Wilsonville, OR

According to experts with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) at the Construction Forecast Conference on April 23, 2009, the nation has already seen the lowest point in the housing industry and the current economic downturn. The NAHB expects to see a slow shift towards recovery in the housing market during the second half of 2009. According to the NAHB: "Moving forward, the housing market should derive strength from pent-up demand and demographics, which hold the potential for strong household growth."

Amongst the communities homebuyers have found a renewed interest in is the thriving Villebois Village Center.

Located in Wilsonville, Oregon, the Villebois community will change how you live. Villebois has been designed to feel like a European village with beautiful news homes and 160 acres of parks and green space. At the heart of the community sits the Village Center - a lively mix of condos, sidewalk cafés, shops and a piazza.

At Villebois, it's about exceptional, award-winning design and a sustainable, social community. Become a part of this special neighborhood.

For more information about the Villebois Village Center, visit Villebois.com. Or contact Costa Pacific Homes at 866.580.2836 or Blog@CostaPacific.com. To learn more about the NAHB's housing forecast, please click here.

The 2009 Villebois Sunday Market Season has officially begun! From now on, the local farmers market will run every Sunday through October 18. The market is open to the public between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is located at the Villebois Village Center, at the corners of Villebois Drive and Barber Street.

Vendors at the Villebois Sunday Market range from favorite locally based farms, such as Unger Farms, Canby Asparagus Farm and Ken & June's Hazelnut's, to nurseries like Oregon City-based Alita's Garden and Red Dragon Nursery. Market goers will also be able to try tasty treats from The Village Waffle Baker, SweeTreats, Humdinger Kettle Korn and JGelati Italian Ice or lunch on mouthwatering barbeque from Haagenson's Catering & BBQ Ribslayer To Go. Arts and craft vendors like Ilona's Bead Werk and Sophisticated Beads will also have booths at the Villebois Sunday Market.

Award-winning master planner and developer Costa Pacific Communities as well as Arbor Custom Homes underwrote the costs for the Villebois Sunday Market. Riverstone Property Management also helped support the market.

For vendor or volunteer information about the Villebois Sunday Market, please contact Taraneh Foster, Villebois Sunday Market Manager, at 503.241.3834 or email VilleboisSundayMarket@gmail.com. For more information about the market itself, please visit VilleboisSundayMarket.com.

Vancouver, Washington-based publication BUILDERnews Magazine recently featured the Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon, in an article about the current resurgence of the "village philosophy" when it comes to the creation of master-planned communities across the nation.

This concept of "New Urbanism" actually hearkens back to a time before World War II when communities were designed around town squares and retail opportunities.

Award-winning master planner and developer, Costa Pacific Communities, took this idea of a complete community when it developed Villebois. A bustling mix of attached rowhomes and condominiums, shops, sidewalk cafés and more surrounded by a neighborhood of single-family homes and acres of park space, creates this socially sustainable, unique village experience - minutes from downtown Portland.

Inspired by the villages in Old World Europe, Costa Pacific Communities continues to develop Villebois with its residents in mind, nurturing an overarching sense of connectivity, sustainability and diversity within the neighborhood.

Click here to read the BUILDERnews article about urban villages.

For more information about the Villebois Village Center and its New Urbanism village design, call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. Visit Villebois.com to learn more details.

Be the first in Portland to try the NEW Starbucks VIA^TM Ready Brew and visit the Grand Opening of the Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville, Oregon, on May 16th.

Starbucks VIA^TM Ready Brew offers the same premium coffee beans and the same rich, full-bodied flavor that Starbucks coffee is known for - in an instant! The exclusive, new instant coffee won't be available in Oregon until the fall!

Try Starbucks VIA^TM Ready Brew before anyone else when you tour Villebois during our Grand Opening, May 16th and 17th. The first 50 visitors to the Grand Opening on May 16^th will receive free Starbucks gift cards!

For more information about the Villebois Village Center Grand Opening in Wilsonville, Oregon, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com.

The Carvalho Condominiums are officially move-in ready! The two newest model homes in the Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville, Oregon, are in the process of being staged and will be open for tours beginning next weekend, May 16^th and 17^th during the Grand Opening. Visit the Villebois Village Center Grand Opening and check out these new homes for yourself!

When it comes to one-level living in the neighborhood, the Carvalho Condominiums are the first of their kind. These new homes come in both one-level flat and two-story townhome-style designs with four distinct two bedroom/two bathroom floor plans. Ranging in size from 1,291 to 2,102 square feet, these new homes are ideally suited for young couples and small families.

Priced between $291,900 and $449,900, the Carvalho Condominiums feature spacious kitchens with GE Home Essential appliance packages, gas fireplaces and Kohler fixtures as well as one-and-a-half car garages and covered porches.

We are also offering exceptional leaseback opportunities at 9% of the purchase price on the new model homes, valid for as long as we're selling Carvalho Condominiums! Not to mention, we'll pay the property taxes, homeowners insurance and HOA fee!

Call 866.580.2836 today to schedule a private tour of the new Carvalho Condominiums. Email Info@CostaPacific.com for pricing information and other details.