Oregon

The Oregon State Senate recently approved House Bill 2001, which would authorize missing middle housing in large cities’ single-family zones, advancing it to Governor Kate Brown’s desk for her signature.

The Oregon Housing and Community Services Multifamily Energy Program (OR-MEP) is hosting the first in a series of free webinar trainings on June 27, 2019 from noon to 1 pm PDT.

This training will provide OR-MEP program participants with an overview on the program requirements of the Verification stage to ensure a smooth program completion process and quick incentive delivery.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a Housing Stability Council meeting on June 7, 2019 from 9 am – 1 pm PDT. Attendees can participate in person at OHCS (725 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR) in conference room 124 A/B or via phone: 1-877-273-4202; Participant Code: 4978330. The meeting materials packet is available […]

Oregon Housing and Community Services, Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Business Development Department are seeking public comments for priorities for housing and community development in its Proposed 2019 Annual Action Plan (AAP).

As a part of updating its QAP, Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will host a QAP discussion with the development community on May 22 in Salem from 1 – 4 pm PDT. If you have any questions, or would like to submit additional QAP feedback, please submit comments to [email protected].

The Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released the 2019 OHCS Portfolio Preservation NOFA #5043. This offering includes $10 million in gap funding resources, along with Oregon Affordable Housing Tax Credits, to be paired with four percent LIHTC for the preservation of OHCS Portfolio Properties with existing LIHTC restrictions at risk of loss.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a Housing Stability Council meeting will be on May 3, 2019 from 9 am – 1 pm PDT.

HUD’s Office of Multifamily West Region issued a memo that nullifies the requirement to review the status of residents reporting zero or nominal (less than $100.00) income every 90 days.

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released its 2019 strategies for the statewide housing plan, Breaking New Ground. The plan covers six topic areas: equity and racial justice, homelessness, permanent supportive housing, affordable rental housing, homeownership and rural communities. The 2019 strategies document lists several actionable items that OCHS will pursue over the course of […]

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a Housing Stability Council meeting will be on Friday, April 5, 2019 from 9 am – 1 pm PDT. Attendees can participate in person at OHCS (725 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR) in conference room 124 A/B or via phone: 1-877-273-4202; Participant Code: 4978330. The meeting materials […]

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) opened a Land Acquisition Program (LAP) in November of 2018 with $2.5 million in available resources. This program is designed to provide loans for purchasing land for affordable homeownership and affordable rental housing. Loan periods may not exceed 8 years and loan terms are 1 percent simple interest and a 1 percent loan fee is paid at the time of the construction loan.

HUD released the updated Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for the FY 2019 Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program for ten areas based on new survey data. The new FMS are effective as of April 15, 2019 and based on surveys conducted by the area public housing agencies and reflect the […]