An aerial rendering of HIVE's 10 units and Community Center Standing room only. That’s how the “Coalition of the Enthusiastic” showed up on March 19 th to hear about our progress on the Housing Innovation Village Experience (HIVE) in Newberg. Business leaders, community partners, elected officials, innovators, and newly interested attendees came to Autodesk’s 6 th floor over breakfast to learn more about the future of housing. What they saw was a project that is no longer

Photo by rawkkim  on Unsplash Oregon's Moderate-Income Revolving Loan (MIRL) program started with a straightforward premise: provide direct financing to help developers build housing attainable for households earning up to 120% of area median income. This is housing for the teachers, nurses, and service workers who earn too much to qualify for deeply subsidized housing, but can't afford market-rate homes. The program made sense on paper. However, for smaller communities that

Photo Credit: David Dibert When we think about the Olympics, we think about athletes training for years for one defining moment. Behind every medal is a network of coaches, trainers, supporters, and entire communities working together toward a shared goal. According to Ryan Olsen, that same spirit is at the heart of HIVE. For Ryan, middle housing isn’t just about buildings, it’s about people. Before a shovel hits the ground, HIVE depends on a diverse network of innovators, s