Affordable Housing

A patchwork of bills are giving housing developers and local governments more options to reduce red tape for housing projects.

Housing group members say more land is needed for homes, while environmentalists warn against sprawl.

An expert breaks down the numbers on California’s declining population and how that’s impacted the housing market and availability of new homes.

Experts say there isn't a quick fix to undo decades of underbuilding. But there are steps policymakers and Oregonians can take.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to rethink how California spends its millionaire’s tax by directing more money toward housing. Some county-run mental health programs could lose out.

The city's Planning Commission will give feedback this week on the Gateway Area Plan, which aims to address local housing issues.

Redding is now home to the first on-site concrete 3D printed house to be built in California. The home was constructed by Emergent, a company that uses 3D printing to create housing.

Three affordable housing projects in Phoenix will receive a total of $40 million in state funding. It was approved by a state housing council last week. It’s an attempt to make a dent in the dramatic housing shortage in the Rogue Valley.

The Oregon Housing Stability Council has approved spending more than $100 million to build nearly 650 affordable homes in urban and rural areas throughout the state.

Environmentalists and project proponents agree: Infrastructure bills crafted by legislators and Newsom are a good compromise. The package aims to speed up lawsuits for solar farms, reservoirs and other infrastructure, and relax protection of some species.

Lawmakers had high hopes of finishing their work Saturday, but top Democrats were having trouble finding agreement on one of Gov. Tina Kotek's priorities. State law requires them to conclude their business by Sunday.

The spending change would prioritize housing for homeless people, which children’s mental health advocates fear will cut their funding.