Oregon Association of Realtors
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 |