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Service Area Summaries > Community & Economic Development > Portland Housing Bureau -- 27 pages · pp. 329-355 ↗

Intro (~3,062 tokens, spilled to sibling files): pp. 329-334 · PDF ↗

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Section PDF pages Description
[doc] Administration and Support pp. 335-337 ↗ Portland Housing Bureau's Administration and Support function provides strategic leadership, business operations, analytics, policy planning, and property management. The 2026-27 budget shows $20.5M in total revenues and $23.2M in program expenses, with notable increases in internal materials and services. The bureau manages nine properties including three on 99-year land leases for affordable housing, and focuses on equitable recruitment and policies addressing historical housing injustices.
[doc] Affordable Multifamily Development pp. 338-340 ↗ The Affordable Multifamily Development Program, managed by Portland Housing Bureau's multifamily production team, produces and preserves regulated affordable housing for low-income Portlanders through new construction and rehabilitation. The 2026-27 proposed budget totals $203.2M in revenues, with $113.5M from external sources (including $34.4M from PDX Clean Energy) and $89.7M from internal sources. Program expenses total $133.9M, primarily for external materials and services. The program emphasizes long-term rent regulation (up to 99 years), equity outcomes, workforce development, and green building standards. Recent changes include financial restructures and reduced Housing Bond and federal funding.
[doc] Economic Opportunity Initiatives pp. 341-342 ↗ The Economic Opportunity Initiative (EOI) is a Portland Housing Bureau program funded by HUD Community Development Block Grants, focused on increasing income and economic self-sufficiency for very low-income residents through workforce and microenterprise development. Prosper Portland administers the microenterprise component while WorkSystems oversees workforce programs. Both contract with community-based organizations. The program prioritizes support for participants with high barriers to employment and partners with culturally-specific agencies serving communities of color, immigrants, and refugees. The 2026-27 budget of $2.14M represents a slight decline from prior years, with all funding allocated to external materials and services.
[doc] Equity pp. 343-344 ↗ The Portland Housing Bureau's Equity Council advances equity and equitable outcomes for staff and residents through collaboration, partnership, and data-driven service delivery. The 2026-27 proposed budget is $257,550, funded primarily through General Fund ($220,891) and Community Development Block Grant revenues ($36,659). Personnel costs are $197,550; materials and services total $60,000.
[doc] Homelessness Diversion p. 345 ↗ The Homelessness Diversion program shows complete elimination of funding in the FY 2026-27 proposed budget. All revenues drop to $0 compared to $5.37M in the 2025-26 revised budget, with the General Fund contribution eliminated entirely. Similarly, External Materials and Services expenses are zeroed out from the prior year's $5.37M level, indicating a full discontinuation of the program's operational funding.
[doc] Homeowner Access and Retention pp. 346-348 ↗ The Portland Housing Bureau's Homeowner Access and Retention Programs support low-to-moderate-income homeownership and housing stability through a 12-person team and eight nonprofit partners (four culturally specific). The 2026-27 budget is $14.56M, primarily funding external services ($12.78M). Services include pre-purchase education, down payment assistance, home repairs, foreclosure prevention, and lead remediation. Recent awards include a $7.75M HUD Lead Hazard Reduction Grant, $750K Oregon Health Authority Healthy Homes grant, and $540K Veterans funding.
[doc] Inclusionary Housing pp. 349-350 ↗ The Inclusionary Housing program, administered by Portland's Development Incentives team, manages incentive and exemption programs to increase affordable housing production in market-rate developments. The 2026-27 proposed budget shows $3.08M in total revenues and $1.74M in program expenses, with personnel costs of $1.27M. Recent Council action approved a temporary exemption of system development charges without affordability requirements, which may reduce affordable housing production through the program.
[doc] Rental Srvcs Pol and Plan pp. 351-352 ↗ The Rental Services Office (RSO), part of Portland Housing Bureau, manages landlord-tenant policy and regulation with $27.3M in 2026-27 revenues and $8.3M program expenses. RSO provides technical assistance, administers rental unit registration and mandatory relocation rules, and leads community partnerships for legal defense, mediation, and rent assistance. Targeting the 47% of Portland households that are renters—disproportionately low-income and communities of color—the program aims to stabilize housing and prevent displacement.
[doc] Safety Off The Streets p. 353 ↗ Safety Off The Streets program undergoes significant restructuring for FY 2026-27, with total funding dropping 95.6% from $16.8M to $743K. The program shifts entirely from general fund support to grant-based revenue ($743K), with external materials and services representing 92% of expenses and minimal personnel costs.
[doc] Supportive Housing pp. 354-355 ↗ The Supportive Housing program's FY 2026-27 budget drops sharply from $5.47M to $2.30M. External revenues from the Grants Fund remain stable at $2.30M, but internal General Fund support of $3.37M is eliminated entirely. Expenses decline correspondingly to $2.30M, with external materials and services at $2.23M and minimal personnel costs of $69K.

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