Affordable and attainable housing refers to housing options that are within the financial reach of all individuals and families.
The people who serve our community, at all levels, are increasingly unable to live where they work. Our seniors can no longer live in the communities where they worked for decades.
Affordable and attainable housing is a multifaceted issue that requires innovative solutions and collaboration across all sectors.
It is getting more challenging for people to afford homes in our region.
Housing is considered affordable if a household is paying no more than 30% of their gross income on rent or a mortgage. Thus, what is affordable varies by each family’s income. Some calculations include basic utility costs, though many do not account for transportation and other needs.
A few years ago, the state Legislature passed a couple bills to incentivize local governments to allow for more housing density with the addition of duplexes, triplexes, attached dwelling units, and the like. Now, a new study has taken a look at what changes local governments, including several in NCW, made to accommodate denser housing after receiving grant funding to remove unnecessary regulatory constraints.
Hear from Kaylin Bettinger, Executive Director of Upper Valley MEND, about what they are up to in regards to providing affordable workforce housing.
Converting malls could create hundreds of thousands of badly needed homes.
The new American home is shrinking.
After years of prioritizing large homes, the nation’s biggest and most powerful home builders are finally building more smaller ones, driving a shift toward more affordable housing.
Washington state’s 60-day legislative session has ended. Here are bills awaiting Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature that affordable housing advocates are citing as wins…
Robert Lanter lives in a 600-square-foot house that can be traversed in five seconds and vacuumed from a single outlet…
14 N. Wenatchee Ave. Suite 155
Wenatchee, WA 98801
