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Wyoming's Emergency Rental Assistance Program has given a lot of money to a lot of families in the last two years. But now that program is ending, having spent all the money it could.
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Steamboat Springs, Colo., has been making headlines this summer for its crackdown on short-term rentals. Listing properties on sites such as Airbnb and VRBO has been banned in most of town, and voters will decide this November if they want to further tax vacation property owners.
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Lincoln Avenue Capital takes advantage of federal tax credits to preserve, build, or provide affordable units. The group is purchasing two existing developments in Cheyenne – one for seniors and one for families.
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In Laramie, the city council is exploring rental regulations. The idea has floated around for years in a town where at least half the population rents their home. Wyoming Public Radio's Jeff Victor reports the idea has more support than ever before.
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Wyoming's Emergency Rental Assistance Program has awarded $4.7 million to more than 1,400 households. That money comes from a large pool of funding from the federal government. Recently, Wyoming and other small states were criticized for spending only a fraction of their funding so far. But Wyoming Public Radio's Jeff Victor spoke with Department of Family Services Director Korin Schmidt who said the program is accelerating after a rocky start. But that rocky start, Schmidt said, was necessary to get out as much assistance as possible to all the people who needed it.
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By just about any measure, Laramie, Wyoming is experiencing a housing crisis. There aren't enough homes available, the homes that are available are too expensive, and rental prices are high. As Wyoming Public Radio's Jeff Victor reports, all of this hurts the local economy.
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The city of Sheridan and the county are working on a housing needs assessment to better understand what the community needs the most.
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Back in 2019, a rental housing resolution was put up to a vote by the Laramie City Council. Among other things, it could have led to safety and health…