City councilors in the Columbia River Gorge town of Hood River say they want to regulate short-term rentals in an effort to put the brakes on rising home prices and a loss of traditional rentals.

The number of short-term rentals is on the rise in Hood River, but city leaders say it affects the affordable housing market. New regulations have been put in place to fix the issue.

Currently, short-term rental owners must be a full-time residents in Hood River County. But that could change, meaning owners would only have to spend 30 days per year at their homes before they&#0… ...

The Columbia Gorge town of Hood River has taken an initial step toward regulating short-term rentals, as the planning commission there agreed earlier this week to emulate Portland's approach to ...

Hood River’s city council put a temporary moratorium on new short term rentals last month. Council had considered limiting short term rentals according to the model adopted by the city of Portland, ...

Responding to housing shortages, city officials in Hood River say sites like Airbnb are making the rental market unfair to permanent residents. The city government is mulling regulations on short-term ...