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A draft bill would extend the duration of leases given to private developers on state trust lands from 75 years to 99. That could help developers get financing for apartment complexes and other large projects from banks that often require longer leases.
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This week, the Biden administration announced more than $300 million in funds are being distributed to states and local communities aimed to help make housing more affordable.
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The Cheyenne Housing Authority provides low-income public housing to residents of Laramie and Cheyenne. It also runs a voucher program across the state.
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Known as the “red house,” it was originally owned by descendants of the region’s early settlers. It was slated for demolition before it was picked up off its foundation and moved 50 miles south.This was all coordinated by the local organization Shacks on Racks, which also bought the land and renovated the house, for a fraction of the typical price of new construction.
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Lawmakers packed the Capitol's historic courtroom Monday to consider possible interim issues ranging from artificial intelligence's impacts on society to abortion access, water to the affordable housing shortage.
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A new report from Up For Growth shows Wyoming is short more than 3,000 homes — and that more households are facing severe cost burdens than just a few years ago.
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Officials are also balancing pressure from landowners — who could pull out of the deal.
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The HOUSES Act would allow the sale of federal land to a state or local government, so long as there's a plan in place to build affordable housing there.
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For about a year and a half, nationwide eviction bans protected many tenants from losing their housing. But those bans have expired or been struck down and evictions are rising as a result.
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The Western Governors’ Association has made several policy recommendations to address the nation’s housing affordability crisis.