Southern Utah Housing News & Events
City Solutions
The City Solution – Why cities are the best cure for our planet’s growing pains. Click here for the interesting article!
HUD Housing Market Report for St. George
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently released the Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis for the St. George Utah MSA. Click here to access the report.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GIVES KEYS TO NEW HOMEOWNERS
There is little that is more rewarding or inspiring than watching a community work together to create new homes and parks in formerly blighted areas. The hope and opportunity these projects create do not stop at the end of the street but shape the entire community whose quality of life they improve and protect.
CCLR TV was on site at Edes Avenue when keys to new homes were given to families at Habitat for Humanity’s project in the Sobrante Park Neighborhood of East Oakland. The project transformed a former junk yard into 54 affordable family homes. Watch this inspirational story of hope and transformation.
Housing cap violates California law
In March, a superior court judge issued an opinion that requires Pleasanton, California, to stop implementing Measure GG, the housing cap provision…read more.
Housing Hurdles
As the 2010 Utah Homebuilders Association president, Bulloch says the issues facing the housing and new home construction industry are formidable. “We’re competing with older homes, short sales and foreclosures,” says Bulloch. “I think that’s what the market is going to be for the next couple of years.”…Read More
Housing Policy, Moving Beyond the Crisis
The economic meltdown of the past four years has clearly placed housing policy and homeownership in the spotlight. Read more about how changes in housing policy will enable us to move beyond the current housing crisis. Housing Policy, Moving Beyond the Crisis
Economic Benefits adding up with Home Run Housing Grant
Utahns looking for a house or a job are benefiting from Home Run 2 housing grants. Since Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert announced Home Run 2 a few weeks ago, more than 150 homebuyers have used the $4,000 grant to purchase newly constructed homes. Another 1,800 grants are available through Dec. 1. Read more: http://utahpulse.com/featured_article/economic-benefits-adding-with-home-run-2
Inclusionary Housing: Where do we go from here?
The attached article discusses the status of inclusionary housing and explores ideas for improving inclusionary housing policies in the future. The article can be found on pages 17-22 by following the link: http://www.rcac.org/assets/pubs/RurReviewV27no2forWeb.pdf
Green at City Scale
Over the past decade, green building has moved out of the fringe and into the mainstream. Now Portland, Oregon, is going one step further. As part of an evolving “eco-district” policy, city leaders aim to move beyond the design of individual structures to focus on greening entire neighborhoods. Read more: http://www.governing.com/node/2925/
Gentrification? This Chicago neighborhood didn’t stop there.
Click on the attached article to learn a “true life” story about successful components of neighborhood revitalization. http://www.governing.com/node/2916/