Portlanders can apply for Section 8 housing vouchers for the first time in seven years starting next week.
The short application window, lasting from June 5 to June 9, comes as Oregonians endure a housing shortage. Gov. Tina Kotek has set out a 36,000-unit-per-year homebuilding goal, but development insiders are wary of long permitting timelines, complicated project financing, a construction labor shortage and other headwinds.
The housing vouchers are one of the federal government’s main rent…
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