Yearly Archives: 2007

Portland Resident Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Real...

Portland, OR, November 14, 2007- Ryan Bonneau, 31, of Portland, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman to...

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

Oregon Home Builder Adds Bill Grove To Customer Service Team

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., November 12, 2007 — Buena Vista Custom Homes has announced the hiring of Bill Grove as Customer Service Representative. Grove will work as...

Oregon CUs offer help on mortgage tumult

BEAVERTON, Ore., November 8, 2007 -- Two Oregon credit unions, O.U.R. CU of Eugene and SOFCU Community CU of Grants Pass, shared some experiences helping their members find new options for mortgages recently with the Credit Union Association of Oregon

Oregon Home Builder Opens Neighborhood In Happy Valley

HAPPY VALLEY, Ore., November 8, 2007 — Oregon home builder Buena Vista Custom Homes has announced the grand opening of Lincoln Heights, a neighborhood in...

Coastal Counties Set to Receive Housing Assistance

Washington, D.C., November 1st, 2007 -- Today, Oregon Senators Gordon Smith and Ron Wyden announced Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties will receive a $74,500...

Smith, Wyden Announce Housing Grants for Oregon Tribes

The Burns and Klamath tribes will receive over $1.1 million for housing improvements Washington, D.C., November 1st, 2007 -- Today, Oregon Senators Gordon Smith and...

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.

Sales office moves to new three-story Gables model at AmberGlen Village

New Floor Plans at central Beaverton location now open for sales Beaverton, Ore. (October 1, 2007) – A new sales office, located at 2315 NW...

Governor Calls for Assistance for Consumers Who Face Foreclosure

Salem, September 14, 2007 - Governor Kulongoski today announced several initiatives to help Oregonians who may be facing mortgage foreclosure due to the recent tightening...

State issues fines, enforcement orders in 4 mortgage lending cases

Mortgage companies failed to comply with requirements Salem, Aug. 16, 2007 — As part of its ongoing effort to protect consumers and ensure a fraud-free mortgage...

Department offers advice to help consumers avoid foreclosure

Talk to your lender early if you have problems making mortgage payments Salem, Aug. 9, 2007 — The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS)...

State approves housing funds generating over $32.7 million in economic activity across Oregon

Salem, Oregon – Twelve low-income housing projects throughout Oregon will receive funding through the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) spring 2007 funding cycle, OHCS Director Victor Merced announced August 8, 2007

AG Myers and DCBS remind Oregonians of restitution eligibilityin $325 million Ameriquest settlement

Claim forms are going to eligible consumers, who must submit claims by September 10, 2007. Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers joins the Department of Consumer...

Mobile Home Owners Forced to Move from a Closing Park

Due to recent law changes, there is a different credit available to mobile home owners for 2007. This credit is different from the credit...

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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.