Oregon stamped with big red ‘F’ for housing affordability, homebuilding: real estate report card

Data projects Oregon will meet less than 1/3 of Kotek’s housing production goal this year

The data, from the U.S. Census Bureau, shows residential housing permits in Oregon have been declining every year since 2023.

Oregon stamped with big red ‘F’ for housing affordability, homebuilding: real estate report card

Despite Oregon lawmakers’ efforts to encourage homebuilding to address the state’s housing shortage, the state fell into a homebuilding slump last year.