HomeShare Grant Program Feasibility Study
HomeShare Grant Program Feasibility Study
KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO
HOUSING SOLUTIONS PARTNERSHIP
OUR MISSION: To increase the availability and affordability of housing for local workers in Kootenai County.
Jurisdictions throughout Kootenai County formed the Housing Solutions Partnership in 2020 to address housing and growth-related challenges as real estate and rental costs reached record highs in North Idaho.
Many local workers are struggling to find affordable housing. In fact, 24 out of 30 categories of local workers — including service industry workers, loan officers, teachers, physical therapists and even CEOs — can’t afford to buy a house in North Idaho. Housing inventory is low and an estimated 2,045 new housing units need to be built each year to accommodate the county’s anticipated growth through 2030.
One of the partnership’s main goals is to provide education on what is and is not possible in our area, offer solutions that work, and to educate our decision-makers, citizens and building community. Visit our Solutions ToolKit to learn more about our efforts to increase local worker housing in the Coeur d’Alene area.
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The Housing Solutions Partnership is making strides in the effort to increase affordable local worker housing in North Idaho!
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The Housing Solutions Partnership is making strides in the effort to increase affordable local worker housing in North Idaho!
HOUSING SOLUTIONS PARTNERSHIP
NEWS & UPDATES
Survey sheds light on county’s rental market and housing crisis
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...
Homesharing a win-win solution
Area seniors and empty nesters with spare space in their homes could help provide local worker housing and earn rental income under a homesharing program being launched by the Regional Housing and Growth Issues Partnership. The partnership on Friday formed a Homeshare...
Partnership shares housing crisis solutions
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...
Mortgage data sheds further light on housing crisis
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...
Local worker housing needs highlighted
The labor shortage and a lack of worker housing are hitting Kootenai County harder than other areas. A regional labor economist's presentation to the Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber underscores the need for worker housing solutions. In his February 8 presentation to...
The Housing Availability & Affordability Study
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 & Affordability Study
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...
Kootenai County’s housing crisis has many causes
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...