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Portland, Oregon Fee Waiver Nearly Doubles Cottage Cluster Home Sizes

Thursday, August 6, 2026Alejandra RodriguezView original
For the past few years, buyers shopping for cottage cluster homes in Portland, Oregon faced a strange tradeoff: newer, efficient homes in walkable neighborhoods, but often tiny, sometimes under 800 square feet. That cramped footprint wasn’t a design choice. It was a direct result of the city’s fee structure, which forced developers to build small. […]