Housing

For those looking for subsidized units, the wait can feel extremely long, especially when your family is on the brink of homelessness.

Tiny homes are a growing solution to homeless veterans and vulnerable youth, especially those who identify as LGBTQ. But the movement faces challenges from regulations and neighbors across the nation.

Could you live in 200 square feet if it meant being debt-free?

All but five of the building’s units have water damage. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

Gunnar Knapp, director of the University of Alaska Institute of Social and Economic Research, told the Senate Finance Committee that uncertainty over the budget is a concern for the economy.

Most people who end up facing eviction simply can’t afford to pay their rent. Many low-income tenants work, but their rent outpaces their wages. An unexpected bill or a lost job can mean homelessness.

Alaska’s pioneer homes have far fewer beds than needed to meet demand. The region and state’s rapidly-growing senior population means waitlists have grown longer and longer.

Walker signed an administrative order requiring the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, Alaska Energy Authority and Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to find opportunities to become more efficient or consolidate.

The Department of Defense will decide soon if it will remove more than 2,600 active duty army soldiers from the base. The municipality wants to be ready.

As affordable housing vanishes for low- and middle-income Americans, lawmakers in Minnesota and other states are being forced to look for ways to encourage new construction and ease a housing crunch that increasingly eats up more of people’s income.