain that you should jump on? I help home buyers make decisions like this every day, and I'll make sure that YOU get the best value for your money. - Negotiating with sellers can be stressful. I will help you negotiate, so that the final contract includes your best possible terms and conditions. - You should know absolutely everything about the property you are buying! You and I will view every home that you are interested in, together. And prior to closing I will make you fully aware of any and all inspections available to you. - Have confidence when signing documents. Contracts are full of complicated terms and clauses that can greatly affect your future life in your new home. I will give you the full benefit of my real estate knowledge and experience. Let me represent your best interests in your search for a new home in the Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego area. While you can see a million homes on the web, actually buying your home is another matter entirely. Buyers beware! Ask me any question about buying a home in Portland, Beaverton and Lake Oswego. It's my job to help you! There's no obligation, and I promise to respond quickly...
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Buying Land and New Construction >Buying New or Buying Old
New homes typically have a higher sales price than comparable existing homes, and buyers are usually willing to spend more on a new home because of lower maintenance costs. Builders' warranties on new homes, when combined with a new roof, appliances, and major systems, usually make major repairs unnecessary and help to counter a slower initial rate of appreciation.
Census Bureau Housing Surveys suggests that operating costs are lowest for brand new homes and slightly higher for relatively new existing homes. Operating costs per square foot of living space are consistently higher for progressively older existing homes. Utility costs represent the largest factor in operating costs. Energy consumption per square foot depends on the size of the home, the insulation and quality of the windows, air leakage and the efficiency of the furnace.
New homes require fewer expenditures for routine maintenance. The cost of maintenance first increases with age, then declines, so you will generally spend less maintaining a home built before 1960 than for a home built between 1970 and 1975.
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Upon completion this year, what will be the tallest residential building south of New York and east of Chicago?
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Located in Biscayne Bay, Florida, the $120 million, 51-floor luxury condominium will be called The Santa Maria. |
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Drew Coleman
The Hasson Company Realtors
15400 SW Boones Ferry Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Cell: 503-534-1550
Fax: 503-212-5150
Office: 503-635-9801
DrewColeman@NUMBER1EXPERT.com
Top-producing full time real estate professional since 2001. Headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon at America's top-producing real estate company on a per-agent basis, The Hasson Company Realtors. Recognized as one of Portland's top agents based on standing in highest classification of the Metropolitan area's "Million Dollar Club" as well as holding the ABR, GRI, E-Pro, CRS, CNHS, & RCC designations. Areas of expertise include Urban and Suburban Portland, Oregon, including Portland, Lake Oswego, Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, West Linn, Clackamas, Milwaukie, Wilsonville, Aloha, Hillsboro, Newberg and Sherwood. Seeks to streamline and modernize the real estate process through the use of innovative techniques, technologies, and marketing strategies.
New construction, luxury real estate, one-level homes, first-time home purchases, property marketing, relocation, estate sales, investment real estate, condominiums, move-up transactions, move-down transactions, rehabbing, land, development, senior real estate.      
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