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Oregon Retirement Communities
Return to Oregon
Oregon continues to attract retirees who
are not as interested in hot dry weather as they are in cooler
temperatures and misty, rainy days, although the eastern portion of
Oregon is arid, receiving as little as 8 inches of precipitation per
year.
SongBrook
SongBrook is a pretty,
32-acre manufactured home community located in Eugene in the lush
Willamette Valley of west-central Oregon. This quite development
has 140 homes and is family-owned and operated since 1994.
SongBrook is for those 55 and homeowners purchase their homes but lease
the land upon which they sit.
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Individual lots are approximately 5,500 square feet, and
accommodate single level, double, triple, or quad section homes
with an attached garage (the attached garage is a community
requirement). Homes are located on cul-de-sacs, lending to
the tranquility of the community. Location within the
community affects price, and homes overlooking pretty Muriel Pond
and Harvey Falls tend to cost more. Lot rents need to be
considered, too, as they average $425 per month (but homeowners do
not pay property tax on the land). Call (541)
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Homeowners sign a 25-year lease, which adds to the stability of
the community and benefits homeowners, although there are also some
potential drawbacks. On the plus side, homes tied to a
long-term lease tend to increase in value, are eligible for more
favorable mortgage interest rates and experience fewer lot rent
increases (rent increases at SongBrook are tied to the Consumer
Price Index, property tax increases and lease renewals). On
the downside, the homeowner is responsible for the lease until it is
sold.
When inside one of SongBrook's homes, there are few
hints that it is a manufactured home. Today's off-site built
homes have many of the same comforts and design-features found in
more expensive site-built homes. SongBrook is an award-winning
community (the 1995 Manufactured Home Community of the Year - West).
Residents enjoy a beautiful 7,200 square foot
community center that houses an exercise room, an indoor hot tub, a
billiards room, a kitchen, a swimming pool and a fireside library.
There are events and clubs, such as Tai Chi, crafts, poker, Bible
study and more, in which to partake. SongBrook also has
a community garden, walking paths and blooming grasslands, as
well as RV parking and storage available.
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