Salem, OR. — Official Release: New data shows residential housing permits in Oregon have been declining each year since Governor Tina Kotek took office in 2023.
Despite setting a statewide housing goal of 36,000 units a year, only 17,697 residential permits were issued in 2023. That number dropped to 14,270 residential permits in 2024. Through February of 2025, only 1,864 residential permits were issued, putting Oregon on track to issue a total of 11,184 residential permits in 2025.
Another study gave Oregon an F for housing affordability, ranking it 45th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia.
“The numbers don’t lie,” said House Republican Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby). “Governor Kotek’s housing policies are deepening the housing crisis, erasing Oregon’s identity, and blocking more families from achieving their dreams of owning a home.”
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