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10/18/2021

Pierce County ARPA Allocation

Pierce County Council allocated its final ARPA funding, earmarking funds to prevent home foreclosure and grow housing counselor capacity in Pierce County. This will provide access to more than $170 million of mortgage assistance funds.

10/01/2021

Biennial Budget Agenda

Review of Tacoma Habitat's Pierce County Biennial Budget Agenda for 2022-2023, including the creation of an affordable housing fund, funding for impact fee waivers, and a capacity building fund.

09/28/2021

American Rescue Plan Act Update

Tacoma Habitat works closely with local jurisdictions to to give voice to both the concerns of foreclosure and access to affordable homeownership opportunities and advocating for ARPA funding distributions in support of housing solutions.

08/20/2021

Restricted Resale Homeownership

With home costs continuing to rise while incomes lag behind, homeownership is fast becoming an impossible dream. Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity aims to change that with a new homeownership model: restricted resale.

07/26/2021

Home in Tacoma Update

In order to address housing shortages and increase access to affordable and attainable housing, we must provide more opportunities to create housing. To serve the community, we must adapt.

05/25/2021

Racial Disparities Workgroup

The 2021 Washington legislative session saw decisions around equity, including a commitment to create and fund a workgroup to reduce racial disparities in Washington homeownership rates.

05/13/2021

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.

04/22/2021

MFTE Program Updates

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

04/05/2021

Ordinance 28747, Tacoma

Tacoma City Council passed Ordinance 28747 enacting a 1/10 of 1% sales tax (a dime for every $100 spent) to support Affordable housing and behavioral health supports, including housing.