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Photo: Greenbrier in Woodinville, Single Family Ownership
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Village - Bellevue - Bothell - Clyde Hill - Hunts Point - Issaquah -
Kenmore - King County
Kirkland - Medina - Mercer Island - Newcastle - Redmond
- Sammamish - Woodinville - Yarrow Point
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News
Following is a selection of recent articles highlighting ARCH and local housing
issues. Where available, links are provided to the source
document. A link to an archive of articles is found at the bottom of
the page .
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2006-7-21
Greenbrier
Heights "model" community
The affordability, design and
family-friendly atmosphere that Greenbrier Heights offers its residents
won the neighborhood and the seven-member partnership that built it a
commendation from Gov. Christine Gregoire last month.
Nathan Hurst, Seattle Times |
2006-2-28
Lower-income loans are out there for first-time home buyers
Local and statewide home-buying assistance programs
are available to assist lower- to middle-income earners to achieve
homeownership. Here is
a printable guide to local and state-wide housing assistance programs.
Deborah Bach, Seattle PI
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2005-12-28
Low-income
housing gets $10.4 million in aid King
County announced $10.4 million in local and federal grants that will
provide low-income housing. This includes $300,000 to A Regional
Coalition for Housing for downpayment assistance loans for first time homebuyers.
Ashley Bach, Seattle Times
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2005-12-18
State's
housing affordability gap widens
The National Low Income Housing
Coalition documents the disparity between wages and rents by calculating
the number of hours a minimum-wage worker must work to afford an
apartment.
Elizabeth Rhodes, Seattle Times
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2005-10-01
Accessory
dwelling units provide a home within a home ADUs
are a type of housing that is catching on, particularly in East King
County where ARCH is spearheading an effort to increase affordable housing
by showing homeowners how they can make the homes-within-homes work for
them.
Elizabeth Rhodes, Seattle Times
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2005-07-12
Cottage
housing: Demand strong for nontraditional homes Two
Kirkland innovative housing demonstration projects, Danielson Grove and
Kirkland Bungalows, test demand for alternatives to suburban
subdivisions.
Lori Varosh, King County Journal
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2005-02-07
The
plight of Puget Sound's working poor In
King and Snohomish counties -- the state's most prosperous region --
nearly 300,000 people live in poverty even though at least one family
member works full time. This special report takes a closer look at the
region's working poor and the challenges they face.
Special Report, Seattle P-I
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2004-07-28
Grant
broadens the reach of ARCH
ARCH has received the first
Fannie Mae Foundation Innovations in American Government Award in
Affordable Housing, which includes a $25,000 grant to expand its
program.
Leslie Fulbright, Seattle Times Eastside Bureau
7-28-2004 Press Release, Innovations
Award, Harvard
& Fannie Mae Foundation
7-28-2004 Press Release, A Regional Coalition for Housing
More
information at ARCH Awards and Recognition
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