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Is a Portland rule requiring affordable units slowing down real housing growth?

Is a Portland rule requiring affordable units slowing down real housing growth?
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![](https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/05/20260406_Bayside.jpg?w=1024) A 10-year retrospective on the city's inclusionary zoning policy requiring large developments to have a percentage of affordable units suggests stricter regulations stalled production. Councilors will now consider scaling back.