Portland’s inclusionary housing rules exempt buildings with fewer than 20 units. For larger buildings, developers must provide a proportional amount of apartments at rents affordable to people who earn less than either 60 percent or 80 percent of the Portland area’s median income, or pay a fee in lieu.
By: Clifford A. Hockley, President Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services, Executive Director, SVN | Bluestone and Hockley Most residential... View Article
Metro believes four suburban Portland cities should be granted urban growth boundary expansions. The regional planning agency’s chief operating officer,... View Article
The Oregon Court of Appeals recently recognized that local jurisdictions cannot use local code to circumvent constitutional protections against the taking... View Article
Challenges of mixing old and new A project proposal for the Historic Alphabet District calls for an update to the... View Article
Oregon’s state Treasury is looking to fund more community-driven infrastructure projects as appetite from investors in such financing grows. ... View Article
Download PDF Here As the Oregon economy keeps expanding (reflected in the current unemployment rate of 4.6-4.8% according to the... View Article