Links

Homeowner Toolkit and Foreclosure Counseling

The Portland Housing Center provides post-purchase counseling as well as pre-purchase education

The Community Housing Resource Center offers foreclosure counseling and a free online handbook for those facing or undergoing foreclosure. Ask them about services for Oregon residents.

ACORN Housing provides foreclosure counseling and information.

Angie's List is a subscription-based Web site that hosts reviews of contractors, repairers, and numerous other professionals, written by people who have actually used their services. Leaky faucet? Roof need repair? Go to Angie's List to find repairmen, read about other members’ experiences, see grades, and get a sense of how much the job will cost.

Freddie Mac's Guide to Buying and Owning a Home includes sections on remodeling, refinancing and avoiding foreclosure and mortgage fraud.

 

HOST Homeowner Warranty

2-10 Homebuyer Warranty (for homes purchased after October 31, 2004)

Professional Warranty Service Corporation (for homes purchased before October 31, 2004)

 

Neighborhood Associations

City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement
Find information about your neighborhood and neighborhood association

Cully Neighborhood (Simpson Court residents)

St. Johns Neighborhood (Cathedral Commons, Charleston Place and Ziegler Street Homes residents)

Lents Neighborhood (Lents Landing residents)

Kenton Neighborhood (Peninsula Village residents)

Woodlawn Neighborhood (Woodlawn Village residents)

University Park Neighborhood (University Park Place residents)

Eliot Neighborhood (Stanton V and Dawson Park Place residents)

Portsmouth Neighborhood (New Columbia residents)

New Columbia Owners' Association (New Columbia residents)

Brentwood Darlington Neighborhood Association (Crystal Springs residents)