housing

A new state report has found housing prices have far outpaced wage growth in Oregon, leaving many unable to buy a home and struggling to pay rent.

Through a round of $18 million in investments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one housing nonprofit in McMinnville will rehabilitate two dozen housing units to address some of those shortfalls.

The Lane County Board of Commissioners showed more signs of division this week. It came during a discussion about a report on how the county could remove barriers to affordable housing.

Lane County Commissioners have voted to loosen overnight sleeping rules in the urban areas just outside of Eugene.

The Eugene City Council has approved three motions to help redevelop the former Lane Community College building at 1059 Willamette Street.

Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek is hellbent on building more housing and willing to defy conservationists who have long backed her by giving cities a one-time chance to bypass the state’s land use laws to build housing faster.

Lane County leaders are hoping 2024 will be the year pandemic-era emergency programs become longer-term parts of the region’s safety net.

Gov. Tina Kotek ended her listening tour of Oregon’s 36 counties Thursday by visiting communities in Lane County impacted by the 2020 Labor Day Wildfires.

A recent report from the RMLS showed a significant decrease in houses sold in Lane County over 2022, coupled with a slight increase in average housing prices in the area.

A state task force that’s exploring ways to increase rates of home ownership among people of color in Oregon is inviting the public to weigh in on a series of proposals.

A new partnership between federal and local governments will target homelessness in Oregon.