Oregon Association of Realtors

https://oregonrealtors.org

The Oregon Association of Realtors (Oregon REALTORS) is the professional association for licensed real estate agents and brokers in Oregon, with over 15,000 members statewide. The association provides advocacy, education, and resources for real estate professionals, and is affiliated with the National Association of Realtors.

Oregon REALTORS is an active participant in state housing policy debates, frequently testifying on legislation related to land use, zoning, homeownership, property taxes, and real estate transactions.

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Legislative Testimony

2026

10 testimonies

Bill Name Position Date
HB 4128
Prohibits covered entities from purchasing, acquiring or offering to purchase or acquire a single-family residence unless the residence has been listed for sale to the general public for at least 90 days.
Jeremy Rogers Neutral 2026-02-24
HB 4136
Disallows, for purposes of personal income taxation, a mortgage interest deduction for a residence other than the taxpayer's principal residence, unless the taxpayer sells the residence or actively markets the residence for sale.
Brock Nation Oppose 2026-02-16
SB 1522
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing.
Brock Nation Support 2026-02-13
HB 4128
Prohibits covered entities from purchasing, acquiring or offering to purchase or acquire a single-family residence unless the residence has been listed for sale to the general public for at least 90 days.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2026-02-12
SB 1578
Allows counties with a population density of less than 30 people per square mile to rezone up to 50 acres to be divided and developed for residential dwellings of at least five units per acre.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2026-02-12
SB 1522
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to study housing.
Brock Nation Support 2026-02-12
HB 4120
Allows residential landlords of multifamily housing to convert premises to nonsmoking for existing tenants upon 180 days' written notice.
Brock Nation Support 2026-02-11
SB 1510
Updates the terminology used to describe certain income earned by multinational corporations to reflect a change in the term used in federal law.
Brock Nation Support 2026-02-11
SB 1561
Requires local governments to approve restoration or replacement of dwellings rendered uninhabitable under an alternative process that is not a land use decision.
Brock Nation Support 2026-02-09
HB 4108
Allows the City of Eugene to annex noncontiguous land upon receipt of a petition from all owners of the land that satisfies four eligibility criteria.
Brock Nation Support 2026-02-05

