Oregon Territory

July 23, 2004 - Affordable Housing

Our series asking 'Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?' continues with a look at affordable housing in Oregon. How available and how affordable is housing for Oregonians? How do new housing developments like the Pearl District in Portland impact housing prices? Should public funds be used in new housing developments?

Co-Host: Mitchell Hartman, editor of Oregon Business Magazine

Guests: Deborah Saweuyer-Parks, president of Homestead Capital, and Homer Williams, developer with Williams and Dame Development.

Additional Resources

• Oregon Business Magazine
• Homestead Capital
• New Housing Starts
• Housing Starts and Permits

Housing Affordability:

• 1000 Friends of Oregon: Affordable Housing
• Oregon Housing and Community Services
• U.S. Housing and Urban Development-- Oregon
• Oregon Action on Affordable Housing

Portland Area Housing:

• Housing Authority of Portland
• Department of Housing, Washington County

Housing in Other Parts of Oregon:

• Central Oregon Regional Housing Authority
• Southern Oregon Fair Housing Project
• Affordable Housing in Ashland