Half of Southwest Washington residents don’t have enough money to afford basic necessities like housing and food, according to a report released Wednesday. Read more… …
Posts published in “Real Estate & housing”
Battle Ground City Council approves ordinances that clear the way for affordable housing project
By The Citizen on November 6, 2025
After years of delays, a 95-unit housing project is inching forward in Battle Ground. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Habitat for Humanity program helps first-time homebuyers in Clark County
By The Citizen on October 25, 2025
First-time homebuyers are eligible to receive funding to help purchase a house, thanks to Evergreen Habitat for Humanity. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vancouver City Council extends emergency ordinance that speeds development of middle-income housing
By The Citizen on October 15, 2025
The Vancouver City Council on Monday voted to extend an emergency ordinance that fast-tracks development of duplexes, cottages and other middle-income housing options. Read more… …
Developer scales back plans for apartment complex off 58th Street after Vancouver council rejects original plan
By The Citizen on October 8, 2025
A Vancouver developer is revising its plans for a five-story, 77-unit apartment complex on 1.6 acres in the Walnut Grove neighborhood. Read more… Source: The…
Four new industrial buildings planned for former English Pit quarry in east Vancouver
By The Citizen on October 1, 2025
More industrial buildings may soon dot the former English Pit gravel quarry in east Vancouver. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County, Ridgefield officials at odds over growth plans in balance of housing, jobs
By The Citizen on September 23, 2025
When it comes to planning for Ridgefield’s growth over the next 20 years, the city and Clark County planning staff seem to be at odds…
HomeShare Clark County ‘seeing progress’ connecting homeowners with renters seeking affordable housing
By The Citizen on September 13, 2025
More than a year after its conception, a home-sharing program is seeing success connecting homeowners with extra room and renters seeking affordable housing. Read more… …
Data: More young adults in Vancouver living with parents
By The Citizen on September 2, 2025
More Vancouver young adults are living in their childhood bedrooms to cope with the soaring cost of living. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County Council OKs 6-month emergency ordinance to protect mobile, manufactured home parks
By The Citizen on August 22, 2025
The Clark County Council unanimously approved a six-month emergency ordinance Tuesday to pause all applications to redevelop mobile and manufactured home parks — a move…