For too long, housing development has stalled while costs keep going up, saddling all Portlanders with some of the highest living costs in the country. As Mayor, Rene will work with builders to invest in our community in ways that meet affordable housing goals while also adding to overall housing supply. We need to do both urgently, so our families can afford to live here, and our neighbors can be housed.
- To effectively address the housing emergency, we need to increase overall housing supply in Portland. This means stimulating federally subsidized and market rate housing to bring down the cost of rent and make it easier for first time homebuyers to enter the market. Not nearly enough has been done in this regard.
- As Mayor, Rene will work to create an environment that attracts outside capital and investment by simplifying the permitting process, streamlining design review and reducing system development charges and infrastructure costs.
- Projects must pencil for builders in order for Portland’s housing production to keep pace with other cities. As Mayor, Rene will also work to drive density, broaden homeownership incentives and prioritize development in areas of our city that have historically seen a lack of investment.