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Award Winning Orenco Station Within Walking Distance of Village at Orenco

Award winning Orenco Station is a community that understands the benefits of shopping locally. The residents have a wide variety of products and services available to them, many of which are produced right in their own neighborhood. Buying locally is smart, convenient, and helps to support the health of your community. The return on money [...]

Portland Makes Improving Housing Markets List for Third Month in Row

For the third month in a row, Portland made the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index. Overall, the list grew to include 101 markets, with 35 states having at least one market on the list. Oregon has two markets – Portland and Corvallis. The index identifies metropolitan areas that have shown improvement from their respective troughs [...]

Tips for Making Spring Cleaning Easy for the Entire Family

(ARA) – As the snow begins to melt and flowers finally start blooming, spring is in the air. After being cooped up in the house for those long winter months, most families are undoubtedly ready for it. So when it comes to spring cleaning, it’s understandable you and your family want to clear all of [...]

Willamette Landing: A Treasure in Southtown

Legend Homes’ new home community, Willamette Landing, is a hidden treasure. Located on the banks of the Willamette River residents of Willamette Landing can enjoy all the natural beauty Southern Corvallis has to offer while still benefiting from convenient features such as front yard landscaping and a gym on-site. Southtown is connected to greater Corvallis [...]

Quick and Easy Valentine Recipe

Wonton Kisses Recipe Darlene Brenden of Salem, Oregon create this Valentine recipe for these wonderful little bites. “These wrapped bundles are filled with a sweet chocolate candy kiss and sure to delight guests at your next party,” she assures. Prep/Total Time: 25 min. Yield: 24 Servings Ingredients 24 milk chocolate kisses 24 wonton wrappers Oil [...]

Stay Healthy in the New Year with FindTheBest’s Comparisons

FindTheBest’s online interactive comparisons of food and nutrition values can help you fulfill your New Year’s resolution to stay healthy. SANTA BARBARA, Calif., (PRNewswire) — You are what you eat, as the saying goes. So it’s best to know what you’re eating. FindTheBest’s online interactive comparisons can help you analyze and improve your eating habits [...]

Legend Homes: Regional Home Builder of the Year

A Northwest ENERGY STAR Home is one that is at least 15% more efficient than a home built to standard building codes. For Legend Homes, building to the Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes specifications provided the baseline needed to take their energy efficient and sustainable building practices even further. Since 2007, Legend Homes has developed and [...]

Healthy Holiday Entertainment Guide With Tips from Jennifer Hudson

(ARA) – From cocktail parties to New Year’s bashes, ’tis the season for endless celebrations with friends, family and food – and lots of it. Facing multiple parties packed with those indulgent holiday goodies can be a challenge to anyone’s weight loss goals. But with the right strategy, you’ll be celebrating even after the party [...]

Green Tips For Tackling Fall Lawn Cleanup

(ARA) – Every fall, the wind picks up, the leaves fall to the ground and the grass gets a little browner. It’s the time of year when the weather is unpredictable and storms can make even the neatest yards a mess. Remington, a leading manufacturer of battery and electric power tools, has some tips to [...]

Home Builder Highlight – Legend at Villebois

Home construction is picking up at Villebois and Legend Homes, a company with a long and successful history with the City of Wilsonville, is leading the effort. The home builder developed lots at Park at Merryfield and built around 300 homes at Morey’s Landing. They are currently constructing homes at Villebois that range from 1.600 [...]

Legend Homes Thanks Our Heroes

The brave men and women who serve and protect the U.S. come from all walks of life; they are parents, children and grandparents. They are friends, neighbors and coworkers, and an important part of their communities. Here are some facts about the current veteran population of the United States. 9.2 million veterans are [...]

Giving Green: Natural Ways to Spread Holiday Cheer

(ARA) – The holidays are a time for celebrating, reflecting on the past year and exchanging gifts with friends and family. However, unique and meaningful ideas can be a daunting task. Gifts that keep giving and growing are a perfect solution. Plants are not just beautiful, but also cheer up any space and even improve [...]

Fun Activities to Enjoy In the Cool Fall Months

(ARA) – The fall brings beautiful new scents and sounds with crisp air, vibrant colors of leaves gently falling to the ground, crackling wood popping on campfires and the sweet smell of apples hovering in the kitchen. To get the most enjoyment out of the fall months this year, venture out with your family and [...]

Heart-Warming Ideas for Fall

By Cait Johnson, co-author of Celebrating the Great Mother (Inner Traditions, 1996). Our responses to the crisp, cool days of fall can vary pretty widely. Some of us discover a squirrel-like brisk energy, a sort of back-to-school excitement. Then there are the bears among us, a little grouchy and wanting to sleep more as the [...]

Two Great Fall Recipes: Using Local Ingredients

The crisp Fall air is here and nothing goes better with changing seasons than the smell of fresh baked goods from your kitchen! According to the experts at the Tigard Farmers Market there are two foods you should try now: Apples & Squash. Butternut Squash Lasagna Squash is one of the miracle foods that is [...]

In sustainable building, less is more.

Daily Journal Of Commerce As reported by Nathalie Weinstein November 11, 2010 Legend Homes’ President, Jim Chapman, was quoted today in the Daily Journal of Commerce in their piece on sustainable building and its contribution to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Citing Oregon’s Department of Environmental Equality, the DJC article reports that smaller homes [...]

EdgeWater on the Tualatin featured in Land Development Magazine

Land Development Magazine, Fall 2010 Written by Edward Tombari, AICP The National Association of Home Builders Land Development publication showcases Legend Homes’ EdgeWater on the Tualatin community in their Fall 2010 edition. The featured article speaks to EdgeWater’s sustainable offerings and affordable livability as well as Legend’s fresh approach to environmentally aware, 21st century home [...]

Local builder wins energy efficiency award for new Tigard home

Energy Trust of Oregon recognizes Legend Homes for achieving top Energy Performance Score TIGARD, Ore. — June 17, 2010 — Energy Trust of Oregon has honored three local builders with the 2010 Ultimate EPS Award for their efforts in building new homes that go well beyond the standard Oregon building code to provide high levels [...]

Builder Promotes Solar Homes

By Barbara Sherman and Steve Law Pamplin Media Group, Apr 15, 2010, Updated Apr 19, 2010 Barbara Sherman / Pamplin Media Group Legend Homes, one of the Portland area’s largest homebuilders, is incorporating solar panels into King City’s Edgewater on the Tualatin development as a standard feature. In a sign that solar energy is coming [...]

Legend Homes, one of Portland’s biggest builders, back from bankruptcy

From OregonLive: Portland builder Legend Homes is emerging intact, albeit a much smaller firm, after two-years in bankruptcy court. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Trish Brown approved Legend’s final reorganization plan on Tuesday. “We believe Legend Homes is well-positioned to lead the reinvention of Oregon’s home building industry,” said Jim Chapman, Legend’s president and CEO. Legend, [...]