Housing
Friday, September 8, 2017 by Audrey McGlinchy
Housing
Harvey ‘washed us back home’: Is Austin too expensive for those relocating after Harvey?
Wendy Rivera sat in a metal folding chair outside the shelter for Hurricane Harvey evacuees in Southeast Austin. She shared a 44-ounce convenience store soda with her husband, Ramiro. Ramiro, tall, soft-spoken and tattooed, used his body and a white…
Friday, September 8, 2017 by Jack Craver
Housing
Council members concerned about fees for ADUs
Council Member Delia Garza is worried that proposed increases in building fees are going to hit middle-income homeowners who are seeking to build accessory dwelling units the hardest.At a Thursday City Council meeting over the proposed budget for the upcoming…
Monday, August 28, 2017 by Chad Swiatecki
Housing
Accelerator targets city’s ‘screaming crisis’ of housing affordability
A new program from the Impact Hub Austin social improvement accelerator has set its sights on solving the growing affordability crisis facing Austin’s middle- and lower-income communities.The Affordable Housing Accelerator held its kickoff event last week and brought together local…
Friday, August 25, 2017 by Jack Craver
Housing
Council considers new affordable housing app
As Austin faces a dire shortage of housing for its poor and working-class population, City Council is looking for every way to get developers to build units that rent at well below market rate.In many cases, developers offer to provide…
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 by Caleb Pritchard
Housing
Council looks to adjust TOD density bonus programs
An extra helping of housing for low-income families could be coming to near East Austin soon thanks to action taken by City Council on Thursday.The body unanimously supported an item sponsored by Council Member Pio Renteria and aimed at allowing…
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 by Syeda Hasan
Housing
Austin residents are beginning to move back into renovated public housing
Lisa Martinez walks around her newly renovated two-bedroom apartment at Manchaca Village, pointing out her favorite features: the blue accent wall in her living room, a new washer and dryer, and, best of all, a new dishwasher. It has made…
