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2024: The Year Umatilla Joined The Housing Boom

    Led by dozens of new homes being built in the Magnolia Pointe development, 2024 was a record year of new housing starts within the city limits of Umatilla. City records indicate 145 new home building permits were pulled, with a total value of just over $27 million.
   In all, Magnolia Pointe, located off CR 450SE, is slated to be home to around 500 houses when complete, the largest subdivision in Umatilla. Also now under development is the Woodsong subdivision, located on Marshall Street near Magnolia Pointe. With just under 200 homes planned, Woodsong is still in the process of having ground utilities installed.
   In Magnolia Pointe, permits ranged from $130,000 to $247,000, with over 60 permits pulled in 2024.
   In other areas of Umatilla, ten new home permits were pulled, a number that does not reflect dozens more constructed just outside the city limits in Lake County. Those homes were built on lots that have been in existence for many years but had never been formerly developed.