Oregon experiencing a rainy 08 so far as home prices hold
The outlook for Oregon homeowners is wet, wet, wet. Rain and more rain. It makes us wonder if we will ever see summer again. As one of my customers said of his garden efforts so far this year, “I should have planted rice or cranberries”. Oregonians are not happy with high gas prices, dismal summer barbeques, and inflation setting in with respect to food, oil, and other services. The rain has not been much of a motivating factor for many Oregonians so far this year. The prospect of having to deal with home drainage problems makes them even more cranky.
Home prices in the Portland Oregon area are holding pretty well over all. Some neighborhoods are feeling the pinch, but overall Oregon real estate is surviving the nation wide crunch. Although still overvalued by many experts perspective, compared to the home price slide in California, Florida, Michigan, Arizona and other states hampered by large home inventories and few home buyers, Oregon is doing pretty well.
Home drainage concerns are easy to overlook when there is little food on the table, the bills keep coming as the income stream tightens, and the hope of future profits on the eventual sale of the home seems like a distant expectation at best.
Home drainage and the quality of your home environment are indeed important priorities however, not to be taken lightly. Without a way to prevent groundwater saturation and hydrostatic pressure that causes leaking below grade, production of a foul air environment within the home is sure to follow.
This foul air condition also puts up a homeowner road block preventing the sale of the home without a state required groundwater disclosure and a home drainage solution for the groundwater problem being advanced and accomplished prior to the lender giving the buyer the new loan.
Keeping up with deferred maintenance such as groundwater entry into the crawlspace and/or basement can save you lots of cash in the near future when everything is on the line. It can make the difference between success and failure with respect to marketing your home in an area sensitive to groundwater problems, and a market stuffed with available homes for sale.
Protect the value of your home with hand excavated french drains installed by a professional home drainage contractor in your area.