In recent news, Portland Oregon was named amongst the TOP 10 cities in America where your dollar goes the furthest!
Source: Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors (PMAR) and Realtor Magazine, Friday, October 17, 2008
Portland In Top Ten Cities Where Your Dollar Goes Furthest Money goes further some places in the United States than it does in others.
Housing, in particular, has remained most affordable in the South and the Midwest. That's because of less stringent building, an abundance of land and growing populations in the South, says Daniel McCue, a research analyst at Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies.
To determine the cities that offer the best quality of life for the least amount of money, Forbes magazine calculated the ratios between a city's median home price and its median household income. It also factored in projected job growth. And it compared median income to Moody's Economy.com's cost of living index.
Here are the 10 cities that it found to offer the best value.
Cities Where Residents Get the Most for Their Money
- Austin, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- Houston, Texas
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Columbus, Ohio
- Dallas
- Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Denver
- PORTLAND OREGON
There's nothing better than working together to spread good news. While Portland Oregon and the surrounding areas have received special features throughout the year, this once again confirms why the Portland Oregon area is enjoyed by many and remains know for its quality of life, livability, sustainability and opportunity.
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Jason and Amber, it's great Portland made the affordable list. Four cities from Texas too in the top 10. It is one of our strengths here with this economy.
Amber that is pretty cool and certainly news worthy!
Dallas? Really? Man... it sure didn't feel that way when I lived there.
I know it's great news. This POST is a RE-BLOG... Get the word out and get all the Realtors you know to get the word out. Make a page on your websites, create post-cards. This is such great news, the word of mouth and buzz must go on!!
Amber Gardner
Good post.
Tony and Libby - Thanks again for coming by our blog. Happy selling in the Portland area.