Money well spent? July 30, 2008 The City Auditor says Portland's housing tax abatement program- intended to spur construction of affordable housing in distressed neighborhoods- isn't living up to its promises. Gaps in oversight between the Portl ...
30 Jul 2008 - Street Roots
Candidates talk street politics with Willamette Week July 30, 2008 Amanda Fritz and Charles Lewis on affordable housing and homelessness Posted by Israel Bayer affordable housing homelessness Where to buy Street Roots Willamette Week Print ...
31 Jul 2008 - Street Roots
Local housing regulations needed Director's Desk from the October 17. Street Roots has been covering issues related to the economic collapse, specifically the housing market and the details behind faulty policy for years. It’s not surprising to now s ...
20 Oct 2008 - Street Roots
This week on the homeless front... October 21, 2008 Tax credit crunch hits affordable housing in Oregon. D.C. also hit hard. In Ireland market rate housing is now cheaper than affordable housing schemes. The USA Today reports “ New homeless numbers alarmi ...
21 Oct 2008 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Posted Dec. 11, 2008 Give the gift of wisdom this holiday season with the latest edition of Street Roots! It’s a special section with wall-to-wall coverage that will make you look at affordable housing in a whole new light. It’s in the gentl ...
11 Dec 2008 - Street Roots
When is new housing not new? When it's reprogrammed From the Dec. 12 special affordable housing edition, "In need of a new deal." Portland's efforts to build a net gain of affordable housing for its lowest income residents have failed ...
24 Dec 2008 - Street Roots
Financial crisis ripples through affordable housing corporations in Portland From the Dec. 12 special affordable housing edition, "In need of a new deal." In 1986, while the Reagan administration was busy slashing and burning its federal housing ...
24 Dec 2008 - Street Roots
Act Now! Put your voice behind sustainable affordable housing funds A document recording fee for affordable housing is currently making it’s way through the Oregon legislative process. The new law would raise the nominal fee for recording documents in dee ...
5 Feb 2009 - Street Roots
Low income housing funds in recovery bill in jeopardy Senate "moderates" of both parties have agreed on a list of cuts in the economic recovery bill. Reports from the Hill are that low income housing funds previously in the bill could be cut. Lo ...
6 Feb 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! In like a lion, as they say- March as definitely arrived! Why not celebrate this weekend with the latest edition of Street Roots, hot off the press and in your neighborhood vendor’s hands on Friday morning. Here’s what you will be enjoying s ...
5 Mar 2009 - Street Roots