Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services – Oregon Property Management

UPDATED 13-MAY-2013
Portland home prices have never been better, at least in the last seven years. Home prices are Up 10.5 percent since last March in the U.S., while Portland boasts gains of 15.4 percent over the same period. Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and congressional representatives are still digesting reports, from the FHFA…

UPDATED 10-SEPT-2012

Oregon is an interesting state. Not only do we have an economy that is dependent on farms, ranches, timber, tourism and food processing but we also have a strong manufacturing base (think Intel, Precision Castparts, Esco, Greenbrier Cos, Freightliner, Western Star, Boeing, Flir, Epson as examples) and being a port city, Portland acts as a conduit for goods travelling out of the United States and generates jobs moving freight. To that end, the Portland Metro area has exercised a magnetic influence for people seeking employment as those from rural Oregon and other parts of the United States come here to find a home. This growth is accelerated because sixty two percent (62%) of Portland’s jobs and sixty nine (69%) of Beaverton’s jobs are family wage jobs as compared to Bend (and other rural areas) where only 55% of the jobs are family wage jobs (see attached chart)…[...]

UPDATED: 01-JUN-2006

Tom and Irma spent a lifetime buying real estate. By the time they were in their sixties they owned 4 houses, a 30 unit apartment building, three commercial buildings, and had additionally invested with a couple of friends in some real estate partnerships. [...]

UPDATED: 01-MAR-2002

Liberal pundits and city managers have been concerned over the cost of growth. They rightfully claim that urban growth places heavy demands on urban infrastructure and they have trouble financing that growth through the existing tax base. This is especially true in the current [...]