What is the difference between ARCH and BCHA?
ARCH and BCHA divide the tasks of delivering affordable housing in Blaine County between development and stewardship. ARCH develops affordable housing. Once homes are completed, BCHA matches households on the waiting list with available homes. They also provide ongoing property management and compliance monitoring. Put simply, ARCH does bricks and sticks and BCHA does people. […]
Every Friday $2.2 Million in paychecks drive away from the county and our economy.
In order to enhance the social fabric of our community people must live and work in the same area. Those who do make an “investment” in their community by attending social events, frequenting restaurants, volunteering at their children’s schools, shopping locally and supporting charitable causes. In 2014, the State of Idaho reported that over 3800 […]
Who are the applicants?
Resort Personnel — Everyone from the folks that left the mint on your uncles pillow when he stayed at the lodge to the ski patrol person that rescued you with a toboggan when you blew your ACL in the bowls. Emergency Personnel — Right.. the guy that saved your life when you were having a heart […]
COMMUNITY HOUSING: It’s a balancing act.
One might argue that Community Housing programs are unnecessary. ” Let the free market forces level the playing field; do not engage in social engineering,” is the cry heard most often. The problem with that point of view is that in order for the fee market to address the problem, wages, and therefore prices of […]
What is an affordability gap anyway?
An AFFORDABILITY GAP is the difference between the median selling price of homes and the amount purchasers (earning median household income) can afford to pay for them. Normally, purchasers with fixed wages are limited to a target purchase price of roughly 3 times their annual wages. In 2016, over 87% of all homes sold in […]
Boise State Public Radio: New Affordable Housing Options Approved For Construction In Hailey
The Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission has approved the construction of an eight-unit apartment complex to be built in the Woodside subdivision. The Wood River Valley has suffered in recent years for its lack of affordable housing. The new construction is part of an effort to create more affordable housing in Blaine County, where rental […]
ARCH Housing Trust Announces Washington Federal Donation to the Self Sustaining Single Family Program
KETCHUM, IDAHO ARCH COMMUNITY HOUSING TRUST announces a $3,000 grant from Washington Federal Bank. This important funding will allow ARCH to continue to grow the Self Sustaining Single Family Program. This program enables ARCH to deliver affordable housing while simultaneously becoming a self-sustaining organization. Under this program, ARCH develops single family rental homes serving households […]
Oak Street Update
In early March we wrote an article about the new affordable housing being completed in Bellevue. This project has been an awesome addition of housing to the valley, and we’re looking forward to the projects that we have in our future. The landscaping on two of the units is just being finished and overall the […]
Housing Workshop — Having the Best for You
We recently read an article published by the MacArthur Foundation, regarding their recent sponsorship of a workshop on housing for journalists. This specific article had a couple of powerful messages, but the one that spoke to us most, is that housing impacts many social areas, and more specifically children’s preparedness for school. But, let’s take […]
Hot Topic Follow Up: Buttercup Road Developments
To follow up on a topic that has been very hot here since last summer… The Buttercup road developments. Neighbors and stakeholders near the proposed development of 3702 Buttercup Road, on the north side of Hailey, had the opportunity to make comments earlier this month. These comments spanned across several topics during the meeting — […]
