Appleton
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pelahatchienews.com
The Biggest Mistakes Portland Rental Owners Make
Owning a rental property in Portland can be a profitable investment, but success requires more than collecting monthly rent. Property owners must understand the local market and make informed decisions to protect their investments. Even experienced landlords can make costly mistakes when they overlook important aspects of rental property management.
salembusinessjournal.org
Salem’s Real Estate Paradox: Investment Is Moving, but Affordability Remains Stuck
Something unusual is happening in Salem’s real estate economy. Homes are sitting longer. Sellers feel forced to reduce their asking prices, yet homes still remain out of reach for many prospective buyers. Builders are increasingly constructing rental housing rather than homes for purchase. Commercial properties are changing hands, and investors are spending millions to bring aging downtown buildings back to life. Yet several prominent commercial spaces remain underutilized in the long term, and some redevelopment projects are struggling to get off the ground.
fastfoodclub.com
This Quiet Oregon Golf Community Keeps Drawing Retirees With Affordable Homes Right On The Course
Some retirees dream of a big beach house, but plenty of others just want a small home, a tidy garage, and a fairway out the back window. In Woodburn, Oregon, one community has been offering exactly that for decades. It started back in the fifties and still keeps a steady...
realtor.com
Luxury Market Showdown: Denver, CO vs. Portland, OR
Two markets can look alike on paper and still offer luxury buyers very different experiences. In this series, we put two metros head to head and compare where luxury starts, how fast high-end homes sell, how much space a luxury budget buys, and which neighborhoods sit at the top of each market.The right choice depends on what a buyer values most.
Willow and Hearth
Couple Win A Bidding Contest For A Mid Century Modern House In A Portland Forest And Refuse To Tear It Down, Instead Preserving The Tile, Cedar Siding And Original Deck Design
“We’re never going to tear it down, because look how beautiful this place is. It needs to be preserved.” That is the promise one couple made after winning a crowded […]
communityplus.app
Portland fee waiver program hasn’t spurred massive increase in new construction
Portland’s mission to incentivize new housing construction has done little to change the sluggish pace of development in the city. According to a new city report, residential construction in Portland this year is on track to meet or slightly exceed last year’s rate. That’s despite a new program...
WWEEK
Isn’t There a Way to Use All These Empty Buildings?
Your article was right on [Dr. Know, WW, Oct. 7]. I live downtown. As I walk by all the “for lease” signs and empty storefronts, I think about how we complain of a housing shortage, yet we have all this empty commercial space. Everyone talks about how expensive it is to turn offices into housing, but there’s got to be a way to use all these empty buildings. —Linda K.
Daily Journal of Commerce
$44.4 million renovation for PCC in Portland building permits | Oct. 19, 2026
A weekly list of the most notable commercial building and facility permits issued and received in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week. Address: 140 S.W. Columbia St. Applicant: Nathan Arnold of Faster Permits. Owner: AM/DRI Columbia LLC of Dallas, Texas. Contractor: R&H Construction. Plans call for converting...
The Bee
VIDEO: Legin Commons opens 124 ‘affordable homes’ at PCC Southeast Campus
On Thursday morning, September 10, community leaders, public officials, and housing advocates gathered at “Legin Commons”, at 7705 S.E. Division Street, to celebrate the official grand opening of Southeast Portland’s […]
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Two Downtown Newberg Businesses Closing on First Street
NEWBERG, Ore. — Harvest Moon Sangria Bar and Antique, Freak & Flea, both on First Street in downtown Newberg, announced they are closing. Harvest Moon Sangria Bar, which opened as a food cart in Tigard in April 2023, as a brick-and-mortar in Tigard in July 2024, and in Newberg in July 2025, will continue as a traveling sangria cart, the format in which the business started.