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Median family income (MFI) charts for rental and home ownership units restricted under the Deeper Housing Affordability programs.
Learn about incentive programs available for the development of affordable housing units in Portland. Select a category to view quick comparison tables to help you find which programs best fit your project, as well as administrative rules and how to apply.
Affordable Housing Development Maps
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Explore affordable housing developments that are currently being built or planned for completion within the next few years.
Affordable Housing Set-Aside Policy
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Learn about the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Set-Aside Policy for affordable housing
Apply for a Home Repair Loan
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The Home Repair Loan Program provides a 0% interest loan to help eligible homeowners with low and moderate incomes make improvements and upgrades to continue living safely in their homes. How to apply.
Data and Reports
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Common tools and links to reports and data related to housing and homelessness.
Development Incentives | Other Programs
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Other incentive programs for affordable housing development.
Home ownership programs – Development incentives for affordable housing units that are being developed and will be sold to eligible homebuyers. Find information and how to apply.
Rental Programs – Development incentives for affordable housing units that will be rented to eligible households. Find information and how to apply.
Home Repair Loan
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The Home Repair Loan Program provides a 0% interest loan to help eligible homeowners with low and moderate incomes make critical home repairs to continue living safely in their homes. Learn more about this program on this page.
The application for HOLTE is initiated by the home builder prior to obtaining a building permit. Verified homebuyers who meet the income limit requirement and purchase a HOLTE-approved home can receive a 10-year property tax exemption on structural improvements to the home. See program details.
Inclusionary Housing
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The City of Portland has identified the need for a minimum of 23,000 additional housing units to serve low and moderate-income households. The Inclusionary Housing program is designed to help meet this need, working to preserve economically diverse neighborhoods and housing affordability.
Metro Housing Bond
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In 2018, voters approved a $652.8 million affordable housing bond measure to create permanently affordable homes across Washington, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties. Metro is working with local partners and communities to bring affordable homes to 12,000 people: seniors, families and veterans.
Option 1: Build On-Site at 80% MFI
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A minimum of 20% of the units must be affordable at 80% MFI.
Option 2: Build On-Site at 60% MFI
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Applicants can elect to make 10% of units affordable at 60% MFI.
Option 3: Build Off-Site - New Construction
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Applicants can elect to build IH Units off-site in another new development (New Construction Receiving Building), on a separate site from the multifamily development that is subject to the IH Program requirements (Sending Building).
Applicants can elect to designate IH Units in an existing building (Existing Receiving Building), on a separate site from the multifamily development subject to the IH Program requirements (Sending Building).
Option 5: Fee-in-Lieu
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Applicants may pay a fee-in-lieu in place of providing affordable units. PHB staff calculate the fee amount due by multiplying the gross square footage of the residential and residential-related areas of the building by the Fee-in-Lieu Factor.
PHB Affordable Housing Green Building Policy
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This policy focuses on three metrics: energy, water, and indoor air quality. PHB has implemented minor updates and plans to implement a second, more holistic policy update following a comprehensive review of the policy and incorporating input from community members and expert stakeholders.
PHB Solicitations
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General solicitations and bond solicitations for affordable housing development. Opportunities are advertised annually through Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) or Requests for Proposals (RFP), subject to available resources. Funding is most often directed towards specific Urban Renewal Areas.
SDC Exemption for Home Ownership
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The SDC Exemption Program has different requirements dependent on whether the exempted unit will be sold to home buyers or rented. This page covers information for builders who intend to sell the exempted unit.
SDC Exemption Program for Rental Projects
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The SDC Exemption Program has different requirements dependent on whether the exempted unit will be sold to home buyers or rented. This page covers information for building owners that intend to rent out the exempted unit.
State of Housing Report
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The State of Housing in Portland report is published annually to provide stakeholders and policy makers with a comprehensive look at Portland’s housing market by neighborhood, housing type, and affordability using the latest available data.
The SDC Exemption Program assists developers by reducing their development costs when building affordable residential housing. Developers are exempt from paying SDCs levied by the City of Portland only when those units meet program requirements.
Tax Increment Financing Annual Reports
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View the latest report for the TIF Affordable Housing Set Aside
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