The CEO of Multnomah Countyโs housing authority, Home Forward, is resigning effective May 1. Home Forward announced Ivory Matthewsโ departure via a press release Wednesday morning. Matthewsโ resignation comes amid questions about travel she made on the public’s dime, first reported by Willamette Week earlier this month. Home Forward offers program vouchers and rent assistance […]
affordable housing
Ritz Carlton Building Owner To Finally Pay City For Affordable Housing Projects
The city of Portland has finally reached an agreement with owners of the downtown Ritz Carlton building that will add nearly $8 million in funding for the cityโs affordable housing projects. The city and Ready Capital signed an amended agreement March 20 ensuring the city will see $7.76 million plus interest to use for affordable […]
As Tenants Plead, Lawmakers Are Pledging Housing Help This Year
Oregon’s short 2016 legislative session could see some emergency action for the state’s housing crisis.
A New Hope for Affordable Housing
Advocates are hoping Oregon lifts the ban on inclusionary zoning in 2016.
In Other News
New bridge? Adiós, demolition fee! Airbnb crackdown! Extended parental leave!
The Worldโs Most Sustainable High-Rise Construction Material Isโฆ Wood?
Wooden high-rises could help with Portland’s affordable housing crisis.
Can Crowd Funding Save a 105-Year-Old Home?
A Portland renter’s quest to save her home from the wrecking ball.
The City Promises More Affordable Housing Funds. Will It Follow Through?
Will the city be able to reach its new goals for spending on affordable housing?
Airbnb Is Making Portland’s Rental Market Even Tighter
But not by as many units as you’d think.
Sudden Safekeeping
Portland’s homeless are about to have a new place to put their stuff.
Hall Monitor
Portland’s hopeful, halting steps to amend decades of displacement come with important questions.
