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Jungho Kim/CalMattersBuilding homes inside a factory has long been seen as a way to revolutionize the American housing industry, ushering in a new era of higher quality homes at lower price. That dream has never quite panned out. Can California finally make it happen? -
paulbr75/PixabayOregon says to keep up with demand, Ashland needs to build more than 3,500 new housing units in the next 20 years, but city officials say that’s not possible.
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Many California cities require homebuilders to create affordable housing or pay fees to support construction of those units. A new lawsuit contends those fees are unconstitutional. -
What happens when you take high interest rates, unpredictable tariffs, a shortage of homes, a 50-year-old property tax law and mix them together? A housing market stuck in molasses. -
The senior housing project is meant to generate revenue for the university and inspire lifelong learning among older adults. -
Lawmakers passed at least a dozen bills meant to protect renter security deposits, boost housing production and ensure access to homeless shelters statewide. -
With rents increasing and Social Security not keeping pace, many older adults are being priced out of their homes. -
The “doors are open” on a new state office charged with meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s goal of getting 36,000 new homes built in Oregon each year.
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House Bill 5011 funnels large sums of money toward homeless shelters while reducing eviction prevention funds by more than $100 million. -
2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for legislation aimed at boosting new housing construction. Rental rights bills are facing an “uphill battle.” -
One of this year’s most contentious construction bills, Senate Bill 426 has passed through the Oregon Senate. It’s on its way to the floor of the state House. -
California lawmakers are considering a bill that would pause updates to state housing standards. Is the building code to blame for California’s housing crisis? -
It’s been five months since California’s legislative leaders deemed affordability an “urgent” issue for the session. So far: committees, bills, but few results. -
Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, said the bill is a step to address Oregon’s housing crisis.
