About this episode

The episode discusses Portland's housing market with City Councilor Eric Zimmerman, focusing on policy and investor confidence.

Today we're looking at Portland's housing market through the lens of city policy, development feasibility and investor confidence. HFO partner Greg Frick recently sat down with Portland City Councilor Eric Zimmerman, who chairs the city's Housing Committee. They talked about multifamily permitting, downtown recovery, investor confidence and what it will take to get housing production moving again.

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