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		<title>Getting Help With Utility Bills &amp; Prescriptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PGE ASSISTANCE (Portland General Electric)
Now that Christmas and the holiday season are almost over, perhaps your financial picture has become magnified.  If you need help, are out of a job, our local PGE might help. PGE offers payment options during these difficult times here in Oregon:

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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written several articles now about graffiti and my dislike for it.  Recently, I received a comment on one of those posts that disturbed me.  I&#8217;d like to know if it is disturbing to you as well?
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OUR LOCAL ECONOMY
The other day I indicated there was a meeting that was going to be held at our Home Builders Association about our local economy.  Here&#8217;s the report from OregonLive on what the economists said at that meeting:
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		<title>For The Birds &#8211; Christmas Bird Count</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I saw a bird in my yard I&#8217;d never seen before.  It had white polka dots on its sides, chocolate brown on its head and top body, and black on its underside.  I need to find him in my bird book to see what it was and what kind of food to leave [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=27356&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lake Oswego Schools Are Tops &#8211; West Linn Not Far Behind For 2009</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/lake-oswego-schools-are-tops-west-linn-not-far-behind-for-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new 2009 school report cards are out and the Lake Oswego School District received the highest marks for each of its 13 schools.  The District has been on a 3-year winning streak and is tops among county districts.
The report cards were first mandated by the state Legislature in 1999 to determine school performance.  The evaluations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=27163&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Fall Hikes Around Portland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m loving our Fall weather.  If you&#8217;ve noticed, I haven&#8217;t written much about real estate lately.  That hasn&#8217;t been on purpose, but I guess I&#8217;ve just been enjoying our Fall.  I&#8217;ll get back to real estate again soon, promise. 
However, several months ago, I wrote that Tryon Creek State Park had great hiking and it is also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=27124&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>O&#8217; Tannenbaum</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/o-tannenbaum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Christmas Tree, or “Weinachtsbaum,” is a popular tradition that began in Europe but is now found in countries around the world.
In the 7th century, a monk traveled around Germany and nearby countries converting people to Christianity. According to legend, like St. Patrick did with the shamrock, he used the fir tree’s triangular shape to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=26595&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Market Update:  Portland, Oregon Housing Market Q3 2009 Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is Part 2 about our Portland, Oregon real estate market for Q3 2009:
OREGON HOUSING PRICES
OregonLive recently reported that Oregon will see 5th worst housing market in the next year:
Oregon&#8217;s single-family home prices will fall another 1.8 percent between September 2009 and 2010, the fifth biggest decline projected in the First American CoreLogic Home Price Index. The states [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=26890&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Market Update: Portland, Oregon Housing Market Q3 2009 Part 1</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/market-update-portland-oregon-housing-market-q3-2009-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy, Recession, Bubbles, Housing Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s Part 1 about the housing market in Portland, Oregon for Q3 2009.  Part 2 will appear on Sunday. 
HOUSING APPRECIATION
Portland State University issued their Third Quarter 2009 Real Estate Report indicating which areas showed appreciation during the most recent quarter of 2009 &#8211; Q3:



