WE CAN returns from a winter break... and while we were dodging the ice-covered tree branches and enjoying the holidays, housing in Eugene and across Oregon got even more expensive. A round-up of housing cost news:
Eugene/Springfield/Lane County:
- Finding a home in Oregon (Register Guard Editorial)
- Eugene, Portland make list of Top 10 cities with biggest housing crunch (Oregon Live)
- Eugene and Lane County average home sale price in 2016 approached all-time record (RG)
- Lane County home sales slow in November, but relatively strong since start of year (RG)
- Lane County average home sales price breaks a monthly record — again (RG)
- Home sales in Lane County set monthly record for September (RG)
- Springfield eyeing solutions for affordable housing crunch (RG)
Oregon Overall:
- Rogue Valley housing supply lags behind population growth (RG)
- Portland home-price growth slows, still tops 10% year-over-year (Oregon Live)
- Bidding wars: Fevered Portland homebuyers pay more than asking price (Oregon Live)
- Zillow: Portland area leads nation in home-price increases, second in rent hikes (Oregon Live)
- More people are arriving: Oregon remains a top relocation spot, study finds (Oregon Live)
National:
- U.S. housing prices exceed housing-boom levels (Washington Post)