Six months in and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant impacts on the Portland housing market. At the beginning of the crisis, local governments passed comprehensive protections for renters and homeowners. These included a statewide eviction...
Many Oregon residents are currently living under threat of major wildfires burning nearby. While these natural disasters have long been a challenge in the West, outside of California, it’s unusual for them to burn so near to the suburbs. This unprecedented...
Oregon is currently in the midst of its worst wildfire season in living memory. Driven by dry temperatures and strong easterly winds, the fires took hold suddenly and consumed more than one million acres in just a matter of days. Even more unusual, large fires began...
Portland is a wonderful city, boasting craft beers, quirky neighborhoods, and near-perfect summer weather (and hey, the winters grow on you). It doesn’t hurt that it’s surrounded by gorgeous natural features an easy day-trip in any direction, from Mount Hood to the...
UPDATE: In late 2020, the Oregon Legislature created the Landlord Compensation Fund that makes direct payments to portland landlords whose tenants have missed rental payments since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. You can read more of our coverage here:...
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