*We have compiled this list of local estate sale companies that we know, or those our clients have done business with and are satisfied with the value and the service they have received. Bella Casa does not guarantee that all services listed here are current on licensing or bonding, and do not guarantee the quality of their work. All parties are advised to complete their full due diligence on checking status of licensing and bonding, references, business background, complaints and all pertinent information when a hiring business or individual from this service list.

On March 15, 2007 we opened our first Bella Casa Real Estate office in McMinnville. We proved that perseverance, generosity and exceptional service were the keys to success in this business. We have grown amazingly over the years, opening two more offices in Newberg and Silverton.

We are thrilled to announce that for our 15th Anniversary, we are celebrating with YOU!

Stop by any of our 3 locations for FREE Häagen-Dazs ice cream (while supplies last)!

► 207 NE 19th St, Suite 100
McMinnville
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

► 1002 N Springbrook Rd, Suite C
Newberg
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

► 216 E Main St
Silverton
9:00 am to 4:00 pm

A big thank you to our clients, past and present, for the opportunity to serve you!

From all of us at Bella Casa Real Estate Group

*Posted on 03/15/2022*

Yamhill County Sales by Office – 2020

Click above to view the final Yamhill County Sales by office results for the year of 2020. There were over 300 offices that sold into Yamhill County; Bella Casa Real Estate Group is #2 in sales behind a new construction brokerage.

We are proud to mention that we have been the top 1st and 2nd place brokerage in sales every year in Yamhill County for the past 10 years!

We are truly grateful to all our wonderful clients and our brokers for another great year! Please don’t hesitate to call any of our professional and helpful brokers if you are interested in buying or selling in 2021.

Published 03.10.2021

*We have compiled this list of local Electrical companies that we know, or those our clients have done business with and are satisfied with the value and the service they have received. Bella Casa does not guarantee that all services listed here are current on licensing or bonding, and do not guarantee the quality of their work. All parties are advised to complete their full due diligence on checking status of licensing and bonding, references, business background, complaints and all pertinent information when a hiring business or individual from this service list.

*We have compiled this list of local Oregon structural engineers that we know, or those our clients have done business with and are satisfied with the value and the service they have received. Bella Casa does not guarantee that all services listed here are current on licensing or bonding, and do not guarantee the quality of their work. All parties are advised to complete their full due diligence on checking status of licensing and bonding, references, business background, complaints and all pertinent information when a hiring business or individual from this service list.

*We have compiled this list of local Radon Mitigation companies that we know, or those our clients have done business with and are satisfied with the value and the service they have received. Bella Casa does not guarantee that all services listed here are current on licensing or bonding, and do not guarantee the quality of their work. All parties are advised to complete their full due diligence on checking status of licensing and bonding, references, business background, complaints and all pertinent information when a hiring business or individual from this service list.

1. Review of the Sellers Disclosures

By law, sellers must disclose what they know about the property. Oregon is not a ‘buyer-beware’ state; it is a full disclosure state. Sellers who do not disclose all that they know about their property risk a lawsuit for withholding material facts. This can result in financial loss, and in some cases, nullify the sale.

We will do everything we can to prevent such a thing. You the buyer must seek to know as much about the property before you close on it. While we are prohibited from performing your due-diligence, we will guide you in yours. We will also keep our trained eyes open for issues. A good inspector is indispensible and your curious and suspicious mind will also assist in preempting issues that could later result in a lawsuit.

Buyers have the opportunity to review what the seller has disclosed and negotiate, terminate, or accept the findings. There is usually a 5 day review period once delivered by the listing agent.

2. Review the Preliminary Title Report

As soon as escrow is opened, a ‘snapshot’ of the legal title will be sent to all parties. This will show ownership, all liens, judgments, and encumbrances, easements, tax liabilities, and issues such as Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), etc. The buyer reviews this information and raises any concerns or issues for negotiation or remedy. There is usually a 5 day review period once the title is received from the title company.

3. Inspection Deadline

It is a necessity for buyers to know what exactly what they are purchasing and the current condition of the property.  A professional inspector is hired by the buyer to thoroughly evaluate the home, and a report is given to the buyer for further negotiations, further inspections by specialists (if necessary), or future maintenance consideration. This is also a time for full due-diligence; talk with neighbors, the city or county, Home Owners Association, etc. Once you close on the property, it is too late to do your research (except in a fraudulent circumstance).

4. The Appraisal

The appraisal is a contingency if the property fails to appraise for the agreed-upon price. The buyer may renegotiate, accept the appraisal, or terminate the entire deal.

5. Final Loan Approval

The sale is contingent upon the buyer gaining full loan approval. If the financing fails by no fault of the buyer even up to the closing day(!), the buyer may terminate and retain the earnest money.

