Author Archives: Khyati Patel

Oregon School Performance Ratings

The Oregonian has come up with a 5 tier rating system for the 1,200 schools in the state of Oregon. The rating system is primarily based off of year-to-year improvements to individual student’s math and  reading scores. They also take … Continue reading

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Portland’s Fastest Selling Neighborhoods

The Portland Business Journal takes a look at the twenty five fastest-selling neighborhoods in the greater Portland area. This article takes a look at the average amount of days on the market before a home is sold for each neighborhood. … Continue reading

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Hillsboro School District Boundary Proposal

Here’s a recent article in the Oregonian that talks about the Hillsboro school district’s proposal of a boundary adjustment. The proposal estimates 950 new students will be added to the Hillsboro school district due to several current and new residential projects. The meeting was held at the … Continue reading

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School Locators..a great tool!

For those of you who are planning to buy a home in the portland area (or moving from out of state) I found some great school locator links. For portland, the website below gives information on what school your child … Continue reading

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Are good schools influencing Real Estate Prices?

We strive to give the best to our children, be it healthy food, a safe environment where they can thrive or education in the best schools and universities. Over the years, I have  noticed that there are smaller pockets of optimistic … Continue reading

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Fluoride or no Fluoride..

To someone moving in from out of state, this may be a bit of a shock. Portland recently became the largest city in the country without fluoridating its water supply. This was after San Jose (CA) decided to add fouride … Continue reading

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New parking Garage near Orenco Station

The City of Hillsboro just approved the construction of a five-story parking garage for Intel. The fact that more jobs are coming to Oregon (courtesy Intel) is a very good thing, but it remains to be seen how this development … Continue reading

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Are we out of the Real Estate slump in Portland?

What a way to start Blogging on my new website. It could not have been better than sharing with all of you that the Portland Real Estate Market seems to be moving in the positive direction.  The 7.8% increase in the … Continue reading

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India Day celebration on August 19, 2012

As India celebrated its 65th Independence Day, the India Cultural Association (ICA) proudlyhosts the Annual India Day Celebration event on Sunday August  19, 2012 at the Pioneer Courthouse Square. This is a free event with lots of colorful performances, a … Continue reading

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Are you a Timbers fan?

We are lucky to have the Timbers to shout for! The newly opened Keybank’s Orenco station branch is adding to the fun! They host the Timber’s Darlington Nagbe on August 23rd 2012. Check out the article for details.     … Continue reading

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