Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services

UPDATED: 26-Oct-2010

Being faced with significant economic and political uncertainty the United States economy and its participants (that’s us) have reacted like turtles, hiding in our shells, awaiting better times.

Clearly we are facing challenging times
We have been facing low personal income growth, an increasing unemployment rate, uncertainty in the business climate, and a weak housing market…[...]

UPDATED: 03-June-2010

A few months ago I had the opportunity to address 100 real estate investors at a dinner meeting. It was a great evening of give and take. My goal was to help them focus on improving the profitability of their real estate investments. We discussed the following…[...]

UPDATED: 04-May-10

Community Association Management
The overall market for units in our associations had a nice spike in March; however it is my belief that it was directly related to the upcoming sunset of the First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit, as opposed to any meaningful change in the market. The rate of foreclosures seems to be steady (meaning it hasn’t fallen off sadly)…[...]

UPDATED: 04-MAR-2010

Over the past several months in my role as Sr. Asset Manager for Bluestone & Hockley, I have been contacting financial institutions in the Portland metro area regarding their current Special Credits/Assets and commercial real estate owned portfolio status…[...]

UPDATED: 08-Feb-2010

Real estate investing needs a long term vision. As individual investors we save money, purchase real estate and try to increase our portfolio over time, hoping that by the time we retire, if not before, the cash flow from the investments might pay for college for our children and then pay for a comfortable retirement…[...]

UPDATED: 05-OCT-2009

Cliff Hockley, President

Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services

“The biggest mistake many investors make is to ignore the numbers generated by their properties.”…[...]

UPDATED: 01-SEP-2006

As baby boomers get older and closer to retirement, and the stock market continues to underperform, many investors have been driven to real estate investing. This demand has created a “boomlet” that has significantly increased the pricing, and thereby the purchase cost, of real estate in many parts of the United States. [...]

UPDATED: 01-JUN-2006

Tom and Irma spent a lifetime buying real estate. By the time they were in their sixties they owned 4 houses, a 30 unit apartment building, three commercial buildings, and had additionally invested with a couple of friends in some real estate partnerships. [...]

UPDATED: 01-MAY-2006

Increased interest rates have created an interesting dilemma for the potential real estate investor — especially in the area of apartment investments. Is now the time to buy, or not? [...]

UPDATED: 01-JUL-2009

With over 1,000,000 attorneys and over 150 law schools graduating attorneys each year, the average American is well represented (ABA web site data). According to the “Power of Attorneys” website, a survey conducted by the American Bar Association in the 1970s revealed that 70% of Americans not only did not have an attorney, but they also did not know how to find one. That is not the case today. [...]

UPDATED: 01-MAR-2004

It was just yesterday when you were daydreaming about how happy you were with your real estate investment. Then you got a letter in the mail stating, “This is your notice that we will not be renewing your property insurance upon the expiration of your current policy.” [...]

UPDATED: 01-FEB-2004

On September 23, 2001 President Bush implemented Executive Order 13224 which gave the government, specific authorization to impede terrorist funding by disrupting and blocking the assets of foreign nationals and entities that “commit or pose a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism.” [...]