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\r\n PDX Real Estate EP172: State of the Market Special: Critical Updates & Master Strategies<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Something changed in the Portland real estate market around Labor Day, and Steve Nassar and Joe Fustolo say it was hard to miss. Mortgage rates climbed quickly, buyers pulled back, listings that might normally have gone pending started sitting, and an already challenging market suddenly felt even more uncertain.\u00a0 In this special edition, Steve and Joe break down what they\u2019re seeing firsthand and why this latest shift feels different from the slow market agents have already been navigating for the past several years. Steve shares just how dramatically activity dropped across his own listings, while Joe looks at the bigger forces<\/p>\n

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\r\n PDX Real Estate EP171: AI, Staging & Portland\u2019s Multiple-Personality Real Estate Market<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Posted by: Steve Nassar<\/a> | August 24, 2026<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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The Portland real estate market is keeping everyone guessing, and AI is giving buyers, sellers, and agents a whole new set of things to figure out. In this episode, Steve Nassar and Joe Fustolo are back with a wide-ranging conversation about what they\u2019re seeing on the ground, what\u2019s changing online, and why some of the old rules of real estate don\u2019t seem to work quite the way they used to. They start with this year\u2019s Street of Dreams, including the homes that took some real design risks, the return to a more traditional neighborhood-style layout, and why Steve thinks this year\u2019s<\/p>\n

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\r\n PDX Real Estate EP170: Who Controls the Real Estate Market? Private Listings, Mega-Mergers, and a Spring Market Heating Up<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Posted by: Steve Nassar<\/a> | May 11, 2026<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Real estate is getting louder, messier, and more complicated, but underneath all the noise, the Portland market is showing real momentum. In this episode of the Portland Real Estate Podcast, Steve Nassar and Joe Fustolo break down a spring season that showed up early, with buyers writing offers, listings getting renewed attention, and agents feeling a level of activity that has been harder to find over the past few years. Mortgage rates, cash buyers, low-rate \u201cgolden handcuffs,\u201d and plain old life events all come into play as the conversation gets into what is actually moving buyers and sellers right now. One<\/p>\n

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\r\n PDX Real Estate EP169: Why Portland\u2019s Housing Market Is Starting to Move Again<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Posted by: Steve Nassar<\/a> | February 2, 2026<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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The Portland real estate market is waking up, and it doesn\u2019t feel like a typical January. In this episode of the Portland Real Estate Podcast, Steve Nassar and Joe Fustolo break down why buyer and seller activity is already showing spring-like momentum, even as closings lag behind the buzz. You\u2019ll hear why mortgage rates hovering in the low sixes are quietly restoring buying power, how a one-percent rate drop can feel like a double-digit price cut, and why optimism for March, April, and May is building beneath the surface. Steve and Joe unpack what a \u201cslow and steady\u201d recovery really looks<\/p>\n

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\r\n PDX Real Estate EP168: What the Fed\u2019s Rate Cut Really Means for Real Estate<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Posted by: Steve Nassar<\/a> | November 3, 2025<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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The Fed just lowered rates and the ripple effects are already hitting the housing market. In this episode of the Portland Real Estate Podcast, Steve Nassar and Joe Fistolo unpack what the latest rate cut really means for buyers, sellers, and everyone trying to read the tea leaves in a shifting economy. You\u2019ll hear why the 0.25% drop in the federal funds rate may not directly move mortgage rates, but could still ignite momentum through 2026 as affordability slowly improves and inventory levels find long-awaited balance. We break down how absorption rates in the Portland metro area hit their highest level<\/p>\n

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\r\n PDX Real Estate EP167: How to Future Proof Your Business with Justin Tucker<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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Posted by: Steve Nassar<\/a> | August 12, 2025<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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We’re pulling back the curtain on the tech, trends, and title industry shifts that are quietly reshaping the real estate transaction from the inside out. In this episode, Steve Nassar and Joe Fistolo welcome Justin Tucker of Fidelity National Financial for a conversation that\u2019s part reunion, part reset. It\u2019s all about what comes next. We\u2019ll unpack how COVID sparked a digital transformation in title and escrow, from Zoom closings to remote online notaries, and why that momentum still faces resistance across county lines and lender requirements. You\u2019ll hear why January 2025 saw a 20% spike in closed sales over the prior<\/p>\n

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