Portland/SW Washington

By: Jim Redden, Portland Tribune City policies to help renters may have backfired, causing rentals to disappear, a new report finds. COURTESY:...

The 2022 legislative season was relatively uneventful as compared to the previous years. The only significant legislation passed impacting the...

SB 1536 was signed by Governor Brown on Friday, March 24, 2022 Dear Multifamily NW members, Good news! With the passage of SB 1536, the emergency...

$16 million allocation from U.S. Department of Treasury keeps portal open Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will keep the Oregon...

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is closing the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) next Monday March 14th at 11:59pm. As...

The unpaid rent grew quickly in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 3,500 rental units Andie Smith manages. Though renters in Oregon...

On March 1, 2022, some of the temporary protections afforded renters will end. This guidance provides an overview of the changes to the law and how...

Dear Multifamily NW Members, Good data has never been more critical to our industry. Its availability and integrity are vital to making sound...

Click here for survey detail Once again Multifamily NW collaborated with a broad group of housing professionals (management companies, private...

Last month we signaled that the 6-week legislative session was expected to be a frenzy and expressed our hope that lawmakers would hold fast to a...

2022 Sponsorship Packages We're switching things up for 2022. We've created a Sponsorship Store where you can easily pick and choose your...

On December 14, 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 891 (SB 891), amending Senate Bill 282 and Senate Bill 278 (see links for prior...