6. Closing = Signing, Funding, and Recording

After final loan approval, any final funding conditions must be met. More information may be asked of a buyer, or other administrative tasks may have to be done by the mortgage broker or the escrow company. Loan documents are then sent to escrow where they are printed, formatted, and organized for efficient signing.

Signing usually takes place 2 or 3 days before closing. Both parties sign at the escrow office. For buyers this may take an hour or more because of all the loan documents. The loan documents are returned to the lender for final review of signatures, which can take up to 48 hours.

Funding and Recording: When all conditions are met, the lender will release funds, wire transfers will commence, and then the escrow company will record the deed in the county courthouse. At this point the sale is legally complete.

7. Possession

Sometimes possession does not occur at 5pm on the closing date. If negotiated in the offer, the seller may have a few days to move out before the buyer actually takes possession.  Sometimes these days are paid per diem in advance by the seller; sometimes it is a courtesy given to the seller by the buyer.

Published 05/28/2018

Your expectation of a listing agent is to get your property sold within your time constraints and for the most money possible in the current market. While we can’t manufacture buyers, what we can do is to increase the odds of grabbing more buyers’ eyes, achieving more showings, and hopefully receiving more and better offers. We can then professionally negotiate the best value possible, hold it together, and close the transaction. If you understand more than this, you can also judge your agent accurately and either correct your Realtor® or reward your Realtor® with a renewed listing.

Our #1 Responsibility is to Price Your Property Properly

Pricing is not about what the seller needs or wants for the property, nor is it about one’s intuition or the impression the home gives. Pricing is about hard-core research data obtained from comparable sold properties (real value), and then strategically assessing the competition to achieve the seller’s goals. There is no responsibility more important than this. An honest Realtor® will still occasionally be corrected by the marketplace (that keeps us humble) but no Realtor® can pull-one-over on the marketplace. The market is the most powerful force; no one controls it.

Market conditions are about all this and more. Conditions change in many ways with every locality. In our rural areas, the first year of “normal” sales after the great recession was in 2015; 3 years after Portland’s recovery. Carlton may be sky-rocketing because of the wine industry, but the neighboring town of Yamhill is quite a different story. Downtown McMinnville is hot and Willamina is selling now, but there is no comparison  the volume or the pricing between the two.

Our job is to know the local markets, the trends, the issues, and the challenges so that we price the property appropriately and manage the listing period as well as possible. Another part of our job is helping you with your expectations and responses to market conditions. The most challenging of markets is a changing market, and sometimes the greatest challenge to sellers is the ability to adapt to new conditions, or be patient while thing adjust.

We have a saying that the listing agent begins as a hero in the eyes of the seller (great expectations!), but it goes downhill from there, sometimes way down because the end result is less than the dream. On the other hand, a buyer’s agent, begins at a disadvantage without trust from the buyers, but in the end achieves a dream for the buyers, and so ends the transaction as a hero. While it is good to interview more than one Realtor®, sometimes the competition to win the client can cause the promise of price to be overstated. Learn more about establishing value and ask your Realtor® to show you the data to support their claim.

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1. We are professionals

The most basic expression of a professional is that you exhibit wisdom in self-control. You choose to do only what is good and right, not what you may want to do or say under pressure. If you cannot control your emotions, reactions, attitudes and provocations for the purpose of doing good, then you will not achieve what is possible.

2. We value cooperation

Our Realtors are gracious and generous. We foster a culture of sharing and helping. We collaborate when there is greater value together than we can know on our own.

3. Reputation

Our reputation is the most valuable asset we have. A good reputation can take a life-time to build but can be destroyed in a day because of which it is crucial to make use of ORM services. No amount of money (or any its benefits) is worth the loss reputation. Carelessness and compromise are dangerous, and the love of money above all else is deadly. We utilise the services of an online reputation management agency to ensure we provide the absolute best experience to our clients regarding feedback we receive online.

4. Accountability

When we are wrong we admit it. It is better to learn from something than to assign blame. It is better to apologize and make appropriate amends than to argue and dispute a failure.

5. Integrity

Integrity means that our values, our standards, our commitments, and our morals are fully integrated into our full person. It is not an act, an image, nor is it a manipulation or a deception. You are what you aspire to be. You are for real, genuine, and sincere. Hypocrisy usually cannot be hidden forever.

6. Generosity

We contribute to the communities which allow us to become successful. Professionals are giving people. We value the efforts of all who work to create a better lives and communities. We are active in our churches, local government commissions and task forces, we support local charities and non-profits. We are members of service clubs and business and community associations. We sponsor a wide variety of community events. Our Realtors support our Annual Realtor Auction each October.