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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Southern Oregon Pride parade celebrates gay marriage ruling Homeless feeding questioned Disc golf course coming to Cave Junction park Human remains found in burning trailer Fear of orphaned cubs nixes new spring bear hunt Crime, Courts and Emergency Services Fallen White City firefighter to be honored at national service Barn fire may have been human-caused Emergency services Inmates to get mental health, addiction treatment Missing Medford man found safe in Sweet Home Politics and Elections Cecil, Stricker to face off again in mayor's race Commissioner candidates Talbert, Roberts duel for endorsements Falls: Jackson County sheriff's race isn't over Former sheriff calls Winters' retirement decision 'very wise' Will 'GMO effect' shape election? 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Medford airport has busiest September ever County hopes to spur renewable energy Real Estate News Lithia buys Clovis dealership Rental vacancies increase Jackson County real estate sales, prices continue rebound Pallet Wine Co. expands in downtown Medford Medford's Pixel Productions moves to new quarters People In Business Transportation Lithia buys Clovis dealership Agriculture Ranchers offer livestock exchange 1-800-Flowers CEO: Labor shortage an issue for Harry & David Pallet Wine Co. expands in downtown Medford Opinion Latest Election Letters, Oct.11 Another View: Congress must act on firefighting budget Letters to the Editor, Oct. 10 Matthew T. 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Name that wolf Community blog: Battered, fried bhaji bring street food to the table Food Community blog: Battered, fried bhaji bring street food to the table Community blog: Kicking it off, a game, a season, or a pint (How about all the above?) Apples and pears make great autumn duo Community blog: Cardamom makes proverbial pairing with pears New owners bring new philosophy at 2Hawk Home and Garden How to create a fashionable painted floor cloth Dear Monty: 7 prepping tips for home showings Harvest your frost-tender tomatoes for storage Fall is a good time to plant certain perennials Start now for a bowl of winter sunshine Health Community blog: Listen Like You Mean it! Community blog: Listen Like You Mean it! Dr. Murray Feingold: Take precautions to prevent home accidents Health Watch: Make TV time workout time Community blog: Do We Need Steps For Health? 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Fear of orphaned cubs nixes new spring bear hunt ... Fallen White City firefighter to be honored at national service ... Human remains found in burning trailer ... Fear of orphaned cubs nixes new spring bear hunt ... Fallen White City firefighter to be honored at national service ... BUSINESS BRIEFS Rental vacancies increase MailTribune.com Writer Posted Oct. 8, 2014 @ 5:56 pm Updated Oct 8, 2014 at 6:07 PM Posted Oct. 8, 2014 @ 5:56 pm Updated Oct 8, 2014 at 6:07 PM » Social News Southern Oregon Rental Owners Association members reported a 4.4 percent vacancy rate during September. Of the 5,765 units by owners and property managers in Jackson and Josephine counties, 254 were vacant. SOROA reported a 2.4 percent vacancy rate a year ago. 'Zombie' homes on the decrease Eugene-based Gorilla Capital reported 68 percent of homes it purchased during the third quarter of 2014 in the 24 Oregon counties where it operates were abandoned homes. That is 25 percent fewer year-round, neighborhood "zombie" homes reported than in the same quarter in 2013. Year to date, 74 percent of the houses purchased by Gorilla Capital in Oregon have been zombie homes as compared to 90 percent in 2013 during the same time period. Oregon's workers' comp rates among lowest in U.S. The state Department of Consumer and Business Services said Wednesday Oregon's workers' compensation rates are among the lowest in the country, according to the latest national figures. As of Jan 1, Oregon had the ninth least-expensive rates, improving from No. 13 in 2012. DCBS recently said rates would decline an average of 5.3 percent in 2015. California has the most expensive rates, followed by Connecticut. North Dakota had the least expensive rates. In the Northwest, Idaho's rates were the 14th most expensive, followed by Washington. 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