Can deed restrictions work to ease the housing crisis? What is a deed restriction? When buying a home there are always some conditions that are specific to that piece of real estate. For example, if the home is in a neighborhood or development with a Home Owners...

For nearly three years elected officials, building and housing professionals and civic organizations have been working together to build a ToolKit of Solutions to address the housing crisis in Kootenai County. Defining affordability was a key goal. The Housing Studies...

By Kiki Miller Like many of you, I became frustrated with the ongoing podium, street corner and online discussions ranting and raving at the housing costs that escalated so quickly during the pandemic. Over the past three years I have been working in the housing and...

Next Steps: The Updated Housing Availability and Affordability Study for Kootenai County 2023 This is a 2023 update of the 2021 housing market study of Kootenai County including her cities and towns. Its purpose is to provide 2023 analyses and metrics and to offer...

The Regional Housing & Growth Issues Partnerships has presented to the following city councils, planning commissions, nonprofits, business groups and more: 4/4/23 - Coeur d'Alene City Council 3/21/23 - Post Falls Chamber of Commerce Connect4Lunch 11/22 - Planning...

The Coeur d'Alene City Council this week approved a development that could significantly increase the availability of local worker housing in Coeur d'Alene.  The Coeur Terre development is slated to include 2,800 housing units. Read more:...

Kootenai County renters are paying an average of 51 percent of their income toward rent and nearly all shouldered rent increases in the past year, according to results of a recent survey. The community-based nonprofit surveyed 1,495 renters and 18 property managers to...

COEUR d’ALENE ­– After several months of meetings and strategizing, the Regional Housing and Growth Issues Partnership is sharing solutions for Kootenai County’s housing crisis. Elected officials, public planning professionals, nonprofits, community organizations and...

In his latest Economic Perspectives column, Washington Trust Bank Economist Steve Scranton explores housing affordability. His findings mirror much of what we already know from The Housing Affordability & Availability Study for Kootenai County. Some key takeaways...