Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance

Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance PAHA is a 501(c)(3) that promotes and supports Home Ownership opportunities in Kootenai County.

PAHA is Fannie Mae Certified in Deed Restriction and Community Land Trust Properties.

This is what homeownership looks like. 🏡💛Congratulations to Reece and Tatum Mahaffey, the newest homeowners at Miracle o...
08/22/2026

This is what homeownership looks like. 🏡💛

Congratulations to Reece and Tatum Mahaffey, the newest homeowners at Miracle on Britton! 🎉

Reece is a cabinetmaker, and Tatum works in digital design and web services. They are exactly why this work matters: local working people building careers, building lives, and now building equity right here in the community they call home.

Soon enough, there will be grass to mow, projects to tackle, boxes to unpack and all the wonderfully ordinary things that come with owning a home.

And that’s the beautiful part.

Homeownership was never about perfection. It’s about having a place that’s yours.

Welcome home, Reece and Tatum. We can’t wait to see what you build here. 💛

$25,000 to support what’s possible for North Idaho. 🏡PAHA is incredibly grateful to the U.S. Bank Foundation for a gener...
08/20/2026

$25,000 to support what’s possible for North Idaho. 🏡

PAHA is incredibly grateful to the U.S. Bank Foundation for a generous $25,000 grant supporting the Britton Model - the attainable homeownership model developed through Miracle on Britton.

Miracle on Britton has shown what’s possible when communities come together, rethink the traditional approach, and create a pathway to homeownership for working households in North Idaho.

Now, the work continues.

This support from the U.S. Bank Foundation will help PAHA build on what we’ve learned, strengthen the Britton Model, and continue the work of creating more attainable homeownership opportunities in communities throughout our region.

Thank you, U.S. Bank Foundation, for believing in this work and supporting homeownership for local working families.

Before we solve it, we have to understand it.And here's an opportunity to do exactly that.Join us Thursday, August 20 fo...
08/13/2026

Before we solve it, we have to understand it.

And here's an opportunity to do exactly that.

Join us Thursday, August 20 for a Housing Panel & Community Conversation bringing together local leaders, housing experts, builders, and our community to talk openly about the housing challenges facing North Idaho, and what we can learn from solutions being used across the country.

The panel will feature:

🏡 Ali Rabe, Founding Executive Director of Gem State Housing Alliance
🏡 Senator Ben Toews
🏡 Mayor Randy Westlund
🏡 Commissioner Bruce Mattare
🏡 Developer/Builder Noah Stamm

We'll talk about different housing types and approaches, what's working elsewhere, what we're experiencing here at home, and most importantly, give our community an opportunity to be part of the conversation.

Because housing affects all of us, and better solutions start with better understanding.

📅 Thursday, August 20 | 6–8 PM
đź“Ť Innovation Collective
418 E. Lakeside Ave., Suite 9, Coeur d'Alene
🎟️ Free to attend

Presented by Gem State Housing Alliance, Kootenai Strong, Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance, and Housing Solutions Partnership.

Bring your questions. Bring your perspective. Come be part of the conversation.

Reserve your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/housing-panel-community-conversation-coeur-dalene-tickets-1995159388439?aff=oddtdtcreator

Lots of people are talking about housing.But too often, we jump straight to the solutions before we've taken the time to...
08/06/2026

Lots of people are talking about housing.

But too often, we jump straight to the solutions before we've taken the time to fully understand the problem.

Over the next several weeks, PAHA is launching a new educational series exploring some of the biggest questions surrounding attainable homeownership in North Idaho.

Not to tell you what to think.

Not to argue.

But to ask better questions, challenge assumptions, and explore solutions that are already making a difference.

Because better questions lead to better conversations.

And better conversations lead to stronger communities.

🏡 Let's start asking better questions.

People often ask us how Miracle on Britton became possible.The answer is simple.It took a team.When Camden first began t...
07/28/2026

People often ask us how Miracle on Britton became possible.

The answer is simple.

It took a team.

When Camden first began this journey, like many first-time buyers, there were moments of uncertainty. Questions. Paperwork. Financing. Deadlines. A lot of wondering, "Is this really happening?"

That's where partnerships matter.

