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Dozens of projects are either under construction or in the works throughout the Coachella Valley, with city councils, planning commissions, and key stakeholders pitching in to push nearly 4,500 units of affordable housing forward.
“We know that we’re in a housing crisis… what this funding will do is help to catalyze and spur the production of affordable housing, so that there’s more housing that our families can afford.” President and CEO of Lift to Rise, Heather Vaikona states.
The county, Lift to Rise and its partners met with President Biden’s Senior Economic Advisor, Gene Sperling. They highlighted their partnership, and Lift to Rise’s collaborative model that’s expanding affordable housing for the region.
A 241-unit apartment complex for low-income renters will soon be coming to the north side of Palm Desert near Interstate 10.
Rent prices across the Coachella Valley have ballooned in recent years, driven by a shortage of supply amid a white-hot housing market. Rents in a majority of Coachella Valley cities have grown between roughly 45% and 55% over the last three years, according to Zillow data provided to The Desert Sun.
Riverside County residents are still able to apply through the online application before July 29. Rental assistance funds, which are provided by various federal and local sources, will still be disbursed through the end of 2022, while funding lasts.
The United Lift Rental Assistance program will be sunsetting its online application portal on July 29. United Lift has been a collaborative effort, over the past two years, between Riverside County, Inland SoCal United Way and Lift To Rise, to support Riverside County families and residents financially impacted by COVID-19 through direct rental and utility…
El programa United Lift Rental Assistance cerrará su portal de solicitud en línea el 29 de julio. United Lift ha sido un esfuerzo de colaboración, en los últimos dos años, entre el condado de Riverside, Inland SoCal United Way y Lift To Rise, para apoyar a las familias y residentes del condado de Riverside afectados…
The 2022-2023 California budget approved by the state legislature and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom today includes a $15 million allocation for the Coachella Valley’s Housing Catalyst Fund. The investment will help to deliver 2,500 new units of affordable housing in the Coachella Valley over the next 24 months and accelerate the goal of 10,000…
El presupuesto de California para 2022-2023 aprobado por la legislatura estatal y firmado hoy por el gobernador Gavin Newsom incluye una asignación de $15 millones para el Fondo Catalizador de Vivienda del Valle de Coachella. La inversión ayudará a entregar 2500 nuevas unidades de viviendas asequibles en el Valle de Coachella durante los próximos 24…