Austin’s Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents | The Pew Charitable Trusts

by Ty Davison | Mar 19, 2026 | News & Commentary

Austin’s Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents | The Pew Charitable Trusts The solution to not having enough affordable housing is, unsurprisingly, to allow people to build more housing. This stands in stark contrast to rent control. 

Common rental barriers are keeping a Salem family homeless

by Ty Davison | Feb 28, 2026 | News & Commentary

Common rental barriers are keeping a Salem family homeless – Salem Reporter: Mr. Moo Moo is in storage. Ally, who is 8 and has been living in motels since October, would like to hold him again. Her mom, Misty Blades, said the purple stuffed cow was lost after...

Church at the Park reports over half of its departing residents moved on to homes, supportive programs and shelters

by Ty Davison | Feb 19, 2026 | News & Commentary

Church at the Park reports over half of its departing residents moved on to homes, supportive programs and shelters – Salem Reporter: There are 240 people in the community who moved from homelessness into a shelter or home after working with Church at the Park...

Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services

by Ty Davison | Feb 8, 2026 | News & Commentary

Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services – oregonlive.com: In 2020, Portland area voters passed a 1% tax on businesses and high-income earners on the promise it would “end our homelessness crisis” – a campaign catchphrase...

Nearly 1,900 affordable Portland apartments sit empty while thousands need homes

by Ty Davison | Dec 2, 2025 | News & Commentary

Nearly 1,900 affordable Portland apartments sit empty while thousands need homes – oregonlive.com: Nearly 1,900 publicly subsidized rental units are sitting empty across Portland, according to new estimates. New data from real estate analytics firm CoStar...