Mar 21, 2019 | Housing
What is the number one issue housing developers have shared that would help make projects pencil in the Lake Tahoe region? Parking reduction! The cost of a parking spot in a housing development in California is at least $24,000 for an above ground spot. More if...
Mar 21, 2019 | Housing
The South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD) Board of Directors changed their administrative code in September 2018 to allow for the transfer of sewer and water units from one parcel to another in order to encourage the building of affordable housing projects. In...
Mar 20, 2019 | Housing
On February 19th and 28th, two delegations of MHC members traveled to Sacramento for meetings with key policymakers. The purpose was two-fold: to bring awareness to the housing crisis in the Tahoe-Truckee region and to learn how proposed state policies would affect...
Feb 15, 2019 | Housing
The Mountain Housing Council’s analysis of the short-term rental market has not been publicly released yet, but it is already getting attention from major publications. The San Francisco Chronicle is the latest media organization to delve into the topic of short-term...
Jan 21, 2019 | Housing
Incoming California Governor Gavin Newsom has made solving California’s housing crisis a top priority for his administration, including proposing a record $1.75 billion in the state budget to spur housing production. Newsom’s housing proposals combine innovative new...
Jan 21, 2019 | Housing
Comstock’s Magazine recently highlighted the Mountain Housing Council’s work on development fees in an in-depth article entitled Down to the Details published on Jan. 8. The Sacramento-based magazine examined the Town of Truckee’s new development fee structure, which...
Jan 14, 2019 | Housing
The Mountain Housing Council of Tahoe Truckee (MHC) has released an in-depth analysis of the fees developers pay when building new housing projects in the North Tahoe-Truckee region. The council has proposed fee restructuring recommendations in order to incentivize...
Dec 7, 2018 | Housing
TAHOE CITY, Calif. – A proposed achievable housing development at Dollar Hill took a step forward with the Placer County Board of Supervisors voting on Dec. 4 to negotiate with Related-Pacific Companies to build the project. “The approval shows our county’s commitment...
Nov 26, 2018 | Housing
Comstock’s Magazine writer Laurie Lauletta-Boshart spent several months researching and articulating a topic that is on the pages of every publication these days: housing. The housing crisis is not unique to our region or state, it doesn’t exist in just cities...
Nov 20, 2018 | Housing
By Heidi Volkhardt Allstead On October 30, Nevada County and USDA Rural Development teamed up to host a workshop in Grass Valley to discuss financial program opportunities available to Truckee and North Tahoe residents. The workshop introduced attendees to...
