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Housing in Salem, OR

Salem, OR Open Space and Mountain Views Attract Home Buyers

The cost of a home in Salem ranges all the way from a $139,000 cape on East Park Avenue to a $2.5 million estate home on Sunset Ridge Road. But there is one constant linking every home in the Cherry City: their value is increasing.Revitalized Downtown Nearly 400 apartments and condos are on the drawing table in the downtown core.   Property owners in February 2008 approved an Economic Improvement District that will generate $200,000 a year for Go Downtown Salem! – a nonprofit with... Read More »
Center 50+

Local Seniors Celebrate Opening of Center 50+

There is much more than just bingo games at a new senior center that has opened in Salem. That center caters to an ever-growing population sector of residents who are age 50 and older. Center 50+ opened in October 2008 in a 30,000-square-foot facility on Portland Road, just north of the former Salem Senior Center. The new gathering place for people ages 50 and up is also being heralded as a potential catalyst for future development in the North Gateway Urban Renewal Area. Funds for the new... Read More »