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The Rob Levy Team is #1 in Sales in Portland Oregon for Prudential

by Rob Levy, Prudential Northwest Properties

The final results are out and I am proud to announce that in 2007 our team was #1 in sales for Prudential Northwest Properties in the entire Portland area.   Since then, we have been also #1 in sales for all of Oregon for the first quarter of 2008.

I want to thank my team in this forum for it may say "Rob Levy" on the sign, but its Sandy, Sandra, Kate, Clinton and Alicia that really help make this happen.  So thanks to my team and thanks to the well over 100 people in 2007 who entrusted us with either helping them find a new home, or selling their exsisting one, or in many cases both!

As the Realtor population is shrinking, its more important now than ever to use an experienced Realtor in selling your home, or buying a new one.  Parade Magazine recently said to not hire a Realtor with less than 8 years in the business.  I have almost 20 - all with the same office - and when you add up the years my team has been in the business we are well over 50 years combined.

 

100% Loans Are Still Out there!

by Rob Levy, Prudential Northwest Properties

I was chatting recently online with a group of Realtors I belong to called the CyberStars and we were discussing a much overlooked down payment assistance program I have been using in our market in Portland, Oregon.

This progam is called the Nehemiah Charitable Model and uses funds from charitable sources for downpayment assistance for persons who qualify.  The program can be found at http://www.getdownpayment.com/ and there is a tutorial there as to how it works.

Nehemiah is an FHA product in that all loans must comply with FHA/HUD rules, but there are many great points such as.....

  • Gift funds up to 6% of the final contract sales towards your downpayment and/or closing costs
  • Gift funds for both first time and repeat homebuyers
    (Nehemiah charges a nominal processing fee that may be paid by the seller, homebuyer, or lender.)
  • Gift funds for both new construction and resale homes
  • No repayment of gift money
  • No income or asset limits
  • No geographical restrictions

My preferred lender - Shawn Headlee with Columbia Mortgage is very familiar with these loans as we have done several, so if you think you can use this program to purchase a house in our current market, which is a great time to buy, then give us a call.

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