It has gone largely unreported that the Oregon state legislature received an update on the state’s housing needs just before Christmas. The report estimated a total statewide need of about 554,000 units by 2043, of which 110,000 units are due to underproduction.
Some highlights from this 51-page report:
- While nearly every state is experiencing underproduction, Oregon’s outcomes are among the worst.
- Measured as a share of housing stock, Oregon ranks 4th in the country for housing under production just behind California, Colorado, and Utah. Washington ranks as the nation’s 5th worst.
The document provides
an introduction to the housing crisis, followed by recommendations to:
- Plan
for what’s needed
- Build
what’s needed where it’s needed
- Commit to working together with urgency
Under these three top-tier
goals are the following recommendations:
- Shifting
focus to leading with production
- Streamlining
urban growth boundary amendments
- Emphasizing
housing production strategies
- Establishing
production targets and equity indicators
- Committing
sustained and coordinated investment
- Reinforcing
housing choice for all
- Establishing
a coordinated governance structure
- Continue state and regional policy action
More can be found on the website here: https://www.oregon.gov/lcd/UP/Pages/OHNA.aspx.
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