Oregon

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will hold a Housing Stability Council meeting will be on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 from 9 am – 1 pm PT. 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 […]

In a Microsoft Corporate Blog, president Brad Smith and CFO Amy Hood committed $500 million in loans and grants to accelerate the construction of more affordable housing across the Seattle region across the next three years.

Oregon Housing and Community Service (OCHS) announced the deadline to apply for its Federal Project Based Rent Assistance Preservation Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Applications, with the project’s Multifamily Energy Program Incentive Reservation letter, are due by 4 pm PT on Feb. 19, 2019. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

The Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the development and preservation of affordable rental through the HOME Investment Partnership program (NOFA #5003) and the 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (NOFA #5002). Applicants for both NOFAs must schedule a required site visit. To initiate scheduling the required site […]

Dear Partners, Happy New Year! Reflecting on 2018 has given me boundless hope for the coming year. As an agency we strived to improve on seven strategic goals and we will build on that momentum in 2019. With the release of the Energy Burden Ten-Year Plan and Assessment this month and the Statewide Housing Plan […]

As we approach the new year, I wanted to reach out with an update to our Project Development Manual (PDM). This update provides information on important changes to the Applicability of the PDM to some Department programs. This update also provides important information about how the Department is responding to the Solar-Ready and Electric Vehicle […]

Interested in incentives for energy efficiency measures on your new and existing affordable multifamily projects? Sign up for OHCS’s Multifamily Energy Program email list (previously Low Income Weatherization Program). Members of this list will be the first to hear about: Funding availability Program updates and training opportunities Click here to sign up to receive OHCS […]

Dear Partners, The leaves have fallen, the days are getting shorter, and winter is just around the corner. As the cold weather settles in, I am reminded of how crucial our work is. Winter shelters across the state have opened their doors and each week more affordable homes are brought into the pipeline, but more […]

The next Housing Stability Council meeting will be on Friday, December 7. The meeting will be held at Oregon Housing and Community Services (725 Summer St NE, Salem OR) in Conference Room 124 A/B. If you cannot attend in person, please join us by phone at 1-877-273-4202; Participant Code: 4978330 AGENDA: 9:00        Meeting […]

Dear Partners: We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting an open partner call for the Multifamily Development and Asset Management & Compliance sections of OHCS. During this call staff will be providing a general update on the Multifamily Housing Finance activities and planning efforts, followed by open time for questions and answers. […]

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) released the draft Breaking New Ground: the OHCS Statewide Housing Plan, a five-year look at the agency’s priorities, goals, and strategies in ensuring a stable and affordable housing landscape. Drafted after combining robust statewide outreach and partner input sessions with quantitative data analysis, the document reflects what is needed to […]

Housing was on the ballot in many communities last week.  Below are links to some notable highlights from around the country: San Francisco voters approved a tax on big business to fund permanent housing, emergency shelters and mental health services for the city’s homeless people. Economists said it would raise $250 million to $300 million.  Portland-area […]