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Oregon has a housing crisis. Can the next governor solve it?
In the next 50 years, as the population of the state continues to surge, Oregon will inevitably start to look very different. The next governor will be instrumental in determining how much money is spent on housing; she will appoint the agency heads and key commissioners charged with implementing housing policies, and she will have the power to convene those who determine what land is developed and where.

Questions for the candidates: Republican Christine Drazan answers OPB’s questions on the housing crisis
Editor’s Note: OPB is reaching out to the three leading candidates to become Oregon’s next governor to see where they fall on the issues. Here are Republican Christine Drazan's responses to our written questions about how to address the state's housing crisis.

Questions for the candidates: Betsy Johnson answers OPB’s questions on housing
Editor’s Note: OPB is reaching out to the three leading candidates to become Oregon’s next governor to see where they fall on the issues. Here are unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson's responses to our written questions about how to address the state's housing crisis.

Questions for the candidates: Democrat Tina Kotek answers OPB’s questions on the housing crisis
Editor’s Note: OPB is reaching out to the three leading candidates to become Oregon’s next governor to see where they fall on the issues. Here are Democrat Tina Kotek’s responses to our written questions about how to address the state's housing crisis.
Eugene factory to build affordable mobile houses to help ease Oregon housing crunch
Lane County nonprofits will spend millions to build affordable mobile houses for Oregon residents. Manufacturing is scheduled to start in July of next year.

The fight to provide housing for every Oregonian was led by unlikely activists
Oregon leaders talked a lot about how the new growth management system would protect the state's farms and open spaces. But only gradually did it become clear how life would change inside Oregon's cities and suburbs.

Portland housing bureau director to receive half-year salary in severance
In return for the payment, records show, Callahan has agreed to not sue the city for any reason after her departure.

As the homelessness crisis continues, Portland’s housing director to leave
Shannon Callahan is leaving at a time when the number of people living on the street is far more than the number of housing units available to them in Portland.

There’s a massive housing shortage across the US. Here’s how bad it is where you live
Hundreds of cities and towns are seriously short of housing, both homes to buy and rentals, according to a new study. It's the main reason that home prices and rents are so high.

Housing and rental markets in Oregon are very tight
Housing prices have gone up considerably in recent years and high mortgage rates aren’t helping. We hear from Josh Lehner, an economist with the state of Oregon, about where things stand now and what to expect in the future.