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Housing plan gains funds
BLUE RIVER: McKenzie Community Land Trust (MCLT) and DevNW were recently awarded $800,000 from the Lane County Board of Commissioners to support the development of a 6-unit affordable homeownership project. For the project, MCLT contracted with the Springfield-based non-profit, Dev-NW to act as the developer. “DevNW has a proven track...
Eugene-area home prices fall 1.5% in September; typical home listed for $501,448
A typical Lane County home listed for $501,448 in September, down 1.5% from the previous month's $508,945, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. The median list home price in September was up about 10.4% from September 2021. Lane County's median home was 1,785 square feet for a listed price of $293 per square foot.
Find inspiration, think big and imagine the possibilities for Ems and middle housing
The recent talk about building a baseball stadium at the Lane Events Center seems to be framed as an emergency. A Register-Guard story mentions a “time crunch” and “no time to waste.” Lane County Commissioners say they hope a ballpark can provide revenue to support the other buildings in the LEC. It sounds like the intention is to preserve the LEC by shoe-horning more commercial activity into a finite space.
Lumber prices are falling in Oregon and across the U.S. Could the housing market follow?
Lumber prices and supply have taken investors, contractors and consumers for a ride since 2020. Erratic inventory and construction labor shortages combined with a Canadian lumber tariff have spiked lumber prices as the nation's appetite for new housing remains high. The effects of inflation and other construction material price fluctuations have, for home builders and buyers, tacked on additional costs in an already unwelcoming market. ...
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