Rural Kansas communities address housing shortage through cooperation

Rural Kansas communities address housing shortage through cooperation

This muddy area in the northwest corner of Ellinwood will transform into a new housing development. (Photo by Dale Hogg for Kansas Reflector)BARTON COUNTY — The problem sounds easy: Kansas has too few houses for sale, especially in small, rural communities struggling to attract young people and new businesses. The simple answer is to build more houses. But those in real estate say this shortage has been years in the making, and it may take years…