🌱 How the national housing slump is hitting one Troutdale homeowner

Hello Troutdale! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How the national housing slump is hitting one Troutdale homeowner
• Why one Troutdale family can’t sell, even after a $30,000 cut

Also on today's calendar: GRATEFUL DEAD COSTUME PARTY w/ Caught Dead Handed @ Edgefield Ballroom.

Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 56 and low of 48 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 57, low: 47.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 54 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Home sellers are lowering their prices and helping buyers to make a deal in a stagnant market (pbs.org) — In Troutdale, a local seller has watched his home sit for months despite a $30,000 price cut and new improvements, underscoring how hard it is to move up to a bigger place. His story mirrors a nationwide housing slowdown driven by high mortgage rates and more sellers than buyers.
   

• Home sellers are lowering their price and helping buyers to make a deal in a stagnant market (texarkanagazette.com) — A Troutdale homeowner is struggling to sell his house, even after cutting the price by $30,000 and making upgrades, highlighting how tough the local market has become. His experience is part of a broader national slowdown, where high mortgage rates and more sellers than buyers are forcing many families to delay major life plans.
   

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📸 Around Troutdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Troutdale

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Friday October 30

• GRATEFUL DEAD COSTUME PARTY w/ Caught Dead Handed @ Edgefield Ballroom →
  McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey St, Troutdale
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday October 26

• Co-Ed Volleyball - Away Games
  H.B. Lee Middle School, 1121 NE 172nd Ave, Portland
  4:30 pm

Tuesday October 27

• Ribbon Cutting-New Season Treatment Center Opens New Gresham Location →
• Planning Commission →
  Council Chambers, 1300 NE Village Street, Fairview
  6:30 pm

Wednesday October 28

• 6A-4 Mt. Hood Conference Championships →
  Fairview OR
• Shark Friendz'y: Social Club →
  Metro East Web Academy, 50 NW Fifth St, Gresham
  2:00 pm
• Co-Ed Volleyball - Home Games
  Clear Creek Middle School, 219 NE 219th Ave, Gresham
  4:30 pm
• Dine & Design: East County's New Community Hub →
  Multnomah County Library – East County, 475 NW Division St, Gresham
  5:30 pm
• Dinner with Entrepreneurs: Gresham | Small Business Owners Edition →
  Restaurant of the Week, North Main Avenue, Gresham
  7:00 pm

Thursday October 29

• GMC Conference Championship →
  Fairview OR
• Gresham Quilt Club: Spooky Stitches & Cozy Season Plans →
  Craft Warehouse, 687 NW 12th St., Gresham
  12:00 pm
• Rattle Decorating →
  Gaia's Workshop, 475 Northeast Burnside Road, Gresham
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for taco bell team member 25123 se stark street in Troutdale. Apply here.
• Classic Collision posted a job opening for Shop Porter in Gresham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Troutdale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gresham

• Bertucci: Ramirez for Gresham City Council (theoutlookonline.com)
• Chamber 101 on Nov 18, 2026 (businessdailynetwork.com)
• Food stamp benefits worth more than $3 million were stolen with skimmed EBT card data in Oregon cases that leave at least 40 people facing federal charges (newsbreak.com)

Happy Valley

• 2 charged with stealing over $80K worth of trailers, tools from Happy Valley funeral home (kptv.com)
• Police Say Boyfriend Murdered Three Generations of Same Family (internewscast.com)

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Ok Troutdale! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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