Jonathan Bach has lived in a lot of homes. His family moved often while he was growing up, including into and out of an affordable rental in East Bend and a place they later purchased in Terrebonne.

At the prodding of a local architect, the Central Oregon city is on track to approve the row houses, single-family detached townhomes. Bend city leaders made a significant move Wednesday to increase ...

Bach covers housing for The Oregonian/OregonLive. This op-ed is adapted from his forthcoming book, “High Desert, Higher Costs: Bend and the Housing Crisis in the American West.” For much of high ...

Governor Tina Kotek's office Bend homeowner Brett Dery speaks at housing bills signing ceremony; his remarks are at 18:40 into the video embedded below. Governor Tina Kotek's office Governor Kotek ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- In southeast Bend, a major development is moving forward on what’s known as the Stevens Road Tract. It’s more than 260 acres of land near 27th Street and Reed Market Road, and it ...

Oregon Housing and Community Services will use $291 million to build nearly 1,200 affordable homes across the state. The state agency is partnering with local housing entities and nonprofits to fund ...

An Oregon nonprofit that investigates and litigates allegations of housing discrimination says it will halt its work in many cities, and may lay off staff, after the Trump administration cut off ...

Oregon has created 6,388 affordable housing units since Gov. Tina Kotek took office in 2023 and is positioned to build 250,000 more homes by 2035, according to data released Dec. 3. Kotek set housing ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek commemorated the signing of five bills Monday that are all aimed at breaking down barriers to housing construction in an effort to lower housing costs across ...