Call to Action: Talking Points

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🔊 Talking Points: Support for Affordable Homeownership

🏡 Why These Investments Matter

  • Oregon is facing a housing crisis—we must invest now to create more affordable homeownership opportunities and prevent families from losing the homes they already have.
  • These programs help Oregonians build stability, equity, and long-term financial security—especially first-time homebuyers and those from communities historically excluded from ownership.

✅ Support Funding the Governor’s Recommended Budget

  1. LIFT Homeownership
  • DevNW and other organizations have shovel-ready projects that depend on LIFT funding to move forward.
  • Continued investment helps meet the Governor’s housing production goals and ensures more families can access homeownership.

2. Downpayment Assistance

  • For many low- and moderate-income buyers, downpayment assistance is the difference between renting and owning.
  • These programs expand access and reduce barriers for first-time homebuyers.

3. Homeownership Development Incubator

  • Supports inclusive development, including workforce housing that is urgently needed in urban and rural communities alike.
  • Helps build a pipeline of affordable homes for working families across the state.

4. Foreclosure Prevention Counseling

  • Preserves Oregon’s certified, third-party counseling network that helps homeowners in crisis avoid foreclosure.
  • This support ensures ongoing housing stability and prevents displacement.

5. Regional Housing Centers Stabilization

  • Keeps trusted local organizations open and accessible, offering the homebuyer education and financial coaching families need.
  • These centers help people make informed, lasting decisions about buying and keeping their homes.

🧾 Support Funding For These Critical Bills

HB 3235 – Amplify Oregon Mortgage Product for CLT Buyers

  • Expands access to innovative mortgage tools designed for Community Land Trust homebuyers.
  • Helps make permanently affordable homeownership a reality for more Oregon families.

HB 3503 – Conversion of Housing Authority Homes to CLT Ownership

  • Allows up to 70 homes to be preserved as permanently affordable by transferring them into CLT ownership.
  • This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect affordability for future buyers.

❤️ Personal Impact (Optional)

Donors:

  • “As someone who financially supports this work, I want to see my investment matched by strong public policy that expands what’s possible for Oregon families.”

Clients/Homeowners:

  • “Programs like downpayment assistance and homebuyer education helped me become a homeowner. I want others to have the same opportunity.”
  • “Foreclosure prevention counseling helped me keep my home—without it, I might not have had anywhere to go.”