housing

As rent prices climb in Washington, many are feeling the squeeze. But there’s a new law on the horizon that could ease the burden for renters.

Imagine paying your rent on time, yet your credit score doesn’t budge. That’s about to change in a big way for local renters.

A Washington state grant will help expand down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers in Chelan and Douglas counties.

Common Ground breaks ground on Wenatchee’s Crail Cottages, an affordable home project for low-to-moderate income buyers.

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You've likely been affected by these shortages in one way or another.

12th District Rep. Keith Goehner is one of the cosponsors of this bill.

“This is a reality based budget. It is not based on wishes, or hopes or dreams,” Inslee said. “It is not based on the theory that somehow you can dream away homelessness, or you can vaporize people that you feel [are] inconvenient, living on the corner, it is based on a reality that this investment is necessary both because we care about our fellow citizens.”

Units will be classified as low-density housing, including single-home residences, duplexes, ADUs and townhomes.