Your Mortgage Lender

Welcome to my website. My name is Kay Wolfe and I'm a Portland loan officer at HomeStreet Bank. I help first time home buyers become home owners in Portland, Oregon. I've lived in and enjoyed Portland for many years and I've experienced the ins and outs of Portland life. I created this website as a resource for living in and buying a home in Portland, with reliable, current news about Oregon home mortgages, refinancing and special loan programs.

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Ready To Buy a Home?

"Buy vs rent home" - How do you decide?
I ask first time home buyers to consider:

  • Can you benefit financially from a tax deduction?
  • Are you prepared to be your own landlord, fixing or paying to have things fixed?
  • Do you believe that investing in a home will be profitable over time?
  • Will you enjoy owning a home?

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Life in Portland

Many unique shops, restaurants and an eclectic range of services make up Portland Oregon. Portland residents are known as earth friendly recycling and bicycling enthusiasts who enjoy more parks per capita than any other metropolitan area in the United States. Known informally as the bicycle city, Portland has the nation's highest percentage of daily bicycle commuters.

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