Bend / Central Oregon / Oregon

Small-scale apartment and condo buildings would offer accessible homes with elevators in more Oregon towns and neighborhoods. Four key policy changes would make this possible.

Many people who are not in the weeds of often obscure and nerdy housing policy do not know about Governor Kotek’s housing record. As Speaker of the Oregon House in 2019, she was responsible f…

YouTube video by CityofBendOregon

When Ian Gray looked for an apartment to rent in Bend earlier this year, he had something not available only a few years ago: a choice. Gray, who moved to […]

Bend / Central Oregon / Oregon

Bend / Central Oregon / Oregon

Bend / Central Oregon / Oregon

Bend / Central Oregon / Oregon

Bend / Central Oregon / Oregon

Austin's March 2026 ACU vote, the ADU playbook extended to commerce, and what it means for the next decade of zoning reform.

Pro-Housing Coalition Statement on the Senate Passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Recently, Bend YIMBYs went to a hearing to say “YES!” to housing. I wish everyone could go to a few hearings like this. You would come away with a better understanding of our housing crisis and why…

The Center on Poverty and Inequality at Georgetown Law made a surprising and contrarian argument in a new paper: adding more homes does not benefit low-income tenants. Three recent separate analyses o...

Bend / Oregon

Bend / Oregon

YouTube video by CityofBendOregon

2025 was a tough year in a lot of ways, but YIMBYs in Bend and Oregon had some big housing wins that are worth celebrating. The bad news first: Bend YIMBY is not a group that runs on money – …

Our extra holiday bonus issue, with a lot of housing news and opinions, both locally and nationally.