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Law to ease risk to homeowners using modification companies

A new law passed by the state legislature to curb loan modification scams and problems may help to ease the risk homeowners face when they use loan modification companies.

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Stimulus, state funds to renovate Section-8 rentals

More than $6 million from federal stimulus funding, state bonds and other government assistance programs is being used to preserve three Section 8 housing complexes in three cash-strapped Oregon communities. Read more »

Housing collapse turning home owners into reluctant landlords

The down housing economy has driven many locals into becoming reluctant landlords - renting homes they cannot afford to sell or renting out rooms in their homes to help cover costs.

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  • Phone books: Useful or a complete waste of paper?

    No matter where you live, we all get them - phone books - and the latest ones are making their way around the Metro area. But do you really need phone books when so many of us have computers and cell phones? Do you just throw yours in the recycle bin?

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