Following slow September, single-family housing starts plunge 18%

Single-family projects took yet another beating in September, declining nearly 5 percent from the previous month and 18 percent year over year, according to data released Wednesday from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading

The condo recovery is underway — but houses remain hotter

Competition for condos has been fierce in the past year as buyers once again looked for homes nearer their cities’ urban centers. This follows an early-pandemic softening in the market segment. Continue reading

Oregon becomes first state in nation to nix single-family zoning

Gov. Kate Brown signed a quartet of housing bills Thursday including one that would eliminate single-family zoning in cities with more than 10,000 residents. Continue reading