Starting Monday, Low-Income Multnomah County Residents Can Enter Lottery for Housing Choice Vouchers
2,000 applicants will be chosen at random from the waiting list, which closes Friday.
Real Estate
“We Needed to Create a Distinction Between What Was Old and What Was New”
The Benson Portland completes multimillion-dollar renovation.
Portland Home Sales Down 40% Compared to Last Year
RE/MAX housing report shows drop in closings, prices nationwide, but Portland’s is more dramatic than most.
Oregon Community Foundation Seeks New Owner for Historic Albina Arts Center Building
Proposals for groups looking to take ownership of the building are due by June 23.
REI Announces Closure of Portland Store
The company says it’s leaving the Pearl District due to an increase in break-ins and a dispute with the landlord, but will keep its suburban stores open.
Bi-Annual Apartment Report Shows Slowing Portland Rental Market
State economist says the data is consistent with the city’s population slump, and might make the state’s most expensive city more affordable.
SB 611 Opponents Urge Legislators to ‘Clip Portland’s Wings’
Landlords’ group testified against rent control measure and in favor of expanding the urban growth boundary and making inclusionary zoning voluntary
Upstairs Downtown
Often empty, used for storage, or slowly falling apart, the upper stories of historic downtowns’ buildings are finally getting some attention. Developers and officials hope renovations will further activate cities, but is the expense and effort worth it?
Portland Home Sales See 32.3% Year-Over-Year Tumble, Decrease in New Listings
RE/MAX’s latest housing report shows dramatic year-over-year shifts, suggesting the market is correcting to pre-pandemic levels
How a Bend Broker is Adapting to Declining Housing Prices
After nearly a decade of increasing housing prices, high mortgage rates are pushing home prices down — putting buyers and sellers on more even footing.