affordable housing

The co-chair of a new Indiana housing task force says, under current conditions, it would take the state 20 years to meet the housing needs of lower-income Hoosiers.

The program will use $50 million in American Rescue Plan funds to provide grants to nonprofit developers. They can use the money to finance construction of new homes, or to rehab existing ones.

The plan includes funding for creating affordable housing, eviction prevention support, and financial assistance that will help families experiencing homelessness find new housing.

The project is being proposed by Devereaux Peters, a former University of Notre Dame basketball player who went on to play in the WNBA.

The council had originally denied the zoning change for the proposed apartment complex on the former Western Rubber brownfield site in a 4 to 3 vote earlier this month. But on Monday, it reversed course.

The Goshen Common Council denied a zoning change Monday for a proposed affordable apartment complex on the former Western Rubber brownfield site.

The Indiana General Assembly’s failure to enact tenant protections can lead to lifelong health, educational and financial challenges, according to a report by the Notre Dame Student Policy Network.

Nearly three quarters of the lowest-income Hoosiers have to spend at least half of their income on housing. That’s the worst rate in the Midwest and 13th worst in the country.

A large affordable apartment complex could be coming to the former Western Rubber site in Goshen after the common council approved an economic development revenue bond for the project.

A bill to make it easier for nonprofits to purchase distressed homes is in its final steps in the Indiana General Assembly.