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Evictions in Washington skyrocket, overwhelming legal aid program for low-income renters
Eviction filings in Washington state have reached historic highs, with a 66% increase in King County alone since pre-pandemic levels, driven by rising rents, stagnant wages and the expiration of pandemic-era protections.

Housing
Wilson, Kotek announce slate of policy changes to accelerate housing development in Portland
The proposals center on expediting construction and turning more empty office buildings into housing. Some concepts will require Portland City Council approval to go into effect.

Housing
Home sales and building slump in the face of economic uncertainty
ast month was the slowest April for existing home sales in 16 years — a sharp rebuke to hopes that this spring the housing market would recover after two very sleepy years.

Oregon bill, headed to governor, sets homeownership goals by 2030
Oregon lawmakers say bill would help guide housing policy.

Politics
Portland homeless service provider accuses Mayor Wilson of treating her program as a ‘pawn’
Now, four months into Wilson’s mayoral term, the day center — which an estimated 1,800 people currently rely on — is set to close. Kristle Delihanty, director of PDX Saints Love, said without city funding, she has no other choice.

Cap on rent increases across Washington state is signed into law
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the bill on Wednesday, it takes effect immediately and will not allow for hikes of more than 10% in a year.

Wildfire
State partners with insurance industry to help Oregon homeowners with wildfire prevention
A new partnership between the Oregon State Fire Marshal and a wildfire nonprofit could help Oregonians harden their homes and keep insurance.

Housing
‘Administrative collapse:’ Advocates blame evictions on new Oregon Health Authority housing program
People and providers have spent months trying to tap a new program intended to support health by keeping people out of homelessness, and they say that in the Portland area it’s turned into a bureaucratic nightmare in which the promised help often does not arrive in time.

Politics
Portland mayor and Oregon governor propose suspending development fees to boost housing construction
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and Gov. Tina Kotek announced a plan Thursday to incentivize developers to build more new housing in Portland.

After long fight, Washington state Legislature approves rent control bill
The Washington state House and Senate on Sunday, the last day of the legislative session, passed the rent increase limit at 7% plus inflation or 10%, whichever is lower.