Monthly Archives: October 2011

Casey Condo – 311 NW 12th, #801 – $1,150,000 – MLS#11605123

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Check out our latest condo listing – 311 NW 12th, #801 -  the Architect’s choice in the iconic Pearl District building, The Casey.  Here’s another “sold in a day” story from The Jackson Group!

Well, it wasn’t exactly sold in a day, except from the buyer’s point of view.  I’ve known and represented the architect who designed The Casey, a LEED Platinum certified building, for several years.  Over the last year or so I have shown this home and now that my client is retired and traveling more frequently he suddenly got serious about selling.  My mission was to sell and close the condo in 3 months as the seller would then be off traveling the world again.  Nice!  No pressure.

Spin was hired to do professional photography and we prepared to market the 8th floor, east-facing view condominium beginning with a special broker event.  As an active broker in the Portland condominium scene, I knew a few people to call who I thought would be good prospects.  So I made those calls and scheduled one showing in advance of the broker’s open.  Before the photos were finished an offer was on the table.

This is a home worthy of a quick sale.  As I said before, this particular Casey condo was chosen by the architect to be his own home – and he had first choice when the building was new.  He loves it still, and wouldn’t leave it for anything, except in retirement he hardly finds himself at home in Portland.  It’s time to scale back to something just as lovely but more efficient.

So check out the pictures to see just what a winning condo – a winner in any market – looks like.  And, kudos to Chuck from Spin for the awesome photography.

Meriwether – Sold on Day One! 3570 SW River Parkway, #1103 – MLS# 11046257

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We love to share stories of our clients’ real estate success!  We recently helped two clients, buyer and seller, achieve their goals on the same property.

The property is a Jackson Group listing at The Meriwether, Unit 1103 – MLS#11046257, listed by Matt Lesher.  With Matt’s good coaching the sellers were ready – set to sell with a property that was fully prepped and showed their pride of ownership.  They worked with Matt to set the perfect price, and it went on the market “priced right and lookin’ good.”

Matt lives in South Waterfront and has his hands on the pulse there, so he also knew the perfect buyer for this home.  One showing and the match was made.  Matt connected the buyer with Sarah Norton, our Buyer Specialist, who presented their offer and navigated the logistics of the transaction.  Sarah’s relationship with a solid condo lender and Matt’s intimate knowledge of the South Waterfront market made it possible for them to secure an exception from the lender for additional flood insurance.  Matt and Sarah worked together through the appraisal process sharing their knowledge of the market for all the buildings of South Waterfront

Mostly these days we all hear horror stories of how inspections, appraisals and underwriting standards wreak havoc on our transactions.  Those stories are true.  And that’s what makes this story all the more noteworthy.  With strong neighborhood connections, sincere personal relationships and strong professional knowledge we brought buyer and seller together with confidence and produced mutual satisfaction.  We avoided the skepticism and doubt that characterizes so many real estate sales these days.  And we did this holding the role of care and concern for making the clients’ needs the priority.

3570 SW River Parkway, #1103 was presented and accepted on the same day in August and closed September 23, 2011 at the asking price, $399,900 – a rare happening in Portland real estate these days.  Two happy clients are moved today and on to their new situations in life.