Colorado Mountain Towns Question Income-Data for Affordable Housing Eligibility

Colorado mountain towns question income-data for affordable housing eligibility

Spencer and Camille Messer are worried about getting a raise.  The Eagle County couple, who live in a mobile home with their two children — aged 4 and 2 — may finally qualify for a highly coveted, deeply subsidized house through Habitat for Humanity, one of the few options for skirting the area’s sky-high real estate prices.  Looming development plans for their mobile home community may eventually force them to move. Neither wants to go back to …

Colorado mountain towns question income data for affordable housing eligibility

Spencer and Camille Messer are worried about getting a raise.  The Eagle County couple, who live in a mobile home with their two children — aged 4 and 2 — may finally qualify for a highly coveted, deeply subsidized house through Habitat for Humanity, one of the few options for skirting the area’s sky-high real estate prices.  Looming development plans for their mobile home community may eventually force them to move. Neither wants to go back to …

The true price of 'affordable' housing as low income residents are plagued by costly repairs

PARK CITY, Utah — Local leaders see affordable housing as a cornerstone of Park City’s effort to sustain its workforce and economy — but complaints from residents of city-backed developments are raising questions about how well efforts are working. Park City defines affordable housing as deed-restricted ownership and rental units reserved for moderate-income local workers deemed essential, like teachers and emergency service workers. Most projec…