Events & News2020-09-15T10:56:18-06:00

Events

Past and upcoming events of the BCRHP.

Together Colorado & ECHO Host a Community Conversation

Monday, February 8, 2021 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM MT

Join our partners Together Colorado and the East County Housing Opportunity Coalition (ECHO) for a four-part training series on affordable housing in Boulder County. The series explores housing policies and their roots in segregation, how those policies influenced growth and development in Boulder County, what must be done to change our growth patterns to be more inclusive, and ways to organize around this issue.

The Regional Housing Partnership will be presenting on February 8th–see you there!

Home Team Bootcamp | August 11-12, 2020

Want to be part of our plan to triple the number of affordable homes in Boulder County in just 15 years? When you RSVP for this affordable housing “Bootcamp,” you get a FREE All-Access Pass to the Innovations in Naturally Affordable Housing virtual summit, August 11-12. Together we’ll learn practical tools, and creative solutions for building a more affordable community.

After you register, you’ll also be invited to a virtual pre-summit orientation on August 5 to learn more about Home Wanted, the Home Team, and local affordable housing innovations. We encourage you to Join the Home Team if you haven’t already. You’re the kind of community champion we need!

Please contact us with questions,
The Home Wanted team
talktous@homewanted.org

Fair Housing Film and Conversation

May 21, 2018

To recognize and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Fair Housing Act, the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership hosted a film screening and panel discussion on May 21, 2018. The event featured the short film “Seven Days” chronicling the week following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The film was followed by a moderated conversation with a panel of local and regional participants who shared their perspectives from the Civil Rights Era, how the Fair Housing Act plays out in our community today and current challenges facing our Front Range communities.

Fair Housing Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Fair Housing Act – Film and Conversation

2018 Planner Symposium: Making It Happen: A Housing and Financing Perspective

August 28, 2018

On August 28, we hosted our first workshop for county-wide city and town planners. Affordable Housing: Making it Happen was an informative and enjoyable morning at Boulder County’s beautiful Kestrel community in Louisville. With more than nine speakers and 23 guests, discussion focused on definitions of affordable housing, the Fair Housing Act, codes and regulations, the development process, and financing. Thanks to all who joined us!

2017 Housing Summit

September 29, 2017

The Partnership hosted an affordable housing summit that brought together nearly 75 city councilors and town board members and their planning staff from across Boulder County as well as Boulder County Commissioners to discuss the Regional Housing Strategy and consider ways to use its recommended tools collaboratively to increase housing affordability for our community.

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News

The latest affordable housing news from around the country

Boulder voters weighing housing help for the middle

Published October 26, 2019

Ballot Measure 2I would allow city to take on debt to help people buy homes in pricey local market.

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Oct. 25: Squeezed Out: Challenges of Diversity and Affordability in Colorado Communities

Published October 21, 2019

Please join us Oct. 25 at the third annual Community Building Colorado-Style conference to explore creative solutions to the challenges of affordability, diversity and equity in rapidly-growing Colorado communities.

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FHA rule change regarding condo loans could allow more buyers to break into Boulder County market

Published September 29, 2019

With a new condominium approval rule, the Federal Housing Administration is making it easier for first-time condo buyers, often with less than perfect credit, to get mortgages.

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FHA rule change regarding condo loans could allow more buyers to break into Boulder County market

Published September 29, 2019

The Federal Housing Administration is making it easier for first-time condo buyers to get mortgages. The new condominium approval rule, which goes into effect Oct. 15, will help reduce regulatory barriers.

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Lafayette planning commission approves sketch plan for affordable housing project

Published September 25, 2019

Members of Lafayette’s planning commission voted unanimously in favor of the so-called Willoughby Corner project, which would build 400 affordable homes at the southwest corner of Emma and 120th streets.

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Parked: Mobile homes are Colorado’s affordable housing crutch. But they’re disappearing as land becomes more precious

Published September 15, 2019

Mobile homes provide the bulk of unsubsidized, affordable housing in Colorado but their numbers are shrinking and ownership is moving from mom-and-pop to corporate.

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Make affordable housing a debate topic, groups say

Published September 9, 2019

Some of the nation’s largest providers of affordable senior housing sent a letter to the moderators of the next presidential debate urging them to ask the candidates how they would address the affordable housing shortage.

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5 Lessons from Cities On Affordable Housing

Published July 11, 2019

Five big lessons from a handful of cities which have found some new policy ideas to address the affordable housing problem.

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Affordable housing leaders, developers call Boulder’s cash-in-lieu option helpful

Published July 6, 2019

Boulder’s affordable housing leaders say the influx of money helps them secure more affordable housing in the city than they would be able to otherwise.

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Neguse introduces pair of affordable housing bills

Published June 26, 2019

U.S. Rep Joe Neguse introduced a housing package this week aimed at ensuring low-income housing fairness and cutting government red tape.

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