State of the State’s Housing report calls for urgent action to address the growing crisis
Oregon’s lack of affordable housing isn’t new, but the degree to which it is increasingly unaffordable to live in this state demands urgent action from all stakeholders. That’s the findings of Oregon’s first State of the State’s Housing report, released this month by Oregon Housing and Community Services, the state’s housing finance agency. The report […]
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Lasting affordability and community land trusts
Portland recently passed its first Housing Production Strategy, with a goal to create more than 120,000 units by 2045 to meet the projected housing demand. It wants 53% of them to be affordable to lower income households. Doing that means a comprehensive plan with creative approaches to building affordable homes, not just for today, but […]
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In memory of the starter home
Starter homes – modest in size and price – used to be a gateway for first-time homebuyers to begin building equity and a lifetime of stable homeownership. That gateway, however, has significantly narrowed, as the housing shortage has placed a premium on smaller homes that used to fit the budget of a first-time, entry-level buyer. […]
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