Week Links - May 11, 2007
May 11th, 2007
This was a good public relations week for the City of Roses, as several major media entities noted the city for its strong housing market and livability factors.
Where Home Prices Are Hot Now Despite the Housing Slowdown — Wall Street Journal
The housing news isn’t all grim. Even as prices sag nationwide, there are several cities in the country where home values are climbing smartly.
Cities Ranked and Rated — Sperling’s Best Places
Portland weighs in at #3 out of 400 U.S. cities, just behind Gainesville, FL and Bellingham, WA. 2nd edition book analyzes ten variables such as cost of living, jobs, climate, education, healthcare, crime, and transportation. Corvallis, Medford & Bend also rank high.
Real Estate Report Card: Five Best & Worst Markets — CNBC
Portland is in at number 2, behind Seattle in the Best category.
Sten proposes statewide real estate tax — PSU Vanguard
Tax, fee would fund new plan to increase amount of affordable housing in Portland area. Portland City Commissioner Erik Sten has a plan to increase the amount of affordable housing in Portland by implementing a statewide real estate tax and by putting a fee on documents used in real estate deals.
Technorati Tags: Portland, Oregon, housing, homes, real estate, market, tax, appreciation, affordability
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3 Comments Add your own
1. Jeff Kempe | May 11th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Pssst! MAY 11th. Time flies.
Best.
Jeff
2. Ron | May 11th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
So it does…I don’t suppose I could use the Rip Van Winkle defense?
3. » From Ron AresR&hellip | May 31st, 2007 at 11:51 am
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