Available data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that Oregon is not meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s housing production goal of 36,000 new homes per year, nor is it on pace to address the need identified by the 2024 Oregon...more
4/24/2025
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As we enter what we hope will be a bountiful new year, 2025 may prove to be the annus horribilis for floodplain development in Oregon. Due to recent litigation concerning FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), as of...more
The Oregon Senate will soon be deciding on a bill that would allow an owner of a lot or parcel at least two acres in size in an area zoned rural residential to build an accessory dwelling unit, or “ADU,” on that lot or...more