May 1 Open Thread - Thank You!

It's officially May, and hopefully summer is right around the corner.

I want to take a minute to thank all of you for coming here to read, comment and contribute to the blog. The discussions have been civil and I've learned more about the market because of them. Knowing I've been able to help a few buyers better navigate the current rocky real estate market has made it all worth it.

But I have also noticed things quiet down lately, which I think is good. I feel that there was a perceptible change once the local market moved into negative territory as I and others no longer needed to scream that it was coming. You'd have to be an idiot not to acknowledge that Portland will follow the rest of the country towards lower prices. I know I got pretty burned out for a while, but I am more committed than ever to sharing my insights into the market and exposing the tricks that used house salespeople are using to try to boost business.

Keep sending in interesting sightings, news stories, and misinformation you see, and I will post whatever I can.

So what's on your mind as spring springs and we enter "peak buying season"?