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Collegiate Challenge, 2022

After a hiatus of two years due to the pandemic, Collegiate Challenge is back! Tacoma Habitat was pleased to welcome students from Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA) and Catholic University of America (Washington DC).

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Stephanie's Birthday Builds 2

Stephanie’s Birthday Builds

Stephanie began volunteering with Tacoma Habitat when she was a student at the University of Puget Sound more than a decade ago and continues to volunteer. We recently caught up with her to talk about…

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Escalating Material Costs

Escalating Material Costs

Homebuilding is facing another critical barrier, and it's probably not what you’d guess. Lumber prices are seeing an unprecedented spike, and the industry is experiencing shortage of other building materials which also drive price hikes.

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2021 Priority Agenda

MFTE Program Updates

SB 5287 culminates this multi-year effort to extend and expands Washington State’s multi-family tax exemption (MFTE) program. 

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Volunteer Return Plan 1

Volunteer Return Plan

We have started to find a new rhythm for working, albeit laden in PPE and never more than 6' in proximity to one another. With weeks of testing and some lessons learned under our belt, the first phase…

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