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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Southern Oregon case that could have widespread implications for how cities can regulate homelessness.
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The repercussions could have national implications for how cities can regulate homelessness.
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YIMBYs and NIMBYs are battling over legislation to allow more duplexes, but some experts downplay its impact on California housing. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill as part of an affordable housing package.
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YIMBYs and NIMBYs are battling over legislation to allow more duplexes, but some experts downplay its impact on California housing.
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After intense pressure from progressives, the CDC has announced a more limited eviction moratorium days after an earlier freeze on evictions expired.
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Democratic allies have called on the Biden administration to extend the federal eviction moratorium, but the White House maintains that its hands are tied by a Supreme Court ruling.
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Senate Bill 8 will clear some hurdles for developers of affordable housing and religious institutions leveraging their land to provide creative housing solutions.
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The pandemic has made the housing market even tighter in the mountain West, where first-time buyers are trying to decide whether this is just the future or a bubble headed eventually for a bust.
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Last fall’s Almeda fire burned down thousands of homes and left many unemployed. Several nonprofits have partnered with Jackson County schools to start the Bus Project: a program that invites students to help rebuild school buses into homes.
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California housing advocates say communities across the state could build lower-cost, multi-family units if they eliminate single-family zoning. But as cities from Sacramento to Berkeley move forward with plans to eliminate it, some opponents question whether these desired housing options will truly be affordable.
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The Medford City Council has approved a controversial ordinance that would ban camping in the area. People in opposition say the measure criminalizes homelessness.
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Economists say small property owners have been uniquely pinched by the pandemic as renters move out or stop paying. Despite a federally mandated mortgage forbearance and $2.6 billion in rental relief from the state, some landlords who slip through the cracks wonder how much longer they can absorb the costs.
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Never before has the housing crisis in the state been so profound, making it one of the most pressing and urgent issues lawmakers will face this legislative session.
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Researchers at Portland State University say the state’s eviction moratorium could cost far more than the value of unpaid rent.