Week Links - October 12, 2007

It has been a while since I’ve done a Friday link post. Here are some updates on the local market as reported in other media outlets:

Portland neighborhoods rate as top retirement locales
Money Magazine highlights Goose Hollow and the Pearl District as top spots to retire in the U.S.

The Oregonian piles on the soft condo market
More reporting about lingering inventory and the city’s oversupply of condos.

More Thoughts About the Condo Market
Brian Libby at Portland Architecture comments on the changing condo market and incites thoughtful comments about the Portland housing market

U.S. foreclosure rate down slightly in September, Oregon is mid-pack
RealtyTrac releases results and Oregon is #28 nationally with one in every 1,590 homes in foreclosure. The national average is 1 in 554. The U.S. foreclosure rate was down slightly (6%) from August.

Staying in your house awhile?
Then you might have remodeling on your mind. The Oregon Remodelers Association is putting on its Remodelers Home Tour - October 13 -14. They’ll feature 12 projects on display in Portland and 7 in Salem.

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