Here’s a great article about the current state of the housing market nationally.

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/110131/housing-market-stumbles

Beginning August 1, 2010, anyone selling a home with an old, uncertified woodstove will be required to remove and destroy this device. The 2009 Oregon Legislature signed Senate Bill 102 into law requiring the removal of any uncertified woodstove from a home when it is sold. This law is part of a program to help protect Oregonians from uncontrolled wood smoke. Residential wood burning is a significant source of air pollution, including fine particulate and air toxics.

I would love to assist you with your sale in the Portland Metro area. You can reach me at 503-421-2407 or Phyllis@PointClickandPack.com.

Congress has passed a bill extending the Homebuyer Tax Credit closing deadline to September 30, 2010. Previously the credit expired on June 30, 2010 for all transactions that were currently in escrow as of April 30, 2010.

The extension applies only to transactions that had ratified contracts in place as of April 30, 2010, and have not yet closed. There will be no gap between June 30 and the date the President signs the bill into law.