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Chris Balmes PC, GRI, e-PRO and her daughter, Lisa Balmes PC, e-PRO, opened Chris Balmes Properties (CBP) to service the Portland, OR metropolitan area in 2007. CBP has licensed Brokers/Agents in both Oregon and Washington, which will allow the ability and experience to search the entire metro area for a client’s perfect home. We also have a bilingual Broker fluent in Spanish. CBP Brokers/Agents have been involved in many types of real estate; residential, short sales, REO properties, commercial, corporate relocation services, rural residential, new construction, investment properties, foreclosures, multifamily, and 1031 exchanges. This gives CBP a superior knowledge of building, remodeling, and maintaining a home.

CBP has a Property Management division as a service for our clients. Adding this service has allowed our clients the opportunity to sell, buy and manage their properties all with Chris Balmes Properties.

The Portland Business Journal names CBP as 2009 #12 Top Real Estate Firm. This moves CBP up from #18 in 2008 and #17 in 2007. This is a phenomenal milestone for us, as we formed the company in March 2007. We appreciate the support of our long time clients, vendors, friends and community for all the support. Follow us on our blog.

CBP is approved for HUD Broker Certificication

Interest Rates are at an all time low! Check out the graph starting in 1963.

Click here for Form 5405 for the $8,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit

Did you know there is a Rural Housing Program and Wilsonville & Sherwood are included? 100% Financing and 620 Minimum Credit Score---Ask us for more information!

Check out the Federal Housing Finance HPI for Oregon

If you are a teacher, law enforcement officer, firefighter or EMT, HUD offers a substantial incentive in the form of a discount of 50% from the list price of their listed homes. Check out the HUD Good Neighbor Next Door Program!

Seller's can provide The Rainy Day Foundation program to Homebuyer's to assist with unexpected budgetary issues.

Did you know that Clackamas & Washington Counties in OR and Clark County in Washington have Neighboorhood Stabilization Programs available? These programs will have the county bring in as low as 3.5% down for you---the BUYER! See our Buying a Home webpage for more information!

Vancouver Green Farm---2 of our clients bought a 1910 Farm house on 2 acres in Vancouver and plan to turn it into a Net Zero Sustainable Farm. This is first of it's kind in this area.

We will once again form a team for the 2010 Komen Portland Race for the Cure®. Our team is sponsored by Chipotle.

Our virtual tours: http://tours.tourfactory.com/results.asp?u=35725&p=1

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