Memorial Day Weekend Availability, Openings for Oreg...
Wednesday May 22 | via Beach Connection
It seems by far and away most motels, hotels and rentals on the Oregon coast have been snapped up for Memorial Day weekend. Comment?
Guide to Oregon Coast Pet Friendly Vacation Rentals
Feb 24, 2013 | via Beach Connection
Hitting the beach with Fido is now a mainstay in the tourism industry on the Oregon coast. Comment?
Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance Program gets tuneup
5 hrs ago | via The Oregonian
Nothing about Oregon's recovery from the great recession has been fast. So it's not particularly surprising that it took two tries and more than a year for the Oregon Legislature to find a way to help Oregonians who are struggling to stay in their homes. Comment?
Oregon foreclosure assistance program for the unempl...
Friday | via OregonLive.com
A state program that aims to help unemployed Oregonians avoid foreclosure and was scheduled to end this month will take another round of applications starting next week. Comment?
Underwater mortgages in Portland area decline, Zillo...
Thursday May 23 | via OregonLive.com
Underwater or near-underwater mortgages may be locking as much as 45 percent of homeowners out of the housing market. Comment?
Oregonians net $100M as Chase wraps its mortgage set...
Wednesday May 22 | via Business Journal
In its final report on the 49-state, $25 billion settlement, Chase reports it aided 126,000 U.S. homeowners, including 1,360 in Oregon. Comment?
Costly retirement for small business owners; Oregon ...
Monday May 13 | via The Oregonian
Personal finance : In his latest column, Brent Hunsberger evaluates how small business owners struggle with retirement with myriad issues at stake, including growing health insurance. Comment?
3 min ago | via The American Prospect
As I wrote when the Senate Banking Committee considered the Cordray nomination back in March, nobody disputes the idea that the former Ohio Attorney General, who has led the CFPB since January 2012, is highly competent and supremely qualified to continue in his position. Comment?
House-hunting Chinese send some wealth to Seattle
Friday | via The Macon Telegraph
Buyers from China have inquired about the 5,540-square-foot house. Ho made sure to capture a blue-sky fresco in the formal dining room - "It'll remind them of Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas" - and a yacht-ready dock. Comment?
Political landscape changes with improving economy
34 min ago | via Rome News
Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch, robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats. Comment?
Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't
52 min ago | via Lincoln Daily News
No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. Comment?
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Continue Upward Trend
1 hr ago | via Huntington News
Freddie Mac on Thursday released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey , showing fixed mortgage rates trending higher for the third consecutive week and putting pressure on refinance momentum. Comment?