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HVS Market Report - Eugene, Oregon Hotel Market: Growth Supported By Investment - By Hannah Homack
In Brief: Eugene’s hotel market has experienced strong growth in recent years and continues to benefit from significant investment in the city. Eugene has emerged as a leading Pacific Northwest travel destination, and hotel demand benefits from its mix of demand generators, resulting in increased commercial demand and a strong tourism industry.
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New Oregon Peony Farm Blossoms in Willamette Valley
A new peony farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley is quickly gaining attention among flower lovers, gardeners and floral designers. These Roots Peony Farm, located in Gervais, recently opened its first retail season, offering fresh-cut peonies, bouquet subscriptions and seasonal farm experiences. Founded by Jessica Van Horn, the family-owned farm...
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Wells Fargo site: Snags with development
Plans to construct a four-story apartment and commercial building on the city-owned site of the former branch of Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Albany are once again up in the air. Sable Drive LLC, one of the companies of Albany developer Scott Lepman, has an option to buy the property...
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In Eugene, Housing Advocates Call for a Tenant Right to Purchase Act
Jeff Albanese, program director at SquareOne Villages, an affordable housing co-op developer in Eugene, Oregon, notes that Oregon’s housing crisis has become so severe that it has vastly expanded the range of the possible. “There’s a lot of stuff that is on the table, including TOPA [tenant opportunity to purchase act] and social housing. We have [a] statewide rent control law now in Oregon,” he says. “Ten years ago, that just wasn’t on the table.”
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Springfield and Eugene Chambers honor 2025-2026 Leadership Eugene-Springfield at graduation
Following eight months of civic leadership development, the 2025-2026 Leadership Eugene-Springfield (LES) cohort recently graduated from the Springfield Chamber and Eugene Chamber‘s joint program. 32 participants were honored by Chamber staff, community members, Springfield Mayor Sean VanGordon, and Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson at the graduation ceremony. This celebration commemorated...
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What’s in store for Albany riverfront lots?
On a bike ride in Corvallis this month, I came across a big construction project of the Eugene-based Obie Companies, and I wondered if the developer has a similar, though probably smaller, project in mind for Albany as well. At the corner of First and Madison streets in Corvallis, across...
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Redfin analyzes 2026 home price trends in Corvallis
Home prices have been a major talking point since the pandemic, when they climbed at a record pace in response to a frenzy of demand. This increase led to a sharp decline in affordability that weighed on buyers and sellers and slowed the housing market to a crawl. Now, the...
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Veterans Find Stability at New Affordable Housing Community in Albany
SALEM, Ore. — Ahead of Memorial Day, Oregon Housing and Community Services is recognizing veterans living at the recently opened Valor Place in Albany, highlighting the role stable and affordable housing plays in supporting those who have served in the military. The development, located in Albany, offers 30 affordable...
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Eugene teacher Ashley Reich wins year of mortgage payments
With everything getting more expensive, wouldn't it be nice to have your mortgage covered for a year? One Eugene elementary school teacher's commitment to keeping school fun has given her just that. Ashley Reich, a fourth-grade teacher at Bertha Holt Elementary School in Eugene School District 4J , was named K-5 Educator of the Year by OnPoint Community Credit Union . OnPoint will reward Reich's dedication to education by paying her mortgage for the next year. She also will receive an additional $2,500 that she can use in her classroom. "It's really just a life-changing amount of money, honestly," Reich said. "It'll just make life a little bit easier this next year." Reich has been a teacher for over 20 years, about 15 of which have been at Holt. In her time at the school, she has been a driver of change and new ideas. Shortly after joining Holt, Reich formed a student council that is still going strong with fourth and fifth-grade representatives organizing community fundraisers, school assemblies and other events. Reich is also well known around school for her YouTube videos. Every year, she and her students make a music video, covering a pop song to get students
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Retirees Are Discovering This Oregon Town Where Social Security Covers All The Bills
Here’s a wild concept: living somewhere beautiful without choosing between groceries and electricity. Reedsport, Oregon makes that fantasy an actual reality for retirees who’ve discovered this coastal secret where your monthly check actually covers your monthly needs. Nestled where the Umpqua River decides to meet the Pacific Ocean,...
Emerald Media
Nag: The labor candidate running for Eugene City Council
The May 19 election has brought electoral competition to the Eugene City Council elections. Currently, both Jennifer Smith and John Barofsky are running for the Ward Three position for the Eugene City Council. Barofsky and Smith both have competitive resumes as to why they should be the next councilor to...
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After 30 years of renting, Tsunami Books makes a million-dollar push to own its building
The initial donation to help Tsunami Books buy its building is taped to the glass over the counter, right below a commemorative note from the Merry Prankster legend who threw it in: “First Dollar toward Purchase of Building Donated by Ken Babbs 3 – 4 – 26.”
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Residents of West Eugene mobile home park are banding together to buy their own community
Deann Sweeper’s favorite thing about her home in Lakewood Vista isn’t her view of the pond fountain at the center, or the geese nesting on its shore. It's the sense of community she’s built over eight years with her neighbors. She said now, Lakewood Vista is for...
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Jennifer Smith will bring a nuanced voice to Eugene’s biggest challenges | Letter to the editor
I was inspired by the nuanced approach to Eugene’s housing woes taken by Eugene City Council Ward 3 candidate Jennifer Smith during the recent Eugene City Club meeting. She acknowledged that we need more housing options and more building resilience but cautioned against inappropriate development and the extractive nature of our city’s current market-rate housing projects.
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The Cost Of Living In This Sweet Oregon Town Is So Low, Social Security Is All You Need
When your retirement check covers rent, groceries, and occasional splurges without requiring a side hustle, you’ve found Florence, Oregon. This coastal gem delivers ocean breezes, natural beauty, and a cost of living that makes retirement actually feel like retirement instead of just poverty with more free time. Let’s address...
Emerald Media
Eugene Realtors host panel to improve housing landscape
Eugene Realtors co-sponsored a moderated panel discussion in April with the Black Cultural Initiative and Oregon Black Pioneers to discuss fair housing in Eugene as part of Fair Housing Month. This discussion was hosted at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History on the University of Oregon campus, where the...
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Mike Clark’s search for pragmatic solutions has earned my support | Letter to the editor
As a resident of Ward 5, I’m proud to support Mike Clark for reelection to the Eugene City Council. Ward 5 represents a pragmatic and growing part of Eugene — one that has embraced change rather than resisted it. In areas like North Gilham and North Delta Highway, we’ve welcomed thousands of new neighbors and taken a “yes in my backyard” approach to housing. Mike has not only supported that vision, he’s helped lead it. His commitment to increasing housing supply and promoting a diversity of housing types has created more opportunity and improved affordability for residents.
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Springfield schools committee gives initial OK to budget, cutting $4 million, 34 positions
The Springfield Public Schools Budget Committee approved the 2026-27 budget and property tax rates at the May 7 Budget Committee meeting on a 6-3 vote, moving the budget to the Board of Education for final adoption in June. The budget for the 2026-27 school year, which was officially presented for...