Methodology for our report on cash buyers Blog Post
Here is the methodology for our reporting on home sales for cash in Multnomah County, Oregon. InvestigateWest…
How cash sent the Portland home market spinning Blog Post
“How cash sent the Portland home market spinning” shows how, as investors buy thousands of homes, homebuyers and renters alike face pressure from a new kind of speculation.
Wall Street moves in on Portland rental homes Blog Post
American Homes 4 Rent, a publicly traded company, has taken hold of more than 200 Portland-area homes, making Wall Street interests the landlord for working- and middle-class renters.
26 investors who have way more house than you Blog Post
There are 26 investors who purchased more than 10 homes for cash in the listed…
Awards and Honors Page
InvestigateWest has won nearly three-dozen journalism awards since we began publishing in 2010. Here is a list, starting with the most recent:
2014
Society of Environmental Journalists—Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding In-depth Reporting, Small Market
InvestigateWest’s Olivia Henry and Kate Martin won a Society of Environmental Journalists third place award for their investigation of traffic pollution near schools and day cares in Washington.
Northwest Excellence in Journalism Award—Online Innovation Award
InvestigateWest won a Northwest Excellence in Journalism first place award in the online innovation category for the series “Boeing’s Lobbying Campaign.”
Northwest Excellence in Journalism Award—Radio Special Report
InvestigateWest with the staff of KUOW won a Northwest Excellence in Journalism first place award in the radio news special report category for their investigation of law enforcement and missing person cases that involve dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
How startup took advantage of DEQ program with lax oversight to net $1.8 million Blog Post
A Lincoln City entrepreneur reported false data to the agency’s Clean Fuels Program, sold invalid…
Trapped in harm’s way as disasters mount Blog Post
Communities stuck on the front lines of the climate crisis need help relocating. The U.S….
Fix the climate while solving the housing crisis? Olympia’s trying Blog Post
Since mid-January, Washington legislators have put forward dozens of bills aimed at the climate crisis and runaway housing costs.
PERS invested in market-bending Wall Street landlord Blog Post
Oregon’s investments in Blackstone were authorized by the Oregon Investment Council, the six-member council that approves PERS investments for the Oregon State Treasury.
Report: Average Black and Native American households priced out of Portland Blog Post
Escalating housing prices are driving racial minorities and low-income people to Portland’s fringe, a new…
