Oregon Media Coverage of Housing Challenges amid COVID-19
Media Round up April 1st through April 5th
4/5/2020, The Oregonian Portland area renters, landlords brace for uncertain spring amid coronavirus outbreak
4/5/2020, KGW.com COVID-19 having a large financial impact on Portland
4/5/2020, KXL.com 27 Oregonians dead; At least 1,068 test positive
4/5/2020, The Oregonian Coronavirus devastates Portland economy – especially for homeless people and those on the brink of it
4/4/2020, KATU.com Portland Commissioner says no decisions made yet on rent and mortgage forgiveness
4/3/2020, KGW.com Landlords push back against proposed forgiveness for renters
4/3/2020, KOIN.com Landlord group: Portland City Council request is ‘dangerous’
4/2/2020, PortlandMercury.com Landlord group dismisses Portland City Council’s ‘misguided’ call for rent forgiveness
4/2/2020, Wweek.com Margot Black and Multifamily NW finally agree on something: government needs to do more for renters
4/2/2020, Portland Business Journal Portland City Council calls for rent, mortgage forgiveness
4/2/2020, KATU.com Portland City Council asks state, federal officials for rent and mortgage forgiveness
4/2/2020, MyOregon.gov Gov. Kate Brown’s Executive Order 20-13 provides more protections for residential and commercial renters
4/1/2020, OPB.org Portland Leaders Call for Rent and Mortgage Waivers