Escrow Out Loud: San Francisco Real Estate

In today’s episode of Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we interview Tom Cotter and Doug Beebe – real estate agents based in Portland, Oregon – about the differences in the markets in San Francisco (SF) and Portland.[00:21] We learn more about Tom and Doug, their brief background and how long they have been agents.[01:49] When our clients decide to move to Portland we love to refer them to Tom and Doug. While there are a lot of similarities between our two cities, we would love to hear how Californians take to settling in Oregon.We discuss some differences in seller requirements between California and Oregon as well as SF quirks that have been rearing their head in Portland.[08:38] Price is another major point of difference between the two cities. What does a typical three bedroom, two bath condo or single-family house cost in Portland? Why have 30-50% of all listings in Portland had a price reduction?Portland does still see over-bidding in desirable neighborhoods and the most competitiv