Oregon

OHCS has lots of great news to share this month.  However, before sharing this month’s updates, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that we are all grappling with, and trying to make sense of, the horrific acts of violence and hate over the past week.  I also want to reaffirm that OHCS is […]

Oregon Housing and Community Services is issuing a “Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for an Oregon Agriculture Workforce Housing Study. The Agriculture Workforce Housing Facilitation Team (“AWHFT”) was formed in an effort to keep abreast of current issues around agricultural workforce housing, resources available for developing agricultural workforce housing, and to address the needs of agricultural […]

The next Oregon Housing Stability Council meeting will be on Friday, November 2. 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      […]

We are excited to announce that the new Land Acquisition Program (LAP) is anticipated to open and begin accepting loan applications on November 19, 2018. LAP is a first come, first serve program based upon date received. Applications will be reviewed for program required standards. Multiple applications received on the same day and resulting in […]

As you know, the 2018 Legislature increased the Document Recording Fee (DRF) which funds the Homeownership Assistance Program (HOAP) and General Housing Account Program (GHAP). OHCS gathered input from stakeholders through surveys and in person engagement this summer and presented draft frameworks to the Housing Stability Council in September. At today’s meeting, the Council approved […]

This is notice that a state-owned property has been determined to be surplus to the needs of the owning agency and is available for acquisition. Below is the most recent posting: File #: Hillcrest, Salem, Oregon, Marion County Location: 2450 Strong Road SE, Salem, OR A written notice or email of interest in acquiring the property […]

The next Housing Stability Council meeting will be on Friday, October 5. 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 Called to […]

OHCS is pleased to announce the launch of an effort to end Veterans experiencing homelessness in Oregon. Through “Operation Welcome Home” OHCS will utilize Veterans lottery funds to provide technical assistance (TA) for up to ten communities across Oregon to support their efforts to house as many Veterans experiencing homelessness as possible over six months, […]

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting an open partner call for the Multifamily and Asset Management and 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. This call will […]

Partners and Stakeholders – I’m pleased to be reaching out to let you know that Housing Finance staff have worked diligently to streamline our site review and site visit process for the upcoming funding rounds. As you may know, in recent offerings OHCS has required potential applicants to submit their development site in advance of […]

Oregon Governor Kate Brown has announced a new strategy to prioritize ending homelessness for children and veterans, and to increase housing affordability for all Oregonians.  Through the publication of a white paper entitled “Housing Policy Agenda: Housing Stability for Children, Veterans and the Chronically Homeless and Increased Housing Supply for Urban and Rural Communities” Governor […]

HUD has announced that Tony Ramirez, a 20-year HUD veteran who has served the past 14 years as director of HUD’s Reno, Nevada field office, will serve as the new Oregon Field Office Director.