Oregon

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.

This latest round of 13 awards brings OHCS to a record number of units in the development pipeline – a total of 7,800 affordable homes are in progress across the state.

The Early Issue is being published in advance of the full PDM update which is scheduled for publication in September 2018.

To provide input on the direction of the plan, OHCS has created an online survey. The survey period has been extended until July 13, 2018. 

This training will focus on connecting developers, property owners, architects, engineers, and energy consultants, to shift a portion of technical support to the pre-construction timeframe to improve the process for achieving the energy targets necessary to secure OR-MEP incentives.

Stakeholders are invited to share needs and weigh in with suggestions on how these new resources should be prioritized.

Each of these developments is highlighted by robust service partnerships and targeted outreach to work to address disparities and ensure that the future residents have opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency.

Read on for a summary of the FAQ document.

The agency is allowing a window of opportunity for current OHCS Certified CHDOs to request a site review for the 2018 HOME and LIHTC NOFAs.

Two bills aimed at affordable housing passed during Oregon’s short legislative session.