Housing
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 by Seth Smalley
Housing
County readies for next wave of federal rental assistance
On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court reviewed the progress on Emergency Rental Assistance Program funding dispersal. The county met a U.S. Treasury deadline to distribute 65 percent of its $10.7 million in federal ERAP funding by the end of…
Friday, October 8, 2021 by Audrey McGlinchy, KUT
Housing
The average monthly rent in Austin is now $1,500. Prices are rising at the fastest pace ever.
Elisa Regulski was getting desperate. The 29-year-old’s lease on an apartment in South Austin was days away from ending, but after putting in half a dozen applications she still didn’t have a place to move. “I wasn’t sleeping very well,”…
Thursday, October 7, 2021 by Seth Smalley
Housing
In wake of Rosemont snafu, county updates housing bylaws
On Oct. 5, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved changes to the bylaws of the Strategic Housing Finance Corporation. The amendments came in the wake of a massive blunder at the Rosemont apartment complex in South Austin – which is…
Monday, October 4, 2021 by Jonathan Lee
Housing
City failed to meet its affordable housing goals in 2020
Not one City Council district met its affordable housing production goals for 2020, according to the most recent annual scorecard released by nonprofit HousingWorks Austin. The report comes as soaring rents and home prices drive the need for more affordable…
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 by Jo Clifton
Housing
Code takes a step to address mold complaints
In the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri, numerous Austin renters found their homes uninhabitable due to water and the resulting mold. Many were forced out of their apartments as a result and the city experienced a surge in the number…
Monday, September 13, 2021 by Audrey McGlinchy, KUT
Housing
The battle for 3000 Funston Street
What does a house interrupted look like? On a small piece of land in West Austin, you can see the answer: Wooden boards form a rectangle in the center of the lot meant to case a foundation, but it’s a…
