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Housing Crisis Exposed: Radical Solutions for Portland's Broken Development Systems
HFO partner Greg Frick interviews Ezra Hammer, an attorney specializing in land use and real estate with Jordan Ramis law firm. Their discussion explores the critical housing challenges facing Portland and the state of Oregon. Hammer discusses the region's significant housing shortage, with approximately 45,000 missing housing units and low development rates, highlighting systemic issues like infrastructure funding, overly localized community engagement, and restrictive urban growth boundaries. He advocates for radical policy changes, including state-level infrastructure funding reforms…
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