Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services

UPDATED: 01-DEC-2008

Julie worked full time as on site property manager at Evergreen Acres Apartments a fifty unit apartment property. She kept the property full and took care of all of the tenant problems as they came up. She was an employee of Highest Caliber Property Management. Her direct supervisor, Heather, was a regional manager. Heather was responsible for over 600 units located in the Metro area. Heather and Julie worked as a team. Every year, Heather would prepare an annual budget with Julie’s help. [...]

UPDATED: 01-NOV-2008

As landlords prepare their 2009 budgets they will be taking a close look at increasing utility expenses.

Increases in all utility sectors are looming.

This year alone Landlords in Portland, Oregon will be facing significant increases in all of their utility expenses.[...]

UPDATED: 15-OCT-2008

The Portland Area Apartment Market – A Review
Of YTD 2008 And A Look Forward To 2009
October 15, 2008
Rental Housing Association of Greater Portland

UPDATED: 01-SEP-2008

As the stock market continues to respond nervously and yo-yo up an down, money market fund yields and 401K balances are shrinking, we are faced with the real question: where to put our funds to invest into the future?[...]

UPDATED: 01-AUG-2008

Spurred by pressure from the Community Alliance of Tenants and their very competent director Ian Slingerland, the City of Portland has convened a “Quality Rental Housing workgroup”. The Purpose of the work group is to improve the living conditions for tenants, with a focus on low income tenants that may live in substandard conditions.[...]

UPDATED: 01-JUL-2008

Mathew was frustrated.
Once again his Board of Directors, at Checkered Heights, could not find anyone to serve on the board of his 50 unit homeowner’s association. Sure, he knew what was going on. But with five years as the vice president he was fed up with sitting on the board. He wanted a life. They had a great property management company running things, but nothing is automatic and the budget needed annual review. The usual recruitment process was not working.[...]

UPDATED: 01-JUN-2008

As the stock market attempts to work its way out of its funk, and the national economy slows down, we are faced with decisions involving the transfer of investment dollars from the stock market into real estate.[...]

UPDATED: 01-MAY-2008

“I am sick and tired of having tenants fail” yelled Mulroney at his property manager. “You need to do a better job screening those tenants” he exploded as he slammed the phone down.”[...]

UPDATED: 01-APR-2008

Charles was confused he was trying to buy a four-plex, but just did not understand the real estate jargon.

Deeds, trust deed, contacts, mortgages all were words he thought he knew, but in the end really did not understand.
[...]

UPDATED: 01-MAR-2008

In February of 2008, the Oregon Legislature overwhelmingly passed SB1080, a bill that prevents illegal immigrants from obtaining an Oregon driver’s license. The Governor signed the bill into law on the 19th of February. This bill was passed to prevent driver’s license fraud, as well as to comply with the first steps necessary for homeland security regulations.[...]

UPDATED: 01-FEB-2008

What do the following states and territories have in common?

• Alaska
• California
• Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
• Guam
• Hawaii
• Idaho

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UPDATED: 01-JAN-2008

December 18, 2007 was a black day for landlords in Gresham. On that day, mandatory rental inspections were approved on a unanimous vote by the city commissioners for all residential dwellings in Gresham, Oregon. What has changed is the passage of an inspection procedure that gives the City of Gresham extensive and intrusive rights over Landlords. The plan is to be implemented by end of March 2008.[...]