Scott Skolrud and the team at TitleOne helped navigate the closing process.

SeAnna Baiye and the team at Mountain West Bank walked Camden through financing, one step at a time.

The team at PAHA was there throughout the journey, helping turn "Is this real?" into "I just got my keys."

No one organization makes attainable homeownership happen alone.

It takes builders willing to build.

Lenders willing to innovate.

Title professionals willing to navigate new processes.

Community partners willing to solve problems.

And hardworking families willing to believe that homeownership is possible.

That's what Miracle on Britton represents.

Not just a neighborhood.

A community coming together to create opportunity.

Because the people who teach our kids, care for our families, build our communities, and serve our neighbors deserve the opportunity to put down roots right here at home 🧡

When people picture homeownership, they often imagine the finished product.The perfect house.The perfect yard.The perfec...
07/21/2026

When people picture homeownership, they often imagine the finished product.

The perfect house.
The perfect yard.
The perfect life.

But that's not what homeownership is really about.

It's unpacking moving boxes.

It's mowing the lawn because it's finally your lawn.

It's watching your kids ride bikes down the street and making memories in the neighborhood they get to grow up in.

It's building a life, one ordinary day at a time.

Because the beautiful part isn't perfection.

It's possibility.

The possibility to put down roots.
The possibility to build equity.
The possibility to create stability.
The possibility to dream a little bigger than you could before.

That's what Miracle on Britton was built to create.

Not just houses.

🏡 Possibility.

🧡 Because everyone deserves the opportunity to build a life they can call their own.

07/16/2026

Attention Realtors... you live here too. And your voice matters 🫶🏼

In this conversation, fellow Realtors Lisa Ciraulo of NextHome 365 Realty and Christine Stehman-Matheny of CENTURY 21 Beutler & Associates discuss why attainable homeownership isn't just a housing issue, it's a community issue.

If the teachers, firefighters, healthcare workers, tradespeople, and young families who keep our communities running can no longer afford to live here, what does North Idaho look like 10 or 20 years from now?

This is why PAHA believes Realtors have an important role to play.

🌲 Supporting attainable homeownership strengthens our entire community. A healthy housing market isn't built around one price point. It thrives when people at every stage of life have the opportunity to put down roots.

đź’¬ Realtors are on the front lines. Every day, we're hearing firsthand where buyers are getting stuck, what's missing from the market, and what it really takes to help hardworking families become homeowners. That perspective matters, and it deserves a seat at the table.

🏡 Today's first-time buyer is tomorrow's move-up buyer. Homeownership creates equity, opportunity, and lifelong relationships. The families you help today may very well become the clients you serve for years to come.

This isn't about one transaction.

It's about investing in the future of the communities we all call home.

We're curious... what role do you think Realtors can play in creating more attainable homeownership opportunities in North Idaho?

06/22/2026

It's easy to look at a neighborhood and see streets, sidewalks, and houses.

What you don't see are the conversations, partnerships, challenges, and thousands of decisions that made it possible.

This flyover captures the transformation of Miracle on Britton from February 2025 through May 2026.

But the real story isn't the construction.

It's the families moving in.
The first-time homeowners.
The people who had nearly stopped believing homeownership was possible for them.

Just a little over a year ago, this was snow-covered ground.

Today, it's becoming a community.

And we're just getting started. 🏡❤️

Thank you Timber Ridge Landscape, the park is looking amazing!! Can’t wait to see kiddos and families enjoying fun times...
06/10/2026

Thank you Timber Ridge Landscape, the park is looking amazing!! Can’t wait to see kiddos and families enjoying fun times!! 🧡

When Camden first heard about Miracle on Britton, he didn’t think it was real.Like a lot of people his age, homeownershi...
06/09/2026

When Camden first heard about Miracle on Britton, he didn’t think it was real.

Like a lot of people his age, homeownership had started to feel more like something other people got to do.

So he kept working.
Kept saving.
Kept trying to stay hopeful.

Now he’s signing for a home of his own.

That’s why this work matters.

Not because every problem is magically solved overnight…

but because every once in a while, someone starts believing in a future they had almost talked themselves out of.

And that changes things 🧡

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P. O. Box 598
Hayden, ID
83835

Telephone

+12086593477

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