by Lynette Mullen | Apr 5, 2019 | Housing
The Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) recently announced the adoption of the county’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). Housing allocations outlined in the RHNA are important components of the Housing Element updates of the County and seven...
by Lynette Mullen | Jan 30, 2019 | Housing
On January 24, Field Representative for Senator McGuire Thomas Witzel met with local government officials, including community development directors, local mayors and more, to talk about the housing market. In addition to discussing the history of California’s...
by Lynette Mullen | Jan 19, 2019 | Housing
Jurisdictions can now get funding assistance to help update general and community plans, address barriers to development and more. Grants of $25,000 and more are available to local governments, but those entities are encouraged to collaborate with other “other forms...
by Lynette Mullen | Dec 13, 2018 | Housing
Is housing an economic asset that improves a community’s ability to produce goods and services? Is it a social asset because it supports people in being useful members of society? Should it just be left to market forces to sort out? Housing impacts all aspects of...
by Lynette Mullen | Dec 4, 2018 | Housing
How Can Tenants AND Landlords Do a Better Job of Meeting College Student Housing Challenges In Humboldt County? That was an overarching question organizers sought to address last Friday (Nov. 30) at a Town Hall discussion hosted by Humboldt State University and the...
by Lynette Mullen | Nov 20, 2018 | Housing
In a recent article in the Times Standard (November 18, “Housing market slowly shifting to benefit buyers, says real estate broker”) local realtor Charles McCann posits that the local market is slowly, but finally shifting to benefit buyers. For example, McCann points...