Bend housing crisis
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Investing in Infill

One tool in the toolbox for solving Bend’s housing crisis? The ADU. Here’s how to build one
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

Like many homeowners, Bendites Tim and Natalie Page were looking for a way to increase their income. Tim is a development associate for the Environmental Center, while Natalie works as an educational assistant for Juniper Elementary School. Their solution: Adding onto their home to make room for a vacation rental. “We are in fact low […]

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Dear Tenant, You Must Vacate the Premises

Many fear homelessness awaits them
Sherron Lumley

In a quickly gentrifying neighborhood in northwest Bend, just a few blocks from Newport Avenue Market, the 44 people who call the Fireside Lodge Condominiums home will soon be without a basic human need: shelter. Bend’s affordable housing crisis is no longer down the road somewhere in the distant future for them. As market values […]

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Long Road to Relief

A snapshot of the affordable housing development process
Corinne Boyer

City Council recently took another step toward addressing Bend’s affordable housing crisis when it approved the sale of City land to a local affordable housing developer. But despite the high demand for such units, this action is unlikely to bring relief to a nearly impenetrable rental market for at least a couple more years. At […]

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Housing pressure

Why there is no immediate solution to the Bend housing crisis
Corinne Boyer

Bend’s housing crisis isn’t a new problem. If you aren’t looking for a new place yourself, chances are you know someone who is. And this isn't likely to change anytime soon. The solutions offered by some Bend City Councilors to address housing affordability and availability are not going to provide relief in the short term. […]

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Letters 10/28-11/4

The Source Staff

NOT HAPPY WITH THE BEND WHITEWATER PARK? Tell them Bend Parks and Rec needs to be held accountable to taxpayers for not delivering what was promised and provide the community with a clear explanation for how they plan to remedy the issues surrounding the Bend Whitewater Park. There are a number of other whitewater parks […]

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