Blog tagged as Housing

In a 5-2 vote, the “Homeless Bill of Rights” moved to the House Economic Development and Small Business committee from its Housing subcommittee on Thursday.

Traverse City education and business groups are planning to use a $5 million grant it received in the last budget to create housing units for school employees as a way to address the region's teacher job openings.

Builders and contractors are looking for workers to keep up with the increased demand for building in Michigan.

Michigan State Housing Development Authority Director Amy Hovey said the state needs a little more than 140,000 units, 50,000 fewer than the number of new housing units the authority said was needed last year at this time.

Planning committees and master plans would be required to consider housing needs under an amended version of the Michigan Planning Enabling Act brought forth by Rep. Kristian C. Grant (D-Grand Rapids).