Average apartment building costs fell sharply during no-parking apartment boom
Data suggests housing watchdogs may have been right.
The Real Estate Beat
Welcome to our special coverage of how real estate and housing are closely intertwined with bicycling in Portland. We’ll track the latest bike-friendly developments (both commercial and residential) and share our analysis of how low-car trends are impacting the places we live and work. The Real Estate Beat is edited and produced by our News Editor Michael Andersen.
Could it work here? How Seattle’s big new housing compromise came together
Seattle’s housing breakthrough may have lessons for keeping bikeable parts of Portland affordable.
As state law passes, the fight for affordable proximity moves to City Hall
Plans for city action are already underway, officials said.
City wants taxpayers to finance $26 million hotel parking garage next to light rail
An eight-figure bet that driving to the Rose Quarter area is going to remain popular for decades.
Big shift in Salem: Realtors and some builders are open to housing price controls
Oregon just got some powerful new voices in support of mandating income-diverse neighborhoods.
After years of building, Seattle gets a new year’s gift: falling rents
Happy new year, Portland. Pick your poison.
Advocate! Tell the city how to change residential infill rules
Whether you hate demolitions, love garages, yearn to live in a duplex or just think the rent is too damn high, now’s your chance to let the city know.
Parking reforms could include paid permit zones in neighborhoods near main streets
A way to quell neighborhood concerns about new development.
Portland may require developers to offer residents, employees $600 for biking or transit
Got a new job in Portland? Have a new bike.
Kaiser parking plan could threaten key bikeway but may boost Lloyd’s boom
There aren’t many ways that a new six-story $13 million parking garage subsidized by a health care company is good news.
New 78-unit apartment will include downtown Beaverton’s first bike wash
“We just think it’s a somewhat overlooked city and it shouldn’t be.”