Through the first and second rounds of Project Turnkey, $125 million of legislative funds were distributed to nonprofit organizations and local entities across 18 of Oregon's 36 counties, creating 1,384 units, an investment that resulted in a 36% increase in Oregon's...

Over the past year and a half, the Housing Innovation Partnership has been conducting housing research and developing innovative approaches focused on middle housing financing incentives, modular housing, and local capacity building. A set of recommendations have been...

With a housing deficit of around 140,000 units, there is no question that Oregon needs to build more housing. We have programs in place to subsidize construction of affordable housing, serving those making 60% or less of area median income (AMI). The market is able to...

Housing Innovation Partnership co-convener, Representative Pam Marsh, and Oregon State Senator, Dick Anderson, recently shared 'Governor's goal requires workforce housing' op-ed with the Oregon Capital Insider. See below.   Opinion: Governor's goal requires...

Housing Innovation Partnership (HIP) co-convener and Senior Program Officer for Economic Vitality and Housing at the Oregon Community Foundation, Megan Loeb, shares article ‘For a thriving economy, Oregon needs more housing for middle-income earners’ in the Portland...

Mass Timber Housing Ecosystem Assessment - As a piece of our planning grant for a Mass Timber Housing Center of Innovation Excellence designation under Business Oregon, a landscape assessment on the mass timber housing industry in Oregon was recently completed. The...

Oregon iSector Executive Director, Greg Wolf, and Board Member, Ernesto Fonseca, join a panel hosted by the World Forestry Center to speak on the opportunities of Mass Timber and modular housing to help address housing deficits faced across the country. "Affordable...

The iSector's December newsletter highlights Board Member Dr. Ernesto Fonseca as he is awarded by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico for his outstanding professional contributions in the United States over two decades. The iSector also shares about a recent...

Last week, iSector Board Member Margaret Carter was honored as a Trailblazing Public Servant at the Oregon Historical Society's 2022 Oregon History Makers Awards recognizing individuals who have positively shaped the history, culture, and landscape of Oregon. As the...

The Oregon iSector is pleased to announce we have been awarded a $145,000 planning grant from Business Oregon. This is the first step in a two-stage process to develop a Center of Innovation Excellence focused on Mass Timber Housing Innovation. Oregon's housing...