Housing Services Resources

Buying a Home...1, 2, 3: Finding a Home

Home Shopping Comparison Checklist

Download the Home Shopping Comparison checklist in either Word or PDF format. This will assist your new home search.

Print out multiple copies of this checklist and use it to help you compare details of the homes you see during your process.

Neighborhood Research Resources

• Use online resources such as the search capabilities found at NeighborhoodScout to help you find the best places to live in the Portland area.
• View the Multiple Listing Service for the Portland Metropolitan area and the region and see houses for sale online at www.rmls.com.
• Determine school boundaries at the Portland Public Schools' website www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/boundaries.

You can use the City of Portland's GIS mapping service to learn a lot about a specific property and neighborhood including:

• Is the property is within a Flood Zone? located within an Urban Renewal Area?
• How close are amenities and services such as parks, schools, transportation services?
• How are property values changing in the area?
• What are the demographics of the immediate area (income levels, number of families with children, etc.)
• What are the crime statistics?

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