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Far out and Groovy, Dude! Oregon is the 4^th BEST Hippie Friendly state.  I bet you can guess the best hippie CITY in the US! Yes? http://goo.gl/GTUwCC

Our PDX market is really making it tough for renters to become homeowners.  We see it all the time with homes that are ‘first homeowner ready’ – they get purchased by investors. We LOVE our investors, but it ends up Portland being on the Top 10 toughest markets for renters.  http://goo.gl/1rwwaU

Working mom on the west coast? Oregon is the place to be! Oregon is #1 with work-life balance, child care, and professional opportunities. I like that! http://goo.gl/yO06tv

Listings:

Robin- 1917 SE Reedway St. 4BD/2BA/1959SF. Bungalow w/large backyard with deck. $415,000

Joan- 6507 SE 31^st Ave. 5BD/2BA/5028SF. Built-ins, wood floors, large rooms. Extra office attached to master. $849,000

Ben- 20 NW 16^th Ave. 1BD/1BA/558SF. Condo on main flr. Washer/dryer in unit. Storage in basement included. $160,000

Bill- in Milwaukie on SE 22^nd. 5BD+office/2BA/~4900SF. Good outdoor space to entertain. $450,000

Candace- 543 2^nd St #204, Lake Oswego. 2BD/2.5BA/1800SF. $719,000

                 510 2^nd St, Lake Oswego. 2BD/2BA/1500SF. Townhouse. $425,000

Peggy- Home in Happy Valley. 4BD + den & bonus. ~$410,000                                                                             

Needs and Wants:

Candace- Needs help with price opinion on 7932 SE Reed College Pl. 3BD/2BA/~2000SF.

Julianna- Front Porch Lady J

Megan- Needs Mid-century style in Eastmoreland Heights/Westmoreland/Reedway area up to $500,000

Gary- Needs a walk-in-ready 3BD/2BA in NE or close-in SE. $500,000-$650,000

Deann- Needs 3 or 4BD at least 2500SF within 15 min of airport. $350,000-$450,000

Daniette- Needs urban Contemporary or Modern style home in walkable neighborhood but with some outdoor space. Or at least work studio space. Up to $1.2 mil

Branch Stuff:                             

• American Home Shield last week paid 6 claims for $1,176.
• Community Service Day is Friday, June 20^th. Tee Shirt orders due by May 30^th.
• July is CONCERTS IN THE PARK month! Be sure to get your $52 check payable to Portland Parks to Elisha.
• Legal Holiday – Memorial Day – May 26^th. Office is closed.
• Windermere Foundation Golf Tourney @ Columbia Edgewater! Sweet! July 30^th
• New WORC site tips – Katie!

Education Opportunities

5-22 SentriLock Training May 22 in East Portland (three sessions available)

5-22 Reputation Management @ MO 1:00 to 2:00. 1 CE

• 5-28  Working with Investors @ RH 1:00 to 2:00 1 CE
• 6-1  Portland’s ADU Tour $25 Register at: http://accessorydwellings.org http://accessorydwellings.org/adu_tour/
• 6-24 to 27 NINJA INSTALLATION @ Home Builders 8:30 to 5:00 each day $650

Transaction Master:

• Market Action – what are your talking points this month? http://goo.gl/iT3Nq8
• New vernacular – Casita, Dropzone, Costco Pantry, Floating Great Room, Ceiling is new 5^th wall.

Consistent Connections:

• Moxi Works – Start S-L-O-W – Pendings First

Listing Specialist:

• Authorization to Exclude is b-a-c-k and LIVE. (attached) What should you do now?
• Need help with SentriLock? Three classes on the 22^nd. http://goo.gl/aChrCd
• Exclusions discussion – how do you handle them?
• Tip: Copy and paste your Circle Pix MLS compliant virtual tour to your RMLS listing.

Business Savvy:

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau changes next year – BIGGY! You’ll NEED to take a class before!
• Heard of ‘Overbids’? Apparently a listing agent hadn’t either.

Windemere Mortgage – Clayton Scott