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A proposal making its way through the California Legislature would cap the amount landlords can charge for rental housing security deposits, a move supporters say would make stable housing more affordable and accessible.
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Cass Sinclair, OHRA's Executive Director, talks to us about the work of Options for Homeless Residents of Ashland.
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When will the law of supply and demand cool California’s housing market? The state is losing population as it builds homes at its fastest clip in more than a decade.
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Californians in their late 20s and early 30s own homes at half the rate as their peers outside the state. That’s one of the key takeaways in a new UC Berkeley research paper which chronicles the state’s continued decline in homeownership among all age groups, especially younger adults.
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The City of Ashland is opening a campground for houseless individuals. Opening it will allow Ashland police to enforce a previously paused camping ban.
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Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration filed a lawsuit against the city of Elk Grove on Monday, claiming the city discriminated against low-income residents when it denied an affordable housing project last July.
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Looking for a creative way to live simply in California has one West Sacramento woman running a gauntlet of zoning laws and red tape.
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Downtown Roseburg is becoming home to a growing number of students from Umpqua Community College.
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A California housing law grants generous benefits to builders who agree to only hire union workers. Trouble is, few if any builders found a way to do it.
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A recent city poll of local housing developers identified some new building requirements — ranging from mandatory bicycle parking spaces to bird-safe windows — as policies the city should suspend to accelerate housing development in Portland.
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Several cities in the Rogue Valley are hosting an open house Thursday night about new rules to promote walkable communities.
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The money, approved early in the legislative session, will build more shelter beds, help prevent evictions, devote resources to rural counties and help homeless youth.
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Oregon’s current law limits rent hikes to 7% plus inflation. In some recent cases, that’s resulted in 14% increases.
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Gov. Newsom wants to spend $300 million the first year, which could help about 2,300 buyers. But home prices are falling and mortgage rates are rising, complicating the launch.