The Housing Availability and Affordability Study for Kootenai County was sponsored by Jobs Plus, Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance, Avista Foundation and University of Idaho's College of Business and Economics to analyze the region's housing challenges in the face...

The Housing Availability and Affordability Study for Kootenai County was sponsored by Jobs Plus, Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance, Avista Foundation and University of Idaho's College of Business and Economics to analyze the region's housing challenges in the face...

There are many causes of the sharp increase in housing prices in Kootenai County, Idaho, and the U.S. The biggest single factor is the collapse of the construction industry arising from the subprime mortgage bubble and financial crisis of 2007-2009. Construction of...