affordable housing: Calling All Concerned Citizens of Medford Oregon! - 07/02/09 05:18 PM
Want to have your say in how you would like Community Development Block Grant funds to be allocated to the community for the next 5 years? Do you believe street lighting is insufficient, homeless population needs need greater focus?...Our at risk youth programs are insufficient to meet their needs, Historical Buildings need to (2 comments)
affordable housing: Rotary Sister City Partnership Leads to Affordable Housing AND Safer Living Conditions - 02/16/09 01:30 PM
Have you heard of one of Rotary International's World Community Support projects, an affordable housing project that is a direct result of the Sister City partnership of Ashland, Oregon and Guanajuato, Mexico? This collabortive effort between multiple agencies has led to the construction of 50 affordable homes in Guanajuato communities, 200 Lorena (0 comments)
affordable housing: Southern Oregon First Time Home Buyers – Will $8,000 Help You Buy A Home? - 02/13/09 02:41 PM
There is some good news on the horizon for home buyers who are ready, willing and able to enter the world of homeownership!
There are several provisions in the overall stimulus package that should be on President Obama's desk to sign Monday. One of the most beneficial provision for home buyers (0 comments)
affordable housing: Oregon Bond Lowers Rates (Finally!) - 12/19/08 04:44 PM
I am a big fan of the Oregon Bond loan program for first time home buyers. It has been very sad not having this tool in my chest, while the State of Oregon grappled with the stagnant bond market, unable to sell the bonds that fund this program except for a (2 comments)
affordable housing: Rogue Valley Buyers Buying For Only $1,000 Per Month! - 12/12/08 04:26 PM
There are bright rays of sunshine gleaming through the present real estate market here in Southern Oregon. For the first time in a long time, prices are in the range of the entry level home buyer. How did we get to this place?
Many economists and industry professionals believe that (2 comments)
affordable housing: Ray of Hope Shining Through - 11/21/08 02:31 PM
As seems to be the case in just about every situation, in the midst of the trials and tribulations we are experiencing in the housing market and economy in general there are gleams of light. Working to further hone some positive perspective skills, I bravely decided I'd wade through today's newspaper, (2 comments)
affordable housing: Distressed Homeowners, More Help Is On The Way - 11/11/08 04:07 PM
Do you own a home, one you have been struggling with making the payments on? Have you given up hope of keeping your home, and stopped making your mortgage payments? Is it your wish to be able to stay in your home, if only the payments on it were more affordable? (4 comments)
affordable housing: To Be Or Not To Be...Higher USDA Incomes for Jackson County Oregon? - 11/07/08 03:40 PM
It looks like the proposed revisions for the USDA Guaranteed Rural Housing program may go in to effect January 20, 2009 for their programs. If so, Southern Oregon home buyers looking to purchase a qualified property outside of the Medford and Central Point city limits will fall in to only two (0 comments)
affordable housing: Can Eagle Point Oregon Buyers Still Find 100% Financing? - 11/03/08 01:13 PM
Can a home buyer looking to purchase a home in Eagle Point Oregon still find 100% financing? You bet! The variety of program options we have had available to us in the past are not as prevalent, but there are options available, such as the Federal VA Home Loan program for (2 comments)
affordable housing: 2nd Annual Rogue Valley Community Development Corporation Dinner/Auction/Raffle - 10/22/08 01:33 PM
Rogue Valley Community Development Corporation is holding its 2nd annual dinner and fundraising event with delicious food, a silent auction and a raffle. "A Harvest of Affordable Homes" will be held Saturday November 1, 2008 6-9 p.m. at: Ashland Pioneer Hall 73 Winburn Way Ashland
Tickets are $30, and you may (0 comments)
affordable housing: Documentary Transfer Tax To Help Fund Affordable Housing – Aye or Nay? - 10/17/08 06:07 PM
It appears that in our area, our citizens may shortly be finding it necessary to address yet another attempt at getting a Documentary Transfer Tax through to help fund affordable housing. This is not the first attempt for us, and if it isn't passed, will likely not be the last attempt. (3 comments)
affordable housing: Another Successful Affordable Housing Project Completed in Ashland Oregon! - 10/11/08 10:01 PM
It is with great excitement that the new homeowners who have participated inthe Rogue Valley Community Development Corporation's Mutual Self-Help Program at Terrace Court are moving in to their homes. These 6 homeowners have completed their townhome units on the South side of Ashland on Siskiyou Blvd at Park Street, and (4 comments)
affordable housing: Green Affordable Housing Coming Soon To Ashland Oregon - 06/19/08 11:57 AM
Rogue Valley Community Development Corporation announced this week that they will have an informational meeting on the 15 affordable housing units they plan to build through their Mutual Self Help Housing Program in Verde Village in Ashland. Go to RVCDC's website for information on qualifying for this program , and if (2 comments)
affordable housing: Metamorphosis With An Ever Changing Housing Market - 06/12/08 12:36 PM
A lot has changed in the housing market since I entered the business in July 1983. I can speak more specifically to the real estate finance industry, as the bulk of my 25 years have been spent here. Had I not started out with a bank whose top leaders were the (2 comments)
Calling all Jackson County Oregon residents earning 30-60% of Hud's currently published median income for Jackson County, Oregon based on family size!!!!!
Have you, or has someone you know, given up on the idea of ever fulfilling your dream of becoming a homeowner? Have you thought you would be a renter forever because that (5 comments)
affordable housing: Guanajuato Mexico Housing Project Supported By The Rotary Club of Ashland Oregon - 04/27/08 12:05 AM
There is an International Affordable Housing Program being supported by The Rotary Club of Ashland to promote affordable housing internationally. This is the Guanajuato Housing Project, a project that like Habitat for Humanity, requires an investment by the home's recipient. The homeowner must own their own land and build their own (2 comments)
affordable housing: To Be, Or Not To Be (More Affordable Housing in Ashland Oregon)…That Is The Question! - 04/26/08 10:39 PM
The City of Ashland and Developer Doug Irvine have been in discussions over the possible trade of land. Doug Irvine is interested in acquiring a 2 acre parcel of land within Westwood Park plus three residential lots on Strawberry Lane, for which he will in return trade 10 acres of land (7 comments)
Okay Non-Profit Affordable Housing Developers, I'm throwing down the gauntlet for you! Are you really utilizing the many funding sources available to you? Why is it that one affordable housing developer builds 10 or more homes per year, and another 1 home per year? Oregon Habitat for Humanity Affiliates and Community (1 comments)
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