Development

Housing Authority of Portland Completes Its Second HOPE VI Redevelopment

PORTLAND, Ore. - September 14, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Housing Authority of Portland (HAP) marked the completion of its Humboldt Gardens redevelopment with residents and its project partners at a celebration earlier this month. Following New Columbia, Humboldt Gardens is HAP’s second redevelopment anchored by a federal HOPE VI grant. The agency was awarded $16.9 million […]

Property Taxes: Interest Example

The 6 percent interest is simple, meaning that the interest computes yearly against the deferred tax amounts. Deferral accounts do not accrue compound interest, which means interest is computed on previous interest in addition to the deferred tax amounts.

OREGON HOME BUILDER ANNOUNCES SECOND HOME AUCTION

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - February 7, 2008 - Buena Vista Custom Homes announced today that it will conduct a second action of the company’s inventory of completed homes.

Greenest Condo in the U.S. Opens in Portland

First LEED Platinum Residential Tower Sets New Standard for Smart Living
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Residents began this week moving into The Casey condominiums, on track to be the first multifamily residential building in the United States to receive LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of green building.

Tetherow Integrates Elegant Lodging, David Kidd Golf and Luxury Homesites Minutes from Downtown Bend

David McLay Kidd-Designed Tetherow Golf Course to Open June 2008
BEND, Ore., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ — A 700-acre resort encompassing a luxury hotel/spa/restaurant, recreation center, conference center, David McLay Kidd-design golf course and 589 homes and townhomes is poised to offer the first luxury accommodations in Bend, central Oregon’s famed outdoor recreational playground. Tetherow will rise […]

State approves housing funds generating over $256.6 million in economic activity across Oregon

Salem, November 6, 2007 – Fourteen low-income housing projects throughout Oregon will receive funding through the Oregon Housing and Community Services autumn 2007 funding cycle, OHCS Director Victor Merced announced Tuesday.
These combined grants, loans and tax credits will amount to nearly $152 million in total project costs, which will support construction or rehabilitation of 959 […]

Oregon awarded $1.2 million to assist people with HIV/AIDS

Salem, Oct. 31, 2007 — The Oregon Department of Human Services has learned it will receive a $1.2 million federal grant to support persons living with HIV/AIDS who have a co-occurring mental illness.

Public Invited To Comment On System Development Charge Methodology

The Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District is accepting public comments on a proposed update to its methodology for determining system development charges.