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{{cquote2|quotetext=Unfortunately, the State of Oregon forbids rent control, and values land ownership rights over tenants’ rights.|personquoted=[[Commissioners#Amanda_Fritz|Amanda Fritz]], City Commissioner<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/03/affordable_housing_no_recourse.html Affordable housing in Portland: No recourse for renters losing cheap apartments to infill development] From article: "The urban core is increasingly becoming a 'playground' for the well educated and well off, while the fringes of Portland are almost indistinguishable from neglected areas of other cities."</ref>|quotewidth=##px|quoteheight=##px}} | |||
Finding affordable housing in Portland, Oregon is becoming harder and harder. | |||
==External Resources== | |||
* http://www.noah-housing.org/ | * http://www.noah-housing.org/ | ||
* http://www.housingconnections.org/ | * http://www.housingconnections.org/ | ||
* http://www.hapdx.org/ | * http://www.hapdx.org/ | ||
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* http://www.oregon.gov/OHCS/COM_INeedHelp.shtml | * http://www.oregon.gov/OHCS/COM_INeedHelp.shtml | ||
* http://habitatportlandmetro.org/ | * http://habitatportlandmetro.org/ | ||
== In The News == | |||
* [http://inthesetimes.com/article/16424/game_of_homes Game of Homes]: The private-equity firm Blackstone could be your next landlord. | |||
: Seeing a profitable opening in the wake of the foreclosure crisis, investment groups have worked diligently to bring a “rentership society” into being. During the past two years, investors have bought approximately 200,000 single-family homes, mostly foreclosures, in urban areas nationwide, with plans to convert them into rental properties. | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Food]] | |||
* [[Free food]] | |||
* [[Clothing]] | |||
* [[Free clothing]] | |||
* [[Housing]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:47, 5 May 2014
| “ | Unfortunately, the State of Oregon forbids rent control, and values land ownership rights over tenants’ rights. | ” |
— Amanda Fritz, City Commissioner[1]
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Finding affordable housing in Portland, Oregon is becoming harder and harder.
External Resources
- http://www.noah-housing.org/
- http://www.housingconnections.org/
- http://www.hapdx.org/
- http://www.cpahinc.org/
- http://www.oregon.gov/OHCS/COM_INeedHelp.shtml
- http://habitatportlandmetro.org/
In The News
- Game of Homes: The private-equity firm Blackstone could be your next landlord.
- Seeing a profitable opening in the wake of the foreclosure crisis, investment groups have worked diligently to bring a “rentership society” into being. During the past two years, investors have bought approximately 200,000 single-family homes, mostly foreclosures, in urban areas nationwide, with plans to convert them into rental properties.
See also
References
- ↑ Affordable housing in Portland: No recourse for renters losing cheap apartments to infill development From article: "The urban core is increasingly becoming a 'playground' for the well educated and well off, while the fringes of Portland are almost indistinguishable from neglected areas of other cities."