MORGANTOWN — “We need to start seeing some results,” Morgantown City Councilor Mark Downs said during council’s recent committee of the whole session. Downs’ comments came in response to a […]
Tag: housing shortage
FMHA wants to develop affordable housing. County, city should help
Christal Crouso, executive director for the Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority, recently told The Dominion Post the FMHA would like to take another look at developing the parcels of land it owns […]
The country needs more housing
The United States of America needs more housing — lots of it. The lack of supply in cities and suburbs in particular is the main force driving up the cost […]
Harris is right about housing assistance and price gouging
Here’s what you should know by Michael Hiltzik Up to now, Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been careful about rolling out its policy initiatives, and — at least in political […]
How do we get more affordable housing?
The affordability of housing remains a hot topic. We feel this problem acutely in Morgantown, but the lack of affordable housing is a national — even global — issue. And […]
Different ideas about ‘affordable’ housing
Part of the reason Morgantown’s real estate market is so hot is because there’s a lack of available and affordable housing. So we’re not going to object to the premise […]
The housing shortage is the economy’s real problem
by Ben Harris Recently released government data hammered home what we have known for at least a year: A national housing shortage, not broad-based price increases, is driving inflation. Inflation […]
Calif. has passed 100-plus housing laws since 2016. Are they working?
by David Garcia and Bill Fulton A slew of ambitious housing legislation has emerged recently in states as varied as Maine, Utah and Washington. Many of the proposals aim to […]
Grown kids still stuck at home?
by Justin Fox When the pandemic hit last year, young adults moved back in with their parents in a big way. Now the share of 18-to-29-year-olds living with parents and […]
