Rural homebuyers need to earn at least $75,000 to afford the typical home, up from $36,000 before the pandemic, with the median home sale price in rural areas up 61% from before the pandemic Rural ...

Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced this week new legislation that aims to address a shortage of affordable housing in rural communities. The lawmakers say the bill would ...

In many cases, the key to housing problems in rural communities could be the already existing stock. Strategies on how to tap into that resource is often the missing puzzle piece to a solution. Rural ...

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As candidates in the upcoming presidential election offer strategies to address a national housing crisis, there is an urgent need for new solutions for the housing shortage in rural America. The ...

Since more homeowners in rural regions are either at or near retirement age, there’s a greater chance they will stay in their ...

The Meadows Apartments in Darlington, Wisc., serves farm workers and their families with affordable housing. USDA funds were part of the financial package that made the new development possible.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development department is making approximately $12.2 million in grants available to eligible participants for the repair and ...

(The Center Square) — Rural Pennsylvania keeps losing population, yet its home prices remain out of reach for many residents. The exodus of people has created problems for economic growth and ...

Indiana communities seek to position themselves to achieve long-term community vitality. One of the issues that emerges as a major barrier is the limited availability of a diverse stock of quality ...

A newly released study conducted by the University of Nevada, Reno Extension highlights a growing housing affordability crisis across rural Nevada. Commissioned by Nevada Rural Housing, the study ...