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Housing Study Shows Regional Needs, Good News and Bad News
“This certainly is not a surprise, the data’s been displaying these trends for many years, really.” - Robert Carson, Networks Northwest
May 4, 2021
A revised look at the state of housing in Northwest Michigan, and it has local agencies calling for more cooperation. A new study by Networks Northwest identifies a shortage of housing throughout the region. While that’s no surprise, the solutions call on both the public and private sector to be willing to make changes.
Robert Carson is the Networks Northwest Community Development Director, and says “I wish there was an easy cure-all to the problem.” Networks Northwest knows housing shortage has been a consistent problem for years. Particularly, what’s considered “middle housing”. Carson says, “That’s away from single-family housing and high-rises. (Instead, it’s) Duplexes, triplex, apartment complex, accessory dwelling units on residential