Editing Portland, Oregon (section)

===Housing===
In 2016, home prices in Portland grew faster than in any other city in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2017/01/zillow_portland_area_leads_nat.html|title=Zillow: Portland area leads nation in home-price increases, second in rent hikes|newspaper=The Oregonian|access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref> Apartment rental costs in Portland reported in November 2019 was $1,337 for two bedroom and $1,133 for one bedroom.<ref>{{cite web|last=Eastman|first=Janet|date=November 17, 2019|title=Portland rents are holding steady with two-bedroom units at $1,337 a month|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2019/11/portland-rents-are-holding-steady-with-two-bedroom-units-at-1337-a-month.html|access-date=October 23, 2020|website=The Oregonian}}</ref>

In 2017, developers projected an additional 6,500 apartments to be built in the Portland Metro Area over the next year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/08/02/sick-of-portland-changing-too-bad-here-are-7-places-where-this-city-could-soon-go-big/|title=Sick of Portland Changing? Too Bad. Here Are 7 Places Where This City Could Soon Go Big|date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> However, as of December 2019, the number of homes available for rent or purchase in Portland continues to shrink. Over the past year, housing prices in Portland have risen 2.5%. Housing prices in Portland continue to rise, the median price rising from $391,400 in November 2018 to $415,000 in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/realestate/2019/12/portland-area-homebuyers-face-even-fewer-choices-as-prices-rise-25-over-last-year.html|title=Portland-area homebuyers face even fewer choices as prices rise 2.5% over last year|date=December 23, 2019}}</ref> There has been a rise of people from out of state moving to Portland, which impacts housing availability. Because of the demand for affordable housing and influx of new residents, more Portlanders in their 20s and 30s are still living in their parents' homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/10/10/portlands-housing-crisis-would-be-a-lot-worse-if-so-many-20-and-30-somethings-werent-living-with-their-parents/|title=Portland's Housing Crisis Would be a Lot Worse if So Many 20- and 30- Somethings Weren't Living with Their Parents|date=October 11, 2019}}</ref> There is a considerable amount of "[[Airbnb]] type" rentals in the city. An audit in 2018 located around 4,600 listings, of which 80% were illegally operated.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|date=August 8, 2018|title=Audit: 80 percent of Portland's Airbnb-style rentals are illegal|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/report-80-percent-of-portland-short-term-rentals-not-legal/|access-date=September 8, 2023|website=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Friendman|first=Gordon|date=August 8, 2018|title=80 percent of Portland Airbnb-style rentals operate illegally, audit finds|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/08/80_percent_of_portland_airbnb-.html|access-date=September 8, 2023|website=The Oregonian}}</ref>