
October/November 2025



• Jefferson County population among top third of Central Oregon counties in growth pace
• Impact Conference in Bend highlights sharp slowdown in Oregon job, population growth
• Capital Chatter: Sunny news breaks through Oregon’s economic cloud
• Oregon’s budget deficit shrinks 83% after economists uncover “found money”
• Your Guide to December Events in Central Oregon
Residential
• Is the housing market at risk as more homeowners slip underwater?
• U.S. house prices up 2.2% in Q3 2025
• Sellers are taking their homes off the market at the fastest pace in nearly a decade
Lending Commercial
• US mortgage originations dip as purchase lending cools
• Tidalwave Raises $22M Series A, on Track to Reach 4% of U.S. Mortgage Market
• Experts pan Donald Trump’s portable mortgages plan. How homeowners can move without losing their ultra-low rates
• U.S. Commercial Real Estate Lending Spikes in Q3
• November 2025 Industrial Report: Smaller-Scale Industrial Properties Prove Resilient
• Commercial Real Estate Market Set for Steady Growth to USD 613.65 Billion by 2032





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