affordable housing

Last month, we told you about an effort in Oregon to use kit homes to address the housing crisis in rural communities, and even farm worker housing.  Washington may be moving in a similar direction.  State senator Jeff Wilson recently introduced two bills to streamline the permitting process for kit homes.   “The kit h...

HopeSource transforms the former Nites Inn motel in Ellensburg into 16 one-bedroom apartments for low-income residents.

New Ordinance in East Wenatchee Facilitates ADU Construction, Enhancing Housing Affordability.

your monthly payments are going higher almost every year. In Western Washington, renting a modest home runs at least $2000 a month.

Washington Rep. Kim Schrier tackles affordable housing crisis in Wenatchee roundtable, emphasizing urgent need for solutions.

Shrier will be joined by eight roundtable participants, including city staff members from Wenatchee and Entiat as well as five nonprofit group heads.

Learn how Mayor Florea plans to make Leavenworth more affordable and inclusive with Imagine 2075.

They're working with a consultant on a five-year strategic plan, which includes construction of 40 affordable homes during the time frame

providing safer and more affordable housing options. Renters in Wenatchee, WA may soon have some relief with a new $3 million award from the Department of Commerce to plan for increasing middle housing options

The Commerce Dept. figures indicate adding at 17,000 new homes by 2044 at market-rates will not be enough to meet the local demands in Chelan and Douglas Counties. The state projects between 40 and 55 percent of the new homes that are added will need to be affordably priced for people earning under 80 percent of the area’s median income.