Yearly Archives: 2007

Oregon Home Builder Adds Josh Clark As Superintendent

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - December 28, 2007 - Buena Vista Custom Homes announced today the hiring of Josh Clark as building superintendent. Clark will mange...

Smith Bill Makes Homeownership a Reality for American Families

Washington, D.C. - December 20th, 2007 - A new law authored by Oregon Senator Gordon Smith will allow homeownership to be more affordable for...

Triple Net Properties Acquires Woodside in Beaverton, Oregon

Santa Ana, Calif., December 19, 2007 – Chief Investment Officer Jeff Hanson announced today that Triple Net Properties, LLC has acquired Woodside on behalf...

Oregon Home Builder Sells 141 Homes In Auction

Biggest Sales Event in Oregon Real Estate History LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - December 17, 2007 - Buena Vista Custom Homes announced today that the company...

Business Journal Names Buena Vista No.1 Homebuilder

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., December 11, 2007 - The Portland Business Journal has named Buena Vista Custom Homes the No.1 single-family homebuilder in Oregon and SW...

HUD Secretary announces disaster assistance for Oregon flood victims

WASHINGTON, December 10, 2007 - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to certain flood-ravaged counties in Oregon and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe storms, landslides, and mudslides

Oregon Home Builders Auction Surpasses 1500 Registered Bidders

LAKE OSWEGO, OR - December 6, 2007 - Buena Vista Custom Homes announced today that their upcoming auction of over 250 homes has reached 1,500...

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...

The Wyatt, Portland’s Premier Loft Apartments Features ‘Portland Happy Hour Guidebook’ Author at First...

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometheus Real Estate Group today announced a special event featuring Cindy Anderson author of the "Portland Happy Hour...

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,...

The Condominium Form of Ownership in Oregon

A "condominium" is a special form of property ownership which is created and governed in Oregon by statute (ORS 100.005 to 100.910 and 100.990),...

How does the foreclosure process work?

Foreclosure is the legal process the financial institution having an interest on your mortgage loan can initiate to take away your house if you...

Contracts awarded for designing, building new state psychiatric facilities

A nationally recognized architectural and engineering firm with offices in San Francisco has been awarded a contract to design new state-operated psychiatric facilities in...

La Rosa Authentic Mexican Kitchen Expanding; Plans Move to NorthWest Crossing

Bend, OR - November 15, 2007  - NorthWest Crossing, Oregon's largest mixed-use community, today announced that La Rosa Authentic Mexican Kitchen will be moving into...

Innovative Builder Announces Property Sale Auction

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., November 15, 2007 — Buena Vista Custom Homes owner Roger Pollock announced today that the company will offer its entire inventory of...

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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.