REDMOND, OR -- Oregon Housing and Community Services has approved nearly $23 million to create 157 new homes at 10 developments around the state, including more than $10 million for 77 homes in Redmond and Sisters.

Woodlands and Adams Commons, two projects from Sisters Habitat for Humanity, received $950,000 and $3.8 million, respectively. And in Redmond, RootedHomes' "Rooted at 19th" and "Rooted at Antler" will share just over $6 million. Timber Cottages, a Redmond project from Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity, will also get $1.45 million. 

OHCS says 30% of the projects receiving funding are in rural communities. The investments are aimed at helping establish "concrete pathways" for Oregonians to pursue homeownership.