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WA treats most manufactured homes like cars and trucks. A Tri-Cities Republican has a fix

State Senator Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, Nebraska, was honored with the 2025 Housing Champion Award by Habitat for Humanity for his work on legislation passed in 2024 that provides property tax breaks for sales-restricted houses.
The legislation, which began as Legislative Bill 1217 and became LB 1317, addresses the limited marketability of these homes by stabilizing their values for tax purposes, aiming to preserve affordable housing options.
These housing advocacy activities, which included a "Homeownership Matters" rally at the State Capitol on Thursday, highlighted the importance of homeownership for building social networks and supporting mental and physical health, as underscored by health care consultant John Arch of La Vista.
Amanda Brewer, CEO of Omaha Habitat, introduced Habitat homeowner Autumn Austin at the rally and emphasized the organization's 'equity promise' approach, a 'pay-it-forward' pact that includes resale restrictions to maintain affordability for future generations.
Advocates like Tracie McPherson believe the new law makes strides toward property tax relief and preserving affordable housing, keeping houses in local hands and away from out-of-state investors, while Lacey Studnicka, program director for Habitat, called the Bostar-backed law 'transformational'.

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The Columbian

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WA treats most manufactured homes like cars and trucks. A Tri-Cities Republican has a fix

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Atlanta Civic Circle

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Legislators' novel push to rein in giant housing investors is faltering

As this year’s legislative session barrels toward its April 4 conclusion, a wide-ranging, bipartisan bid to limit institutional investor activity in local housing markets appears to be sputtering — at least until next year. Powerful hedge funds, private equity groups, and real estate investment trusts have bought up tens of thousands of single-family homes across Georgia, driving up housing prices and shutting out first-time homebuyers from alre…

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Record number of housing bills introduced this session, but little to show for it, advocate says

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Housing advocates converge at Capitol, praise Bostar law that helps ward off investors

LINCOLN — Habitat for Humanity of Omaha calls it the “equity promise.” It’s new, and essentially a “pay-it-forward” pact in which the nonprofit’s homebuyer clients who receive downpayment and other assistance agree to certain resale restrictions designed to keep a…

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