Affordable Housing

Thistle & Nest, an affordable housing provider in Bend, says the city’s new tree code isn’t flexible enough and is raising the cost of building new housing in Central Oregon. At one of the affordable housing developments Thistle & Nest is currently building, the code will mean fewer homes get built, according to the organization, which is refusing to submit a tree preservation plan for the site. That challenge is currently being reviewed by a hearings officer and could be appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. Amy Warren, board president and co-founder of Thistle & Nest, joins us to explain why the nonprofit has decided to challenge the tree code.

Deschutes County opts in to Oregon law that allows recreational vehicles to be used as rental dwellings on some rural lands.

Manufactured home parks have undergone a national trend in recent years, shifting from the hands of small landlords to real estate investors. Residents say they’re being priced out.

Gov. Tina Kotek's middle housing bill took center stage in Salem. The governor wants to see thousands more duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, cottage clusters and townhomes built throughout the state.

OSU-Cascades celebrates first-generation students in Bend. Federal programs help first-generation students, college officials said, but future funding is unclear.

A new program for Oregonians on Medicaid will provide up to six months in rental assistance in certain situations, like medical emergencies.

To tackle rural farmworker housing shortages, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is directing millions of dollars to build or rehabilitate housing, including in Oregon.

Portland hopes to add tens of thousands units of affordable housing over the next two decades.

Housing insecurity, cost of living and mental health are big worries for students at Oregon’s public universities and community colleges.

The Bend City Council approved a $5 million grant for affordable housing at its meeting on Wednesday night. The city secured the grant through a competitive application process with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. But the pathway to securing enough affordable housing remains fraught.