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Sarah Downey

New Hampshire
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By Sarah Downey, Erik Estrada, Warren Shinnamon
| BiggerPockets Verified
Hello! I own a single-family house in Portland, OR in my name. Purchased in October, 2021, for $528,000. 30-yr fixed rate mortgage at 2.875%, $85,000 down payment. Currently ~$425,000 left on the mortgage. WIth property taxes and insurance, my monthly mortgage payments are roughly $2,290. I have put about $66,000 into various repairs and improvements. I am looking to move in with my girlfriend (who also owns her own house) and renting out my current house.
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California loosens housing regs, but they still slow construction

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By Sarah Downey
| Pacific Research Institute
By Sarah Downey | September 26, 2025 As the rate of homeownership declines in California, it’s raising more questions about the bureaucratic costs that make housing development in the Golden State much slower than other parts of the country. New data shows just 15% of Californians can purchase a single family home at the median price of roughly $905,000, while only 25% can afford the $670,000 median price of a condo or townhome. Slow progress with construction hinders supply.
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Despite ‘pro-housing’ programs, California’s crisis getting worse

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By Sarah Downey
| Pacific Research Institute
Cities including Spokane, Tulsa and Memphis support pre-approved designs to streamline small-scale builds, similar to what California has sought to promote with its Pro-housing Designation Program (PDP).
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