Monthly Archives: July 2013

Merkley Announces $1.3 Million Federal Grant for Homeless Veterans in Portland Metro Region

Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced $1.3 million in new funding for Transition Projects Inc., to help homeless veterans and their families find housing and other services to get them back on their feet. This funding comes from the Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program within the Veterans Administration (VA).

Merkley Introduces Bills to Help Middle Class Families with New Home Refinancing Options

Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Rebuilding American Homeownership Act to help middle class families by providing new refinancing options for homeowners. The bill would allow underwater homeowners who currently have no option to refinance to lock into a lower interest rate and reduce their monthly payments, putting more cash back in their pockets and increasing their chances of staying in their homes

Realtor Dianne Hagan teams up with IDX Inc. to offer Portland home buyers customizable...

IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Prudential NW Properties realtor Dianne Hagan, to the ever-expanding group of real estate professionals choosing to simplify their websites, with the help of a customized Internet Data Exchange (IDX) solution. By combining listings from the Regional MLS (RMLS), which Hagan is a member of, and properties she represents, clients will have access to thousands of homes in the Portland, Oregon area. IDX Broker technology extracts raw listing data right from the RMLS, and seamlessly integrates it onto Hagan’s website

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Norma Dubois with the Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty in Bend, Oregon has decided to join the rapidly expanding list of elite rank real estate professionals adding the highly customizable and advance IDX Broker software into the search portion of their websites. This innovative and unique Internet Data Exchange (IDX) software has the technology to take raw data from the Central Oregon MLS (COMLS), and then formats and transfers the information to indistinguishably match her already existing page preferences and specifications. Potential home buyers will then have access to a multitude of the most current and up-to-date property listings on the market, and all from the convenience of Dubois’ own personal site

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Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Vietnamese Neighbors and Interfering with...

John Blayne Vangastel, 37, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, pleaded guilty today in the District of Oregon to one count of using threats of force to injure, intimidate and interfere with his neighbors in the enjoyment of their housing rights because they are a family of Vietnamese descent.

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New Coalition Formed to Advance Zero Energy Buildings in Oregon

A group of Oregon-based organizations is announcing the formation of a coalition to advance the rapid adoption of zero energy building standards in the state of Oregon. A zero energy home or commercial building generates as much energy as it consumes over the course of a year through renewable resources. The founding members of the Oregon Zero Energy Buildings Coalition are Earth Advantage, Climate Solutions, New Buildings Institute, NW Energy Coalition, International Living Future Institute, and the Zero Energy Project.