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Should Business Partners Compete With Each Other?
Sometimes I can be a little competitive. I really wanted to be on the winning relay team in my beginner swim training. I admit that I was gunning for the top grade in my legal writing class back in law school. And my fierceness can be a little over-the-top when it...
Delicious Summer Dog Treats to Keep Your Pooch Cool
They call them the dog days of summer for a reason. Heat and humidity are no fun for any of our furry friends, and chances are that on the worst of those 90-degrees-or-higher afternoons, your dog will be sprawled on the coolest tile floor in the house. Do your...
What Will Waiting to Buy a Home Cost You?
~ Realtor.com At the end of June, mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped to 4.5 percent, up from 3.9 percent on June 1 — and a notable jump from the historically low 3.35 percent monthly average rate toward the end of 2012. However, while higher rates...
Wells Fargo CFO: Mortgage Pipeline Still ‘Relatively Large’
By Matthias Rieker Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) Chief Financial Officer Timothy Sloan told investors Friday that despite a decline in mortgage applications, the pipeline so far remains strong. Mortgage-interest rates rose significantly late in the second quarter, which...
Business Should Always Be Personal
"It's not personal. It's just business." No phrase has been so abused by people doing business (except perhaps synergy) -- when in fact nothing could be farther from the truth. Business should always be personal. Business is about people. You sell your goods and...
Dogs and Fireworks Phobia- Dealing with a Fear of Fireworks in Dogs
From Amy Bender about.com A fear of fireworks is a fairly common phobia for dogs. They often find the loud, unpredictable noise and bright displays of light truly frightening. Even a seemingly confident dog can tremble and drool at the unfamiliar sounds. The good news...
Why is everyone talking ‘housing bubble’?
Home prices are rising at unsustainable double-digit rates both in Portland and across the country. Well-priced, well-located homes sell in hours, inventories are as tight as they’ve ever been and home builders are racing to break ground on new developments. Like it...
Banks treating homeowners better, but still not meeting all terms of mortgage settlement
Large mortgage servicers have made progress in helping borrowers avoid foreclosure, but problems remain in some areas, particularly on sending notices to homeowners in a timely manner. That's according to a report card issued today by Joseph Smith Jr., the independent...
Dog Returns to a Hero’s Welcome – Kabang is celebrated for saving the lives of two girls in the Philippines
When I hear stories like this it makes me happy to know how much kindness exists in the world. I also wanted to give a shout out to my fellow four-legged fury friend for being a hero. Read below to learn of the heroic act of Kabang, and her...
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Buying and Selling a Home – at the Same Time – in a Sellers’ Market
Buying a home while selling a home — and trying to close both deals at the same time — requires great timing and coordination, a little luck and the understanding that at least one of the parties involved is probably taking a risk. In a sellers’ market, buyers often...
6 Tips to Get Approved for a Home Mortgage Loan
Some people don’t know the first thing about getting a mortgage loan. They hear reports of dropping interest rates and lower home prices and hastily decide to jump into home ownership. But the process of getting a home loan differs from getting a car loan or renting...
Walk On, Fido: A Guide to Dog-Friendly Portland, Oregon
“Walk” is a four-letter word in my household. My family and I spell it out, say it in Spanish, and do whatever it takes to avoid its usage in the presence of our dog. If we do happen to utter the fateful word, our energetic poodle, Ozzie, will be sure to follow us...
EBay goes all-in in Portland, makes room for additional 200 employees
EBay has been quietly growing in Portland since 2010 when it purchased mobile development company Critical Path Software. The Silicon Valley stalwart is now upping the ante, with aggressive growth plans that could see its downtown office balloon to 400 employees. The...