Gales Creek
Gales Creek, OR · Real Estate
takemetotn.com
Oregon Has a Liquidator Warehouse Where Shoppers Swear the Price Tags Are Missing a Decimal
Some shoppers walk in needing one couch and walk out with dining chairs, a mirror, and a giant flower pot they never planned to buy. That happens a lot at one sprawling Portland warehouse, where the floors stack up like a furniture maze and the prices make people double check the tags. Locals have been browsing here for decades, and many still call it their first stop when a new apartment needs filling.
LightWave Reports
Seniors Were Told Their Affordable Apartments Would Go to Market Rent. Then the County Bought the Whole Complex: "I'm on a Fixed Income"
For about 30 years, the Woodspring Apartments in Tigard, Oregon, were a place where low-income seniors could count on rent they could afford. Then the notices arrived. On January 1, 2021, residents of all 172 units were told the complex would no longer be a community for people 55 and older and that rents would rise to market rate by January 2024, KOIN 6 News reporter Lindsay Nadrich reported that summer. The station said tenants would end up paying an estimated 500 dollars more each month. “Where do we go? What do we do? I can’t afford it. I’m on a fixed income,” said Heidi Johnstone, who moved in with her service dog, Lily, in 2019. KOIN reported that she had planned to stay there the rest of her life and never dreamed she would be thinking about living in her car. Lois Keck, who had lived at Woodspring for 18 years, told the station she felt “like I have no options and that’s very, very frustrating and it’s very scary.” The tenants decided to fight. In June 2021 they filed a lawsuit against the owner, San Francisco real estate firm Hamilton Zanze, alleging the company misled them by leasing
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salembusinessjournal.org
Salem Apartment Project, Monmouth Taco Shop Name Among Three Recent Business Filings
A downtown Salem apartment project is targeting completion by the end of the year, while a new taco shop name has surfaced at the address of an existing Monmouth restaurant. Both are among three business names added to Oregon's public records between Oct. 27 and Nov. 9. The third, Kindred Table, lists a south Salem address but has no confirmed operating plans.