Courtesy Portland State University. Click on Image for Better View


SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
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		<title>Are You Intexticated?</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/are-you-intexticated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No longer can you text while driving.  A new word  according to this year&#8217;s Oxford American Dictionary, is driving while being intexticated and it is banned after January 1, 2010 in Oregon along with talking on your cell phone.
The other day while waiting for my light to turn green, I was watching people make left turns to see how many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=19995&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon&#8217;s Economy + 2010 Predictions</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/oregons-economy-2010-predictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy, Recession, Bubbles, Housing Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[OREGON&#8217;S ECONOMY
According to Yahoo!® recently, Oregon is considered one of the 10 most troubled states. The list is based on several factors, including the loss of state revenue, size of budget gaps, unemployment and foreclosure rates, poor money management practices, and state laws governing the passage of budgets. 
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		<title>Real Estate Updates &amp; October 2009 RMLS Stats</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/real-estate-updates-october-2009-rmls-stats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOORAY!!!  My blog should did hit the 100,000 mark today. Thanks for reading.
RMLS™ October 2009 Stats
The October 2009 RMLS™ stats were published Thursday and I haven&#8217;t had a chance to look at them as yet.  However, I am posting the report here.  Our inventory of houses for sale is at the lowest we&#8217;ve seen since August 2007 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=26423&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fall On Sauvie Island &#8211; Portland, Oregon</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/fall-on-sauvie-island-portland-oregon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I wrote a post Fall Leaf Lovers&#8230;I don&#8217;t recall as beautiful a season as we&#8217;ve been having this Fall around Portland.  Almost any road you go down, there are leaves in every color imaginable.  At this time of year, you also hear a lot about the pumpkin patches on Sauvie Island.  During the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=24898&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not So Ordinary Farms Around Portland</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/not-so-ordinary-farms-around-portland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tired of the usual tourist traps or the same places you keep visiting with your children?  Here are some out of the ordinary local farms to go to instead.  Your trips will be educational, I guarantee.
Rossee Possee Acres Elk Farm.  Working elk farm, petting zoo located in Molalla.  32690 South Mathias Road, Molalla, OR.  97038.  Check on hours before heading [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=21909&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Financing In Portland You May Not Know Or Think About</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/financing-programs-in-portland-you-may-not-know-or-think-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[100% Financing – USDA Loan
If you thought the no money down, 100% financing was a thing of the past, there is still the USDA 100% loan here in Oregon that you might qualify for. There are income restrictions and limits as to the location of the property.
The USDA Home Loan program is a great program [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=24337&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Leaf Lovers</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/fall-leaf-lovers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autumn declares its arrival with leaves turning bright crimson, vibrant orange and vivid yellow and it&#8217;s one of my favorite times of year.  We here in Oregon are fortunate to experience all four seasons and Fall is now in full swing.  With schools in session, there is a brief lull before the holidays.  Take a trip [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=24265&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Marylhurst University + Adult Education</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/marylhurst-university-adult-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From attending classes, lectures, art exhibits to dances, I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of visiting this campus on many occasions.  The grounds are beautiful and boasts a commanding presence, Marylhurst University , sits on the banks of the Willamette River with a marvelous view of Mt. Hood.  The University is situated between two towns recently named by Money magazine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=22824&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Market Update:  Portland, Oregon &#8211; Q2 2009 HUD Report</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/market-update-q2-2009-hud-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HUD&#8217;s most recent quarterly report was issued the other day.  Here are the highlights about metro Portland, Oregon:

During the 12 months ending June 2009, job losses totaled 55,400 in Oregon. Oregon accounted for one-half the 38,200 manufacturing jobs lost in the region, due mainly to layoffs at Daimler AG and Intel Corporation.
Regionwide employment declines occurred in nearly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=23708&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unmployment &amp; Housing In Portland, Oregon</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/unmployment-housing-in-portland-oregon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy, Recession, Bubbles, Housing Market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been cleaning up some of my posts from the past 16 months since I&#8217;ve been blogging.  Over that time, I have written many posts about unemployment and obviously housing.  It amazed me to see how many posts I had written where I indicated Oregon&#8217;s economy was strong, growth was good and that our employment situation was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=23604&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon Ranks High In College Towns + The High Cost of An Education</title>
		<link>http://bettyjung.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/oregon-ranks-high-in-college-towns-the-high-cost-of-aneducation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Jung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a question I&#8217;ve been asking myself for years and have never found or seen the answer.  Why do college books cost so much?

Having had a small book-seller business, I have sold new books and college books.  The cost of those books to the public is horrendous yet no one seems to question the high cost of those books.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bettyjung.wordpress.com&blog=3363339&post=22844&subd=bettyjung&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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