2025

54 testimonies

Bill Name Position Date
HB 2658
Prohibits a municipality from requiring in, or as a condition of obtaining, a construction permit to renovate or otherwise alter an existing building that the construction permit holder install a frontage improvement if the alteration does not increase the building's square footage or footprint, if the cost of the alteration does not exceed a specified amount and if existing or proposed uses for the building do not change the occupancy classification group that applied to the building.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2025-06-16
SB 1095
Authorizes cities and counties to impose a fee on noncommercial residences that are vacant for more than 180 consecutive or cumulative days in a calendar year.
Jeremy Rogers Neutral 2025-06-04
HB 3974
Limits the applicant screening charge a residential landlord may collect to $20.
Brock Nation Oppose 2025-06-03
HB 2658
Prohibits a municipality from requiring in, or as a condition of obtaining, a construction permit to renovate or otherwise alter an existing building that the construction permit holder install a frontage improvement if the alteration does not increase the building's square footage or footprint, if the cost of the alteration does not exceed a specified amount and if existing or proposed uses for the building do not change the occupancy classification group that applied to the building.
Brock Nation Support 2025-05-14
HB 2658
Prohibits a municipality from requiring in, or as a condition of obtaining, a construction permit to renovate or otherwise alter an existing building that the construction permit holder install a frontage improvement if the alteration does not increase the building's square footage or footprint, if the cost of the alteration does not exceed a specified amount and if existing or proposed uses for the building do not change the occupancy classification group that applied to the building.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2025-05-14
HB 3054
Fixes at six percent maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a larger facility beginning in 2026.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2025-05-14
HB 3136
Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2025-05-14
HB 3136
Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2025-05-14
HB 3136
Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members.
Brock Nation Support 2025-05-14
HB 3746
Reduces the statute of limitations for construction defect actions by a planned community or condominium.
Brock Nation Support 2025-05-12
SB 426
Makes an owner and a direct contractor jointly and severally liable in a civil action for any unpaid wages owed to the unrepresented employees of the direct contractor and subcontractors at any tier.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2025-05-09
SB 974
Requires local governments or special districts to complete final review of final engineering plans for residential development within 120 days of submission.
Brock Nation Support 2025-05-05
HB 2698
Establishes a statewide goal for homeownership.
Brock Nation Support 2025-04-28
SB 967
Authorizes local governments to enter into agreements governing local improvements proposed for unincorporated areas within an urban growth boundary.
Brock Nation Support 2025-04-16
HB 3939
Extends the temporary Oregon Business Development Department residential infrastructure grant program by two years.
Brock Nation Support 2025-04-07
SB 83
Eliminates certain building code standards and mapping requirements for wildfire hazard mitigation.
Brock Nation Support 2025-04-01
SB 85
Directs the Department of Consumer and Business Services and the Department of the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the State Forestry Department and the insurance industry, to evaluate and develop recommendations for community-based wildfire risk mitigation to reduce wildfire risks and increase insurance affordability and availability.
Brock Nation Support 2025-04-01
HB 2647
Establishes the process and requirements by which the City of Monmouth may amend its urban growth boundary to add up to 75 acres and to remove up to 90 acres.
Brock Nation Support 2025-03-31
HB 5011
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Housing and Community Services Department for biennial expenses.
Brock Nation Support 2025-03-27
SB 722
Prohibits residential landlords from using certain software to set rents or occupancy rates.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2025-03-26
HB 3809
Establishes a quarterly allocation of lottery moneys to the Housing and Community Services Department for the individual development account program.
Brock Nation Support 2025-03-25
SB 54
Requires that residential tenants be provided with indoor cooling or cooling spaces for multiunit buildings with 10 units or more.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2025-03-24
SB 974
Requires local governments or special districts to complete final review of final engineering plans for residential development within 120 days of submission.
Bill Ertel Support 2025-03-17
SB 974
Requires local governments or special districts to complete final review of final engineering plans for residential development within 120 days of submission.
Brock Nation Support 2025-03-17
SB 974
Requires local governments or special districts to complete final review of final engineering plans for residential development within 120 days of submission.
Michael Kessinger Support 2025-03-17
HB 2968
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to guarantee a housing developer's payment of system development charges that the local government has agreed to defer until after occupancy.
Brock Nation Support 2025-03-14
HB 3746
Reduces the statute of limitations for construction defect actions by a planned community or condominium.
Brock Nation Support 2025-03-13
SB 1095
Authorizes cities and counties to impose a fee on noncommercial residences that are vacant for more than 180 consecutive or cumulative days in a calendar year.
Brock Nation Oppose 2025-03-05
SB 599
Prohibits landlords from inquiring about or discriminating on the basis of a tenant's or applicant's immigration or citizenship status, rejecting an applicant based on the type of identifying documentation or disclosing or threatening disclosure of an applicant's or a tenant's immigration or citizenship status for improper purposes.
Jeremy Rogers Neutral 2025-03-05
SB 438
Allows the owner of property outside an urban growth boundary to site an additional dwelling on the property for occupancy by a relative of the owner.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-25
SB 878
Allows an occupying homeowner outside of an urban growth boundary to site one additional family dwelling unit on the tract of the home.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-25
HB 3507
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to amend specified down payment assistance programs to increase eligibility by January 1, 2026.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-19
HB 3090
Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to amend its homeownership development incubator program for specified purposes.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-19
HB 2134
Allows tenant to terminate a tenancy during the fixed term without penalty upon 30 days' notice if the landlord delivers certain notices terminating the tenancy in 90 days or more.
Jeremy Rogers Neutral 2025-02-18
SB 462
Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to establish an education course for land use planners for local governments, special districts and state agencies.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-18
HB 3521
Requires residential landlords to pay a minimum amount of damages for breaching an agreement to later execute a rental agreement of a habitable dwelling unit in exchange for holding a deposit, unless the deposit is returned within five business days or repayment is excused based on an act of God.
Brock Nation Oppose 2025-02-17
HB 3526
Establishes a cause of action for a buyer in a real estate transaction if the seller fails to provide the results of required well tests.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2025-02-17
HB 3526
Establishes a cause of action for a buyer in a real estate transaction if the seller fails to provide the results of required well tests.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2025-02-17
HB 3526
Establishes a cause of action for a buyer in a real estate transaction if the seller fails to provide the results of required well tests.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2025-02-17
HB 3526
Establishes a cause of action for a buyer in a real estate transaction if the seller fails to provide the results of required well tests.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2025-02-17
HB 2967
Prohibits residential landlords from charging an applicant screening charge.
Brock Nation Oppose 2025-02-17
HB 3527
Establishes the Public Drinking Water, Stormwater and Sewer Ratepayer Assistance Fund.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-16
HB 2305
Allows a landlord to terminate residential tenancy upon third material violation or late payment upon 30 days' notice with no right to cure.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-16
HB 2698
Establishes a statewide goal for homeownership.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-12
HB 2950
Requires the Land Conservation and Development Commission to update the statewide land use planning goal relating to "citizen involvement" by rule byJune 30, 2029.
Brock Nation Oppose 2025-02-12
SB 967
Authorizes local governments to enter into agreements governing local improvements proposed for unincorporated areas within an urban growth boundary.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-10
HB 2316
Allows designation by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services of certain state-owned and locally nominated lands within an urban growth boundary as home start lands to be used for affordable housing.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-10
SB 229
Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to distribute funds to Bridge Meadows for specified purposes.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-10
HB 3136
Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-05
HB 3136
Removes a requirement that a maximum of two real estate professionals may serve on a city or county planning commission for commissions with more than five members.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-05
SB 118
Extends the sunset date for the property tax exemption for multiunit rental housing.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-05
HB 2078
Extends the sunset date for the property tax exemption for multiunit rental housing.
Brock Nation Support 2025-02-04
HB 3013
Details the process by which a permit or zone change that is based on provisions of a comprehensive plan or land use regulation that fail to gain acknowledgment is voided and any resulting improvements or uses are removed or revoked.
Brock Nation Oppose 2025-02-03
HB 3054
Fixes at six percent maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a larger facility beginning in 2026.
Jeremy Rogers Oppose 2025-02-03

2024

7 testimonies

Bill Name Position Date
HB 4026
Limits the review of certain local government proposals to modify the local government's urban growth boundary to the process outlined in statute.
Brock Nation Support 2024-02-20
HB 4058
Creates a residential property wholesaler registration.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2024-02-19
SB 1537
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to jointly establish and administer the Housing Accountability and Production Office.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2024-02-08
SB 1537
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to jointly establish and administer the Housing Accountability and Production Office.
Jenny Pakula Support 2024-02-08
HB 4131
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Housing and Community Services Department for the purpose of making matching deposits into individual development accounts.
Brock Nation Support 2024-02-07
HB 4058
Creates a residential property wholesaler registration.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2024-02-06
HB 4058
Creates a residential property wholesaler registration.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2024-02-05

2023

1 testimony

Bill Name Position Date
HB 3414
Requires local governments to approve certain adjustments to land use regulations for housing development within urban growth boundary.
Jeremy Rogers Support 2023-06-09

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