Blaine Manor gets thumbs-up from P&Z

Article written by Idaho Mountain Express Project still needs Hailey council approval A proposal from ARCH Community Housing Trust to build a 60-unit, three-story affordable housing complex in downtown Hailey received a go-ahead from the Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission on April 6. The approximately 72,500-square-foot development at 706 S. Main St.—just north of the […]
NEW Housing Coming From ARCH Community Housing Trust

ARCH Community Housing Trust has 3 new townhome units in Bellevue available for Rent VERY SOON. Two of these units are for very low income households, see the table below, if you or anyone you know might be interested, please contact: Jennifer Rogers, The Housing Company, (208) 331-4747. The income limit for two of […]
Washington Federal Bank Supporting ARCH Community Housing Trust Since 2013

ARCH Community Housing Trust Executive Director, Michelle Griffith was thrilled to accept this grant for $4,000 from Washington Federal Bank presented by Eric Madsen and Patti Duke. The funds will be used to purchase land on which ARCH will construct affordable rental homes. This is the largest grant received from Washington Federal. The bank has […]
Blaine Manor housing gets go-ahead

Article via Idaho Mountain Express. Low-income project would bring 60 units to downtown Hailey After years of false starts, seniors will be coming back to Blaine Manor. The Idaho Housing and Finance Association approved $5.79 million over 10 years in tax-credit financing to build a 30-unit apartment block on the fallow lot that once held […]
ARCH housing project gets preliminary approval from Hailey council

Article via Idaho Mountain Express. New ‘neighborhood’ could be reserved for workforce population The Hailey City Council has given preliminary approval to ARCH Community Housing Trust to use a one-acre parcel in Woodside subdivision for one home of a possible eight-unit affordable housing community. ARCH has succeeded in building affordable rental and deed-restricted ownership housing […]
MBA Recognizes Five Diversity and Inclusion Residential Leadership Award Winners

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has announced that five companies have been recognized as 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Residential Leadership Award recipients, recognizing MBA members for their leadership efforts in diversity and inclusion in two award categories: Organizational Diversity and Inclusion, and Market Outreach Strategies. “As we enter the fourth year of our Diversity and Inclusion Residential Leadership […]
CAN THE DESIGN OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROMOTE EXERCISE?

To encourage architects and planners to design built environments that promote physical activity, New York City offers an “active design” building incentive within the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards. A recent study analyzed the impact of the design incentive on the activity levels of affordable housing residents at two South Bronx developments. Researchers […]
Reimagining CLT Mortgages and Deed Restricted Programs
Freddie Mac’s excited to expand our support for shared equity homeownership programs. We’re relatively new to the shared equity homeownership field, but we’ve listened to market feedback, taken a fresh look at existing mortgage offerings and conducted in-depth research. With the assistance of national, state and local community organizations, such as Grounded Solutions Network, the […]
BLAINE COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR 50 NEW HOUSING VOUCHERS

September 4, 2018 This is very welcome news. For the first time in a number of years HUD has the capacity to increase the number of “mainstream” rental vouchers, increasing the opportunity for non-elderly persons with disabilities to live in the community rather in than in an institution. We’re confident our region’s housing authorities will […]
The impact of “filtering” and why we are experiencing a crisis

The impact of “filtering” and why we are experiencing a crisis in housing availability. There are building sites everywhere and construction is taking off again, so why is it so difficult to find an affordable home? Part of the answer lies with the effects of “filtering”. The definition of filtering is that homes become more […]