Week Links – May 11, 2007

Pink & White by Josh BancroftThis 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.

[tags] Portland, Oregon, housing, homes, real estate, market, tax, appreciation, affordability [/tags]
Photo by josh bancroft. Used under Creative Commons license.

May 11, 2007 · Filed Under Forecasts, National News

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3 Responses to “Week Links – May 11, 2007”

  1. Jeff Kempe on May 11th, 2007 2:46 pm

    Pssst! MAY 11th. Time flies.

    Best.

    Jeff

  2. Ron on May 11th, 2007 2:54 pm

    So it does…I don’t suppose I could use the Rip Van Winkle defense?

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