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OREGON HOME BUILDER RELEASES INITIAL HOME AUCTION SALES EXAMPLES

Numbers released show discounts of up to 36% from previous pricingLAKE OSWEGO, OR - February 25, 2008 - Buena Vista Custom Homes today released sales...

Smith Keeps Pressure on for Mortgage Help

Smith-Kerry provision will help keep low-income families in their homes February 28th, 2008 - Washington, D.C - Oregon Senator Gordon Smith today continued his efforts...

Smith Offers Strategies to Protect Seniors from Mortgage Scams

February 13th, 2008 - Washington, D.C. - To prevent the rise of foreclosure marketing scams aimed at America’s seniors, Senator Gordon H. Smith (R-OR)...

Reform Would Keep Families in Homes and Away from Devastating Foreclosures

January 22nd, 2008 - Washington, D.C. - As foreclosures resulting from subprime mortgages take a devastating toll on communities across...

Oregon REALTORS® Help Homeowners Think Green

“Going green” is more than just prudent environmental philosophy; nowadays it’s also an increasingly important factor in maximizing home asset value. Oregon REALTORS® encourage...

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...

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

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...

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...

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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.