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A recent city poll of local housing developers identified some new building requirements — ranging from mandatory bicycle parking spaces to bird-safe windows — as policies the city should suspend to accelerate housing development in Portland.

A recent city poll of local housing developers identified some new building requirements — ranging from mandatory bicycle parking spaces to bird-safe windows — as policies the city should suspend to accelerate housing development in Portland.

Justin Wood knows the vacant lot at Northeast 60th Avenue and Northeast Ainsworth Street could easily accommodate 10 households.

The average square footage in new single-family houses has been declining since 2015. House sizes tend to fall just during recessionary periods. It happened from 2008 to 2009, from 2001 to 2002, and from 1990 to 1991.

The average square footage in new single-family houses has been declining since 2015. House sizes tend to fall just during recessionary periods.

It's a tale as old as time that politicians benefit by whipping up crime panic and accusing opponents of being soft on the issue.

There aren’t enough no-frills homes that would give someone new to the country or a couple with student debt a foothold to build equity.

The economics of the housing market, and the local rules that shape it, have squeezed out entry-level homes.