Blaine County Housing Foundation

03/11/2022

This is an opportunity to make your voice heard. The City of Ketchum is asking for feedback on the level of investment for local workforce housing. Please consider filling out the survey in the link below and attending (in person or virtually) the 4pm March 14 Ketchum City Council Meeting. Our elected officials need to hear from our working families who sustain this valley.

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01/05/2022

After 30 years, this may be the year the Legislature funds the Idaho Housing Trust Fund.

More nonprofits could step up to build affordable housing with the state money and with the easing of legal restrictions.

12/22/2021

We can hold our elected officials to a higher standard. Speak up.

Everyone deserves access to safe and affordable housing, and rapidly increasing rents and home prices are making it more difficult for Idahoans to achieve this goal. Further, Idahoans with disabilities,

12/15/2021

There are many pieces to solving the housing scarcity equation. Ketchum is reviewing an ordinance requiring permits and safety measures for Short Term Rentals. Speak up.

Call on Ketchum to limit short-term rentals

12/05/2021

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Monday, Dec. 6th at 4 pm the ketchum City Council will be taking comments on the proposed ordinance to regulate short-term rentals. You may comment in person at the Ketchum City Hall, email comments to the above address by noon on Monday.

12/01/2021

The city of Ketchum has launched a survey to get input from community members, employers and workers in Ketchum and the Wood River Valley to assess the area’s housing needs.

12/01/2021

The city of Ketchum has hired a contractor to serve as the point person in implementing plans to foster the development of community housing.

11/24/2021

Our resort towns need to lobby the legislature to revise regulations that severely limit housing for those who live and work locally.

The inability to keep new privately developed apartment buildings from becoming virtual hotels is one of the problems stalling a new high-density housing ordinance that is before the Bellevue City

11/24/2021

The Spur Foundation provides essential funds to our County's nonprofits.

Calling all Wood River Valley nonprofits: One week left to apply for Spur's fourth and final 2021 granting cycle!

Learn more here: https://mailchi.mp/72ace6adee33/november-grant-reminder

Apply here: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=spurcf

11/03/2021

Real Estate sales remain strong, including cash sales, putting continuing pressure on the rental market and limiting opportunities for our workers.

Number of residential transactions down from record year in 2020

11/02/2021

Here's an example of how we can provide more housing to our Blaine County families.

Small increases in density make homeownership more attainable: A case study of Habitat for Humanity’s Garland Avenue Duplex project in Takoma Park Posted: 10:30 am October 27, 2021 by the third place By Sarah Reddinger, Vice President of Community Development, Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland W...