 Fetkes also said the Trump candidacy offers a rare opportunity to vote for a presidential candidate who will do what he's promised because he's done it during his first term. Portland approved nearly 1,300 new housing units last year. Nearly half included affordable rate stipulations. But city official Greg Watson says three projects subject to Portland's so-called Green New Deal have stalled. Watson says all developers are struggling with the same challenges. Interest rates have more than doubled.