Daily Journal of Commerce

07/11/2025

Real estate investors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze out many other would-be homebuyers.

While high mortgage rates and prices have pushed traditional buyers out of the housing market, investors have taken advantage, a new report shows.

07/09/2025

About a decade after Flint’s water crisis caused national outrage, replacement of lead water pipes there still isn’t finished.

Construction crews are scrambling to finish lead pipe replacements while much confusion lingers a decade after the water crisis erupted.

07/09/2025

The Oregon Legislature‘s failure to pass a transportation funding bill is beginning to impact projects around the state.

The Legislature's failure to pass a transportation bill triggers ODOT layoffs, roadwork cancellations, and service cuts across the state, with winter impacts looming.

07/08/2025

More than four years after the partial collapse of a Florida condominium building killed 98 people, federal investigators have yet to make a final determination of the cause — but they do have some leading theories.

Federal investigators have identified key factors in the 2021 partial building collapse that killed 98; the final report is expected in 2026.

07/08/2025

See the 53 Top Projects winners:

DJC Oregon saluted the Top Projects of 2024 on Thursday during its 24th annual event held at Oregon Convention Center in downtown Portland.

07/08/2025

🏆 The nomination deadline is next month for our Woman of Vision awards! 🏆

These awards recognize women who are shaping the regional built environment with their technical skill, leadership, mentoring, community involvement.

Nominations 🔗: https://bit.ly/4jkLmPD

07/08/2025

Every year, the Huntington family spent about $7,000 on diesel to heat the cabin during bone-chilling winters.

Galena, Alaska is cutting diesel use with solar and biomass energy, reducing costs, creating jobs, and boosting grid reliability in extreme cold.

07/07/2025

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has established a new state office to support housing production and enforce housing production laws.

The new Housing Accountability and Production Office is intended to help boost housing supply and enforce laws supporting statewide development.

07/02/2025

Past Oregon governors have looked to California and Washington for housing policy, and Kotek is following suit.

Gov. Tina Kotek is exploring the possibility of adopting a California policy to override local zoning and boost housing production in Oregon's urban areas.

07/01/2025

Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentious wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building codes and requirements to reduce vegetation on their properties.

The map imposed stricter building codes in high-risk areas. Legislators opposed it because of confusion and rural burdens.

07/01/2025

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06/27/2025

🏆 Remember to share your nomination for our Woman of Vision awards! 🏆

These awards recognize women who are shaping the regional built environment with their technical skill, leadership, mentoring, community involvement.

Nominations 🔗: https://bit.ly/4jkLmPD