by Jeff Sorg | May 8, 2017 | Contractor
As of January 1, the process of filing a claim against a residential contractor license bond now also includes a mediation process By Vic Lance, Lance Surety Bond Associates (April 8, 2017) As of January 1, 2017, new rules regarding the contractor license bond claim...
by Jeff Sorg | Apr 19, 2017 | Contractor
It only takes 16 clock-hours of CCB approved education to be eligible for your Oregon contractor license By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 19, 2017) (Updated January 30, 2019) – The required training for an Oregon contractor license is not too complicated!...
by Jeff Sorg | Feb 28, 2017 | Contractor, Mortgage, Real Estate
Pending home sales fell 2.8% in January in the National Association of Realtors® Pending Home Sales Index OnlineEd Blog WASHINGTON D.C. (February 27, 2017) — Insufficient supply levels led to a lull in contract activity in the Midwest and West, which dragged down...
by Jeff Sorg | Feb 1, 2017 | Contractor, Mortgage, Real Estate
The CFPB’s investigation found that ReMax Gold Coast and Keller Williams Mid-Willamette accepted illegal payment for referrals By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (February 1, 2017) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday took action against...
by Jeff Sorg | Dec 23, 2016 | Contractor, Mortgage, Real Estate
Portland home values rose 14 percent to a median value of $351,800 By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (December 23, 2016) – In November, national home values rose at their fastest annual pace since 2006, near the peak of the housing bubble. The Zillow® Home Value...
by Jeff Sorg | Sep 20, 2016 | Contractor, Mortgage, Real Estate
The trend of owners overestimating their home’s value when refinancing continued in August By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (September 20, 2016) – According to a recent report by Quicken Loans, appraisals across the country were an average of 1.56 percent lower than...