Housing: Density, Sprawl, or Homelessness – Choose One | OCBA Forum | February 2022

Oregon is in a housing crisis. A recent State report showed that Oregon needs to create over 550,000 new housing units over the next 20 years. One-third of these need to be affordable to first-time home buyers and renters, many of whom already have to pay rents exceeding 50% of their income. The entire land-use process needs to be reviewed in order to simplify and streamline the approval and permitting process. Our panel will offer their perspectives on solutions to meet our state’s housing needs.