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Real Estate
Want to live in Oregon’s Dark Sky Sanctuary? Here are homes for sale in Lake County
With 2,500 residents, Lakeview is the most populated place within the Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary’s 2.5 million acres.
Portland’s North/Northeast Preference Policy housing waitlist open for first time in 5 years
People can submit applications for the home ownership waitlist until April 19.
Frank Lloyd Wright house in Michigan hits market at $790K; Oregon’s is open to the public
The Gordon House, the only Wright residence open to the public in the Pacific Northwest, offers tours Wednesday through Sunday starting April 3.
Average mortgage rate falls slightly, easing borrowing costs for home shoppers
Many economists expect that mortgage rates will ultimately ease moderately this year, but not until after the Fed begins cutting its benchmark interest rate.
From $2M to $475K: 5 Portland homes for sale with legal in-law apartments
High prices and interest rates are steering some home shoppers to look at residential properties with a spare living space to rent for additional income.
Former Sears at Lloyd Center for sale amid bankruptcy proceedings
The owner of the former Sears has hired a real estate company to sell its delinquent property on the eastside of the Lloyd Center mall at a bankruptcy sale later this year.
Realtors association will rewrite commission rules to settle lawsuits over inflated prices
The trade group is adopting new rules in mid-July that represent a major change the way real estate agents operate.
Average mortgage rate declines to levels last seen in early February
The recent pullback in rates follows a string of rate increases.
Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge to resign; Biden hails her dedication to boosting supply of affordable homes
Fudge’s statement did not indicate a reason she was resigning now, saying only that she planned to “transition to life as a private citizen.”
Cosmopolitan residents battle over Pearl District condo tower’s $31 million repair bill
The search for a fix to a failed heating and cooling system has become acrimonious and messy.
Will mortgage rates fall in March? Not so fast
Rates went up in February, with the average rate on the 30-year mortgage at 6.78% in Freddie Mac’s weekly survey, up from 6.64% in January. What will March bring?
Average mortgage rate edges lower for first time in 5 weeks
Mortgage rates ticked higher for most of February.