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Welcome to the Portland Metro Area
Portland is a community full of culture. It is the one of the lowest cost of land, construction and utilities on the west coast. Making Portland a perfect place to call home. Portland is home to 2 million people and expected to grow by another million by 2030. This makes Portland Oregon a wonderful place to invest in real estate. Because of the central economic transportation and distribution point between California and Washington along with further to the north, British Columbia Canada; Portland has no options but to grow into the home of one of the most wonderful economic hubs on the West Coast.
Portland offers a great real estate market for the first time buyer, or seasoned buyer. In Portland's Multnomah county the average year to date house price in December 2005 was $271,700. This lead to an increase of 14% growth from 2004. In th same time time frame Washington county (home to Beaverton, OR) reported an average year to date home price of $282,000. This was a 16.7% increase from the previous year in Washington county.
The 2006 crime report was also very positive. Within the Portland OR area 8 of the 10 sections showed an decrease in crime. Including the East section with an amazing 21% decline in crime followed closely by the Southeast side with an 18% decrease in overall crime.
This shows that people are happily making Portland not only a safe place to live and raise a family, but also a wonderful place to buy a home. With the mellow climate, easy access to the beautiful coast. Vast array of jobs and a growing community that is still tight knit, you will find your perfect home here- in Portland Oregon!
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