Mid-Columbia Workforce Housing Summit April 6, 2007
Government, Agriculture, Tourism…
Employment and Payroll outlook… uneven
Agriculture is a much bigger industry…
Health Services a plus… Tourism not so much…
The Real Wage Free Fall… stuck on $26,000
Personal Income Growth Slows… Rebounds…
Recent History Not So Bad…
Falling Behind Over the Long Haul…
Home Price Appreciation Peaks – Falls…but how far
Oregon’s Home Price and Income Gap
Washington’s Home Price and Income Gap
Building Permit Activity at Record Level
Growth in Every Corner of the Mid-Columbia
The 10-Year Outlook… 3,753 Permits
Manufactured Housing Far More Important than Multi-Family Housing in the Mid-Columbia
Apartments, Condos or Town Houses?
Second Home Owners?
A Bargain No Matter the Price?
Reaching from the West…
How Much Income Do I Need?
The Other Side of the Mirror…
A Growing Income Gap…
Getting Priced Out of Paradise…
Questions? Dallas Fridley, Regional Economist Oregon Employment Department Workforce and Economic Research (541) x 238