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Howard: The high cost of home


Elyse Howard
The high cost of home has been a fact of life in Eagle County for years and it’s just as much of a problem around the United States. Advocating for policies that will increase access to and supply of affordable homes in our community is an important strategy. Through our five-year Cost of Home Campaign, Habitat for Humanity is focused on finding collaborative solutions and promoting policies to improve access to affordable homes for 10 million individuals nationwide.
Housing affordability is one of the biggest issues facing our state. According to Shift Research Labs, one in seven Colorado households spend more than half their income on housing. No matter the region rural, resort, urban and suburban between 2012 and 2019, Colorado fell from being one of the most affordable states to one of the least affordable states in the country based on median income to median pricing, according to Colorado Association of Realtors. ....

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