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Affordable Housing

Golden Tent Mongolian Grill near Vancouver Mall in 2017.

Affordable housing development proposed near Vancouver Mall

Golden Tent Mongolian Grill near Vancouver Mall in 2017.

November 1, 2022, 3:39pm Business

The city of Vancouver received a pre-application on Oct. 24 for a new five-story, multifamily affordable housing complex near Vancouver Mall. Read story

Clark County Council hearing set on rescue fund use

November 1, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News Free

The Clark County Council is holding a public hearing at 10 a.m. today to review and hear comments on the county’s HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Act Program draft. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, strolls with Vancouver's Homeless Response Coordinator Jamie Spinelli during a tour of the Outpost Safe Stay Community Monday morning. Officials are hailing it as a possible model for other cities to address the needs of the unhoused.

‘Successful for a lot of different reasons’: Inslee tours Safe Stay site in Vancouver

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, strolls with Vancouver's Homeless Response Coordinator Jamie Spinelli during a tour of the Outpost Safe Stay Community Monday morning. Officials are hailing it as a possible model for other cities to address the needs of the unhoused.

October 31, 2022, 5:01pm Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee toured Vancouver’s first Safe Stay Community on Monday, hailing the city’s efforts to address homelessness as a model for the state. Read story

iStock.com/The Columbian illustration While it may seem that cooperate homebuying is a problem, corporate purchases are actually low in Clark County, accounting for 618 of 24,624 purchases, or about 2.5 percent, of residential single-family home purchases between January 2020 and July of this year, according to the analysis of Clark County Assessor's Office data conducted by The Columbian.

Who is really buying all the housing in Clark County?

iStock.com/The Columbian illustration While it may seem that cooperate homebuying is a problem, corporate purchases are actually low in Clark County, accounting for 618 of 24,624 purchases, or about 2.5 percent, of residential single-family home purchases between January 2020 and July of this year, according to the analysis of Clark County Assessor's Office data conducted by The Columbian.

October 2, 2022, 6:05am Business

As Clark County residents try to reconcile themselves to rapidly increasing rents and home prices, one possible villain has emerged in the popular imagination: corporate homebuyers. Read story

Housing in the Ridgefield and La Center areas is among the priciest in the county.

Redfin data led to error in Washington Post’s housing story about Clark County

Housing in the Ridgefield and La Center areas is among the priciest in the county.

October 2, 2022, 6:00am Business

In February, the Washington Post mistakenly published inaccurate data about Clark County’s rate of corporately purchased homes. The story, which used data from real estate brokerage platform Redfin, stated that multiple ZIP codes in Clark County had the majority of new homes purchased by investors — up to 60 percent… Read story

A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Miles Terrace, 1503 Esther St., on Friday. The event included speakers and a tour of the new facility.

Vancouver to ask voters to renew Affordable Housing Fund

A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Miles Terrace, 1503 Esther St., on Friday. The event included speakers and a tour of the new facility.

September 20, 2022, 4:42pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver will ask voters in 2023 to renew the Affordable Housing Fund, its largest community resource addressing low-income housing, before it expires that same year. Read story

A house on Northeast 118th Street with a Hasson Company Realtors "For Sale" sign out front in September 2021, in north Vancouver.

Clark County housing costs remain high

A house on Northeast 118th Street with a Hasson Company Realtors "For Sale" sign out front in September 2021, in north Vancouver.

September 20, 2022, 6:03am Business

Drops in new real estate listings and inventory continued limiting the options of potential homebuyers in Clark County last month. Read story

The Eviction Resolution Pilot Program took effect in Clark County in December 2020. Community Mediation Services, the organization that carries out the program in the county, experienced an influx of cases last November when the state's pandemic protections for tenants ended. Community Mediation Services does outreach to tenants facing eviction providing information about the program.

Demand outpaces resources in Clark County as post-pandemic evictions climb

The Eviction Resolution Pilot Program took effect in Clark County in December 2020. Community Mediation Services, the organization that carries out the program in the county, experienced an influx of cases last November when the state's pandemic protections for tenants ended. Community Mediation Services does outreach to tenants facing eviction providing information about the program.

September 11, 2022, 6:05am Business

When Washington’s eviction ban ended in June 2021, residents braced for an eviction “tsunami” due to unpaid rent that had piled up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Chris Bendix, project developer for Mercy Housing, looks over a three-bedroom unit at the new Columbia Heights affordable housing complex. The project, which offers 69 affordable homes, celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday.

East Vancouver housing complex Columbia Heights links health care, affordability

Chris Bendix, project developer for Mercy Housing, looks over a three-bedroom unit at the new Columbia Heights affordable housing complex. The project, which offers 69 affordable homes, celebrated its grand opening on Wednesday.

August 24, 2022, 7:11pm Clark County News

Columbia Heights, a new affordable housing complex offering 69 homes for low-income families in Vancouver, celebrated its grand opening Wednesday. Read story

Fruit Valley Terrace resident Ty Wilson enjoys a playful moment with his dog, Apollo. Community Roots Collaborative, the nonprofit that created Fruit Valley Terrace, a tiny home village for people exiting homelessness, has partnered with Amerigroup Washington. Together, the two organizations plan to innovate solutions and collaborate on efforts that help people experiencing homelessness in Southwest Washington overcome barriers to resources.

Clark County nonprofit Community Roots Collaborative grows

Fruit Valley Terrace resident Ty Wilson enjoys a playful moment with his dog, Apollo. Community Roots Collaborative, the nonprofit that created Fruit Valley Terrace, a tiny home village for people exiting homelessness, has partnered with Amerigroup Washington. Together, the two organizations plan to innovate solutions and collaborate on efforts that help people experiencing homelessness in Southwest Washington overcome barriers to resources.

August 17, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News

Community Roots Collaborative, a nonprofit developer of permanent, affordable tiny homes for people exiting homelessness in Clark County, has joined forces with Amerigroup Washington, a coordinator of Medicaid managed care health insurance benefits. Read story