Some barriers to builders include a shortage of construction workers and restrictive state land use laws.
Steadfast growth in Central Oregon is continually demanding the attention of city leaders, permitting agencies and area developers, but the issue remains that housing is completely unaffordable by even median level income earners. How can we be a model for growth when the supply and demand chains are so out of balance, and there is nowhere for people to live?
Originally aired on September 15, 2023 on KPOV’s The Friday Point
