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Metro renews focus on creating affordable housing

The greater-Portland area is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. Not only does need drastically outweigh availability — with some waiting years to access housing within their financial means — those who do obtain affordable homes often find them ...

13 Aug 2014 - Emily Green
Affordable rental housing crisis hasn’t budged in recovery, a call to redouble our efforts

The lowest income households in Multnomah County face a severe challenge in acquiring apartments affordable at their income level. This forces many very poor households to rent housing that consumes the majority of their monthly income leaving little for ...

7 Mar 2014 - Bobby Weinstock
‘The answer is housing’

With three decades of experience housing Portland’s poorest residents, Susan Emmons is ramping up her message on how all of us can help end homelessness In 1978, downtown Portland had 5,183 apartments affordable to the city’s poorest citizens. Susan Emmon ...

27 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow
Downtown "affordable" housing inventory continues to descend

Downtown "affordable" housing inventory continues to descend "The city of Portland, nonprofit housing developers and the Housing Authority of Portland deserve praise for slowing the rate of losing units downtown, but that's not enough ...

23 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
When is new housing not new? When it's reprogrammed

When is new housing not new? When it's reprogrammed From the Dec. 12 special affordable housing edition, "In need of a new deal." Portland's efforts to build a net gain of affordable housing for its lowest income residents have failed ...

24 Dec 2008 - Street Roots