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Thursday, Dec 14, 2017Posted in: Affordable Housing, California, Elizabeth Zach, Featured News
Affordable housing and labor shortages slow economic growth in southern California regions
Construction jobs and the healthcare, leisure and hospitality industries continue to attract people to the Inland Empire in southern California, and the region is outpacing the state’s coastal communities and their economies, according to the Inland Empire Business Activity Index. The Inland Empire is a metropolitan area and region, however it also includes the Coachella Valley, as well as San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
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Wednesday, Dec 13, 2017Posted in: Self-Help Builder News
Self-Help Builder Dec. 2017
HYRUM – After nearly 25,000 hours of blood, sweat and tears, 10 families slept in their new Hyrum homes on Thursday night after celebrating the completion of the city’s first mutual self-help housing community.
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Posted in: Policy Update
Policy Update
The National Rural Housing Coalition’s (NRHC) annual meeting was held during the last week of November. Anne Hazlett, assistant to the Rural Development secretary, attended the meeting to talk about issues related to rural housing programs. Most notable in her first presentation
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