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Treasury Approves Multnomah Pilot Program to Help Underwater Homeowners Refinance

February 12, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC - February 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department (OHCS) announced that the U.S. Treasury Department has approved a new pilot program to help underwater homeowners in Oregon’s Multnomah County. This pilot draws elements from Merkley’s Rebuilding American Homeownership proposal released in the summer of 2012

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

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May 20, 2016

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.

Wyden, Merkley, Bipartisan Group Of Members Of Congress File Amicus Brief...

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April 6, 2016

MERKLEY ANNOUNCES $36 MILLION IN HOUSING FUNDS FOR STATE OF OREGON

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February 23, 2016

Wendy Serrano Joins the Home Forward Board of Commissioners

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March 18, 2016

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New Coalition Formed to Advance Zero Energy Buildings in Oregon

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November 7, 2017

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.