PHB Program Directory

Affordable Housing Development

PHB provides direct financing as well as indirect subsidies, tax exemptions, and fee waivers for the construction and preservation of affordable housing. PHB currently regulates a portfolio of nearly 15,000 units of affordable housing throughout the city.

Affordable Rental Housing Portfolio and Development Pipeline

• Learn about the housing projects in PHB's portfolio:
  • Projects under construction and completed
  • Affordable Housing Development Map

Portland’s Housing Bond   Metro Housing Bond

Direct Financial Assistance for Rental Housing Development

Notice of Funding Availability and Solicitations

• Jill Chen  |  503-823-3339

Inclusionary Housing, Development Incentives and Requirements

Inclusionary Housing   Development Incentive Programs

System Development Charges Exemptions

SDC Exemptions

Limited Tax Exemptions

Multiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption (MULTE)

Non-Profit Low Income Housing Limited Tax Exemption (NPLTE)

• Dory Van Bockel  |  503-823-4469
  MULTE and NPLTE

Homebuyer Opportunity Limited Tax Exemption (HOLTE)

• indirect@portlandoregon.gov  |  503-823-3270  |  Fax: 503-865-3479

Home Ownership, Retention, and Repair

PHB provides down payment assistance and home repair programs to increase homeownership and support home retention for low- and moderate-income households, and particularly for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.

Homebuyer Resources and Programs

Down Payment Assistance Loan & Home Repair Loans

Down Payment Assistance Loan   Home Repair Loans

• Bev Keagbine  |  503-823-3336
  DPALs and Home Repair Loan applications

Lead Hazard Control Program

Lead Hazard Control

• Bev Keagbine  |  503-823-3336

Loan Servicing (single family loans)

Loan Servicing

• Shaina Chiasson  |  503-823-4768  |  Fax: 503-865-3279
  Loan pay-off information and quotes, 1099 forms, insurance certificates

Policy and Planning

Rental Services Office   
Technical assistance and information on landlord-tenant laws and policy.

Fair Housing

N/NE Neighborhood Housing Strategy

Preference Policy
 

Also related to housing policy:

• Inclusionary Housing
• Affordable Housing Set-Aside Policy
• Affordable Housing Construction Excise Tax

References

• Download PDF file PHB Racial Equity Roadmap (173.84 Kb)
• HOU-5.01 - Portland Housing Bureau Administrative Rulemaking Procedure

Data, Reporting, and Compliance

Risk Analysis & Compliance

Web Compliance Management System (WCMS)

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)