ADUs are becoming increasingly important in solving workforce housing problems because they provide an affordable housing solution and are relatively easy and cost-effective to build. The City of Bend has even created a pre-approved design that you can use to save...
Housing
Rooted at Poplar: New Year, New Homeowners Moving In!
Due to the ice storm last week, RootedHomes unfortunately had to cancel its scheduled ribbon cutting of Rooted at Poplar. The event is not able to be rescheduled because most of our homeowners are moving in. The virtual tour is available here. If your company would...
Will the 2023 Legislative Housing Investments be Enough?
The 2023 session’s clarion call for housing brought forth a variety of legislation that reflected the broad and deep housing needs of our state. It was an attempt to attack the issue on many fronts, but was it enough to get the housing production flywheel spinning?
Employees of Four Workforce Housing Pilot Employer Partners Selected to Be First-Time Homebuyers
Pilot project demonstrates how employers can support a path to homeownership for their employees. The Bend Chamber and Kôr Community Land Trust are excited to announce that from a pool of 35 employer partners, these four have had employees selected to be...
Building More Housing Requires More Tools from the State
By Katy Brooks, CEO This article first appeared in The Bulletin on May 7, 2023 There are numerous reminders every day of how serious the lack of housing has become in Oregon. When our schools can’t retain teachers, our children fall behind. When hospitals can’t hire...
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Employer-Supported Housing Pilot
Kôr Community Land Trust, in partnership with the Bend Chamber, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Poplar Community on Bend’s west side on Monday, May 1, 2023. The media and general public were invited to attend the launch of the construction of the...
City Aims to Make Building Accessory Dwelling Units Easier
The program, called the Pre-Approved Accessory Dwelling Unit Plans program, allows property owners to use a building plan that has already passed Building Plan Review and meets building code.
Public Lottery to Select Homeowners for Workforce Housing Pilot Now Open
The Bend Chamber and Kôr Community Land Trust announced that the public lottery process to select homeowners has begun for the Poplar Community on Bend’s west side.
Qualified, first-time homebuyers are encouraged to apply.
Kôr Community Land Trust Explains New Workforce Program in Bend
Jackie Keogh, executive director of Kôr Community Land Trust, at the site of ahousing development in southwest Bend. Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin By Anna Caminski, The Bulletin. This Article originally appeared in The Bulletin on March 17, 2023 More than 30...
Qualified Employer Partners Announced for Workforce Housing Pilot
On March 9, the Bend Chamber and Kôr Community Land Trust announced the employer partners who qualified to provide their employees with preference in the public housing lottery for the Poplar Community on Bend’s west side.
Employer Application Process Now Open for Workforce Housing Pilot
On February 1, the Bend Chamber and Kôr Community Land Trust announced the opening of the employer application process for the employer-supported Poplar Community on Bend’s west side. Employers can apply to become employer partners of the project, which enables their employees to have preference in the upcoming general public lottery for selecting homebuyers in the Poplar Community.
Bend Businesses Chip in to Help Solve Affordable Housing
Kor Land Trust Executive Director Jackie Koegh tours the organizations construction site on NE Eighth Street in Bend Tuesday Afternoon. By Suzanne Roig, The Bulletin. Article originally published on January 21, 2023 From the hallowed halls of the statehouse in Salem...
Kôr Community Land Trust Partnering with the Bend Chamber on an Employer-Supported Workforce Housing Pilot
Home ownership is out of financial reach for the majority of Bend’s working population. On Wednesday, January 11, the Bend Chamber and Kôr Community Land Trust announced a pilot project that will demonstrate a way that employers can assist their employees in owning their first home.
Addressing Oregon’s Housing Shortage, Workforce Needs
Oregon Office of Economic AnalysisSeptember 2022 Article by Josh Lehner We know Oregon has underbuilt housing by about 5 years' worth of new construction in recent decades. The household formation boom during the pandemic likely pushes that to more like 6...
Time for Solutions to Bend’s Housing Shortage
Ask any employer in town whether the labor shortage is affecting them, and they will likely answer yes.
Most will tell you that lack of workers has shortened operating hours, increased workload for others and decreased their revenue.
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