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'A new beginning': Oregon program helps low-income residents move into energy-efficient manufactured homes
WOODBURN, Ore. — Elizabeth Vasquez had the jitters. Just before 11 a.m. on Monday, she waited anxiously next to the spot where her old, manufactured home used to stand in Woodburn. The home had been demolished a few days before, and the lot was covered in freshly packed gravel,...
Missing middle housing debuts in 2024 Street of Dreams
Affordable missing middle housing debuts in the 2024 Street of Dreams in August with a duplex, a triplex, and a cottage cluster in Portland. Such housing, which used to be common, largely disappeared when many cities adopted zoning policies that favored single-family neighborhoods. But as increasing home prices created an affordable housing crisis, the Oregon Legislature and Portland City Council moved to ban single-family zoning with the goal of increasing residential densities with less expensive housing styles. ...
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