Are Oregon home prices rising too fast?

Rising home prices in Portland helped push Oregon into the nation’s top tier in July. CoreLogic Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based real estate research firm, said Oregon was No. 5 in the nation with a statewide gain of 15 percent in home prices. Portland-area home prices grew 15.5 percent in the same period when distressed sales were included, and by 13.6 percent when they were excluded. Read More…