http://www.headingforhome.org A Regional Housing Coalition Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:00:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:00 am | Updated: 8:20 am, Sat Jan 28, 2012. By Jim Gallagher St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS — Last summer, Marie Davis was living in an 800-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment and not liking it. A single woman of 27, she wanted bigger and better. “I thought, ‘I’m handing ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2012/01/28/homes-scaled-down-to-appeal-to-first-time-buyers/ Economist: Affordable housing not the culprit By Steve Gilbert Sentinel Staff Falling property values in Cheshire County are directly attributable to the recession-fueled national housing bubble, not local affordable housing issues, a state economist said. “This is not your fault,” said Dennis Delay, an economist with the N.H. Center for Public Policy Studies ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2011/12/07/workforce-homes-don%e2%80%99t-lower-values/ You are invited to join us on Friday, December 2nd from 7:00 to 9:00 AM for Heading for Home's 6th Annual Business Leaders Breakfast as we explore the the critical role housing plays in our region's economic recovery. The event will include: Report of findings and "next steps" from ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2011/11/22/dec-2-business-leaders-breakfast/ by Preeti Vissa A big part of the American dream is in serious danger — danger fueled by misinformation campaigns that may well lead to terrible policies. For a long time, owning your own home has been a key part of that dream: One little corner of the world that’s yours, a ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2011/11/04/homeownership-is-a-real-positive/ Changes are not all good for this key gateway to the city Keene Mayor Dale Pregent made a prediction last week: “Within the next 10 to 12 years, Ward 1 will be almost totally college students.” That ward includes Marlboro Street, the neighborhood where I grew up and where Pregent still lives. On ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2011/10/10/street%e2%80%99s-future-is-now/ Register Now! We are losing key professionals from the Monadnock Region.  Young professionals, nurses, teachers, emergency response personnel, accountants, small business owners and hard workers in many local businesses cannot afford to live in our region. Young people are choosing to move to other states where significant investments have been made in ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2011/04/25/housing-summit-2011-you-are-invited/ Posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011 8:45 am | Updated: 9:03 am, Sun Apr 17, 2011. Housing without a date to economic recovery dance By Kevin G. Hall McClatchy News Service WASHINGTON — Many sectors of the U.S. economy are showing heartening signs of growth: Employment, international trade, manufacturing and professional services among ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2011/04/18/housing-without-a-date-to-economic-recovery-dance/ by Trisha Riggs Urbanland March 9, 2011 ULI Terwilliger Center Forum Looks at Closing the Housing-Jobs Gap in Today’s Economy. The most effective way to garner support for workforce housing development in the still-shaky economic environment is to position this type of housing as an important component of community viability and ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2011/03/17/workforce-housing-%e2%80%9can-economic-necessity-not-a-social-issue%e2%80%9d/ Affordable housing in the Keene area is hard to find and sometimes difficult to keep. Demand trumps supply and wait lists stretch out for years. For people with limited means who are looking for a place to live, it can be a ... By Sarah Trefethen Sentinel Staff Published: Sunday, February 20, 2011 Asked ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2011/02/21/dire-wait/ By Steve Kerch MarketWatch Published: Saturday, January 15, 2011 ORLANDO, Fla. — Apartment dwellers could be facing double-digit rent increases in the coming years as a shortage of new multifamily units coupled with a rise in prime renter-age households gives landlords clout they haven’t seen since the mid-1990s, development experts said Thursday. “Demand pressures ... http://www.headingforhome.org/2011/01/15/rent-increases-may-be-on-the-way-analysts-say/