Neighborhoods of Portland Oregon-Buying a House in Portland OR

The Portland Development  Commission is offering an unbelievable loan program for it's Urban Renewal areas.  It's called the 20% Down-payment Assistance Program- and it is even more than it says. If you qualify....and you will qualify if you are at the median income for your family size in Portla...

Sometimes you can- it all depends on where the bank is in the foreclosure process- how badly they want to get rid of it, and how many other people want to buy the same house. When you are in the inner city- either the west side, east side or even North Portland- there are alot of people who are t...

Portland is ranked the Nation's Fourth Best Housing Market at  Forbes.com, which analyzed the most recent Case-Shiller report to determine the best and worst housing markets in the nation. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index measures metro home prices in 20 cities through December 2008. Forbes ...

Portland is one of the best places to live and get good employment out of the whole country!! No wonder our real estate market is so HOT!! That's what Forbes Magazine says- Here is the quote- and you can click on the link to go there yourself http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/13/best-big-cities-jobs-...

Portland has been building up and revitalizing it's neighborhoods - one by one!  It started with the inner city 10 or 15 years ago, and is slowly working it's way out. It's called Urban Renewal! And Portland has offered alot of unbelievably awesome help for homebuyers who want to buy in these nei...

Portland is divided into 5 basic sections- not counting the suburbs. The Willamette River divides east from west. Burnside St. divides the north from the south- and North Portland is a little peninsula that is between the Willamette River and the Columbia River- west of I-5. Each area has it's ow...

The housing market is beginning to pick up. Houses are at their lowest in 5 years! Sellers have finally realized that they have to come down in their prices.  Interest rates are at an all time low!  First time buyers- who haven't owned a house in the past 3 years, will be given $8000 dollars- fro...