A bipartisan duo of lawmakers in the Senate recently reintroduced a bill they previously collaborated on in 2023, aiming to bolster affordable housing programs and accessibility in rural areas. Sens.

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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Community leaders, residents, and USDA Rural Development representatives gather in Loveland, Ohio, Nov. 2, 2024. RD's Community Facilities program allowed them to break ground on a new, ...

For generations, rural America promised cheaper homes and a lower cost of living than the nearest big city. That bargain is rapidly collapsing as prices in small towns and farm counties spike faster ...

More states and communities are looking at accessory dwelling units to increase housing supply in rural areas. Aside from an extra mailbox, there’s little indication from the Newmarket, N.H., street ...

Rural areas of the U.S. that have long been viewed as a refuge for affordable homeownership are now grappling with rising prices, limited inventory and increasing competition — pressures once thought ...

A recent virtual conference pulled together experts from rural America to tackle the issue of increasing housing supply across America's rural counties.

Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts is among those pushing for the full passage of legislation aimed at increasing home ownership opportunities.

The key to population, and thus economic, growth in small towns is available, affordable housing and workforce investments, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin said Tuesday ...

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 ...

The state budget signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul last week includes investments to build and preserve homes and expand infrastructure, as well as legislation intended to help first-time ...