Thursday, March 31, 2022

The Latest from Bend: an Update on ADUs and 110 Units of Affordable Housing

Bend, Oregon's Source Weekly says that although multifamily units, condos, and duplexes are definitely increasing. Since 2001 just 702 ADU applications have been approved but the biggest increase was seen since 2016 with 516 approvals granted.

Source Weekly explains why these units are gaining in popularity and are generally more easily accepted by a certain segment of the population often referred to as "NIMBYS." Read more. 

Meanwhile, the Central Oregon Daily News ireports that Deschutes County has agreed to sell land for affordable housing near Oregon State University's Cascade campus. The land will be home to approximately 110 new units. KOR Community Land Trust plans to work together on an affordable housing project consisting of 30 cottages and 80 apartments. Read more


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