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The affordable housing crisis is usually understood as a problem in the Mountain West’s cities and resort towns. But it’s also happening in rural areas with booming economies.
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Across the West, women are changing the ways land and livestock are managed. Ashley Ahearn saddled up for the Mountain West News Bureau to chronicle their big dreams – and daily challenges. This is the second story of a three-part series.
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A bill banning Idaho cities from restricting rental housing fees is headed to the House for consideration.
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Building new affordable housing takes time, but knocking it down can happen practically overnight.
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Housing costs are rising fast in our region as economic development attracts new residents and supply chain problems cause building delays. But a federal program that helps low-income renters is falling short.
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Short term rentals are making affordable housing even scarcer in booming western towns. But they're also creating economic opportunity for people trying to make ends meet.
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“What we’re starting to see is that affordable housing can no longer be ignored,” says Megan Lawson of Headwaters Economics.
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Population growth in the Mountain West has surged during the pandemic, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Real estate prices have reached new heights in many of our region's ski towns. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, buyers spent a record $2 billion in the first nine months of 2021. Meanwhile, the number of homes on the market is at an all-time low. That's pricing out many long-time residents. The Mountain West News Bureau's Maggie Mullen reports.
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Before you head out to play in the snow this weekend, catch up on the stories from this week you may have missed on the Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable.