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Originally Posted by PhillyPDX
I mean, maybe, but then why don’t we see more affordable housing being built here, relative to other cheaper and rapidly growing metros?
And I don’t want to get cultural preachy for what type of home people want (single family vs multi family). People can and do leave to other areas to be able to afford those single family homes. I personally know a few people that loved Portland metro but moved to Texas because it was just too expensive here for moderate incomes, they had a hard time making ends meet here and are doing much better there, financially speaking.
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If we just wait for private developers to build affordable housing, we will be waiting forever because they aren't in the business to not make the most money they can make.
Depends on where they moved to in Texas, but their is a lot of hidden taxes that people don't realize exist in Texas. I know this because my parents moved from Washington to Texas and are still spending about the same in taxes and fees, so it was a wash for them.
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Originally Posted by downtownpdx
Just read about how Minneapolis is seeing very slow housing price growth relative to nearby areas, and they attribute some of that to its banning of single family housing zoning a few years ago. We’ve also recently banned SFH zoning (I’m forgetting if it’s statewide, or just Portland..?) so perhaps allowing multi unit dwellings in these areas will help relieve pressure in the coming years. Minneapolis might be seeing very slow population growth post covid relative to its neighbors also, so this SFH policy probably isn’t solely responsible for the price relief.
Portland has eliminated parking requirements, encourages density… I’d rather not see the ugb expanded unless all other options have been explored — maybe we need to relax permitting rules, speed up infrastructure development as cantona mentioned so housing can actually happen, and relax affordable housing mandates so instead of requiring it we just offer generous tax breaks and height allowances..?
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Oregon banned SFH Only zoning for any city above a certain population, which just excludes the smallest towns in Oregon.
Interesting you mention Minneapolis because looking it up when it comes to land size for the metro, Portland's metro is about the same size as the Minneapolis metro.
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