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Why It’s Still Worth it to Buy in this Market
The question of value is a function of supply and demand. Is demand strong enough to absorb the present, or rising, level of available inventory? It seems to be. The graphs below compare new inventory (listings) and market demand (pending) for the first 19 weeks of...
Thoroughbred Real Estate Group Featured in Top Agent Magazine
Thoroughbred Real Estate Group Featured in Top Agent Magazine Full Text of Article Below as featured in the June 6, 2022 Edition of Top Agent Magazine We’ve all heard the saying, “Do what you love, and you’ll never have to work again?” Well, Realtor® Ryann...
Recently Featured in Top Agent Magazine
Thoroughbred Real Estate Group Featured in Top Agent Magazine Full Text of Article Below as featured in the June 6, 2022 Edition of Top Agent Magazine We’ve all heard the saying, “Do what you love, and you’ll never have to work again?” Well, Ryann…
THE IMPORTANCE OF BUYER PREPARATION AND SCREENING
Sometimes, a well-meaning party is surprised at the thoroughness of our screening. Setting expectations and following protocol is good practice for both sides in a potential transaction.
Ryann’s Top 3 Horse Property Tips
Ryann Reinhofer, a top-producing equestrian realtor, shares advice on how to find that perfect place to live with horses.
May 2022 TOP 10 MOST WANTED PROPERTIES
KNOW WHAT YOUR PROPERTY IS WORTH? Whether or not you’re thinking of selling, knowing the value of one of your biggest assets makes it easier to plan your future and next steps. Once you know your home's value, you can: assess your available equity, track changes in...
Should a Buyer Waive The Home Inspection to Get an Offer Accepted?
Something that’s happening in this seller’s market and is perceived as providing a competitive advantage for buyers enduring multiple offer attempts, that I get many questions about, is whether or not to waive the inspection....
So, You Want to Move to the Country
Rural properties present different concerns and are more complex than the average residential real estate in a city or suburb. As rural property experts, at Thoroughbred Real Estate Group we understand the functions of septic systems, and wells and how zoning impacts...
Continue Adapting and Upgrading Vs. Looking for the Right Home in 2022
Every year as spring approaches, we see two things happen: 1. The real estate market accelerates. 2. Homeowners start thinking about the projects around their homes they want to complete. Unfortunately, what we now know is that project costs are outpacing the real...
Horse Properties and Small Acreages Remain in High Demand
Horse property remains in high demand and we often broker deals without going to market. If you have a property that might fit the bill and moving on would allow you new pursuits, please consider consulting with us on the sale of your property. We have agents serving...
Pacific Northwest Equestrian Outlook
The Pacific Northwest equestrian scene is growing as people continue flocking here. Like all changes, this presents challenges and opportunities. Currently, there is a lack of available boarding facilities and increased costs of goods and services equestrians...
2022 Off to a Running Start
Homes for horse and rider are in high demand! In January, we closed a 20-acre equestrian property in Sherwood without ever going to market and had a 12+ acre horse property in Northwest Portland go pending in less than ten days. So far in 2022, we've seen no increase...
Seeking Realtors with Equestrian Background
We are busier than ever and adding to our team. We're seeking passionate real estate professionals with a love of horses and knowledge of the complexities of country property. Is that you? Email Ryann@tbregroup.com.
Year End Market Insights
The 5-week average supply and demand from 2019 through October 2021 show the difference between a “normal” market in 2019 (2-4 month’s supply of inventory) and the sustained increase in demand against the lack of supply since the beginning of the pandemic. While you...
Thinking of Installing an Arena?
In the equestrian property arena (pun intended!), I see many types of indoor and outdoor arenas and am often asked about the best materials and contractors for building out rural estates or adding equestrian amenities. After years of research riding different...
Adnara Equestrian Center Sold
Congrats to my dear and steadfast clients, Dan and Theresa who now can complete their out-of-state move. This 33+ Commercial-Agricultural Acres is just off I-5, minutes to the small Aurora, OR Airstrip and 30 minutes to PDX. This is the ultimate equestrian-based...
Luxury Meets Art and Nature in this 25 Acre Oregon Equestrian Estate on the Willamette River
The main home's 2020 9,000 square foot build was designed by an award-winning Street of Dreams designer to honor this estate's views of Mt. Hood and the Willamette river's wealth of migratory waterfowl. Over 24 acres of useable pasture for turnout, grazing, or trail...
Meet Ryann Reinhofer
Say hello to Ryann! Q: How did you get into real estate? Ryann: My mother had bought/sold several properties across the country and always had a keen sense of finding a good deal. I’d grown up as an equestrian but realized I needed to shift into a career that wouldn't...
Sherwood Forest Equestrian Center Gets New Life
If you're in the horse world, you might be familiar with the exemplary Sherwood Forest Equestrian Center and if you are, you may have also heard of its recent sale. The story of Sherwood Forest involves loving parents investing in the establishment of this premier...
Meet Anne Breault
Say hello to Anne Breault! Q: How did you get into real estate? Anne: I had been considering real estate for several years. For multiple reasons, it was never the right time. While I was a flight attendant, spending days at a time away from my kids, I finally decided...
Meet Angi Slocum
Say hello to Angi, one of our SW Washington specialists and a licensed Washington realtor. Q: How did you get into real estate? Angi: I have always been interested in houses, especially new construction and building. I'd wanted to be an architect and design...
Meet Jessie Isaksen
Central Oregon Real Estate
Meet Casey Franklin
Say hello to Casey! We were thrilled to have her join us a little over a year ago after seven years as a realtor. Casey is a lifelong Oregonian and equestrian with deep ties to Willamette Valley and Portland area communities. Q: How did you get into real estate?...
10.94 Acres for Newberg Development
Preeminent development opportunity: almost 11 acres consisting of R-1, R-2 and C2 zoning.
What a Wild Ride, 2020!
One Wild Ride! This year has been such a wild ride and has shown me for certain that we are all in this together! Let's remember this over the coming days and months following this tense election. More of us turned up to vote than ever. While Americans may hold very...
Breathing Easier
I hope this finds you and yours safe, healthy and with as much faith in humanity as I'm feeling after witnessing the loss and destabilization rippling through our Northwest communities in the wake of wildfire. It’s really difficult to find the words to describe or...
A Summer Like We’ve Never Seen
This is the third month in a row I'm writing about the fast pace of real estate here in the Northwest with low inventory, high demand and low interest rates. According to an Oregon state economist in published in this Forbes article, interest rates could fall even...