In the News
The articles below are divided into updates on the Pikes Peak Housing Network, news local to the Pikes Peak Region, state news, and federal news related to housing affordability. If you would like to link an article for consideration, please contact us here!
This page is updated weekly.
PIKES PEAK HOUSING NETWORK NEWS & UPDATES
New Pikes Peak Housing Network hopes to tackle Colorado Springs’ housing woes
By Rich Laden rich.laden@gazette.com Mar 1, 2024 Updated Mar 6, 2024 Can anything be done to increase the supply of housing and expand affordable housing options in
March Newsletter
There is much activity in the local and state housing arenas. So many organizations are working hard to ensure our community has access to housing
Welcome to 2024!
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Happy 2024 from Pikes Peak Housing Network. I have now been leading this new organization for over two months and I’m
LOCAL NEWS & UPDATES
City Council approves controversial Briargate apartment complex
By Austin Sack (COLORADO SPRINGS) — Colorado Springs City Council has denied an appeal against an affordable housing complex set to be built in the
New Pikes Peak Housing Network hopes to tackle Colorado Springs’ housing woes
By Rich Laden rich.laden@gazette.com Mar 1, 2024 Updated Mar 6, 2024 Can anything be done to increase the supply of housing and expand affordable housing options in
March Newsletter
There is much activity in the local and state housing arenas. So many organizations are working hard to ensure our community has access to housing
STATE NEWS & UPDATES
So Colorado Business Forum & Digest I Vol. 2, No. 1
January 30, 2024 Visit the link below to read the recent Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest publication, Southern Colorado’s Economic Vibes. Within this report,
Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis Requires Expanding Rental Assistance and Adding Housing Units
October 27, 2022– Rents have increased over the last two years at a historic rate. Between December 2017 and September 2022, the median rent for
Colorado has a record-breaking affordable housing plan. Will state lawmakers push for growth and density, too?
February 8th, 2022- When the pandemic arrived, Colorado was dragged into an intense new phase of its housing shortage. “You can almost draw it exactly
STATE GOVERNMENT UPDATES
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Housing and care costs leave aging Americans with limited options
DECEMBER 1, 2023 With adults over 65 already 17% of the U.S. population, communities need to prepare for the growing number of older adults who