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The month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing.

Provided below is a list of the postings on Rural Resurrection about the subject of Housing. When new posts on this subject are added to the blog, this post will typically be updated and re-published later in the week.

  • ADUs Work for Small Towns Too
    ADUs Work for Small Towns Too
    Share This ArticleOne topic that has not yet been addressed on Rural Resurrection is Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). According to the American Planning Association (APA) an ADU is: “…a smaller,… Read more »
  • The Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook
    The Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook
    Share This ArticleMay is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to explore ways to help communities provide safe, decent, affordable housing. Last year, at this time, I reported on a new… Read more »
  • Affordable Housing Month 2025
    Affordable Housing Month 2025
    Share This ArticleThe month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing. For the past few… Read more »
  • 5 Modular Homes for Midwest Infill Housing Development
    5 Modular Homes for Midwest Infill Housing Development
    Share This ArticleThe month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing. As mentioned previously on… Read more »
  • What is the Housing Supply Accelerator?
    What is the Housing Supply Accelerator?
    Share This ArticleThe month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing. The National League of… Read more »
  • The Importance of Infill Development
    The Importance of Infill Development
    Share This ArticleDriving through many small towns there is a clear development pattern that has grown in intensity over the past few decades. New housing is sprouting up on the… Read more »
  • Main Street’s Housing Guidebook for Local Leaders
    Main Street’s Housing Guidebook for Local Leaders
    Share This ArticleThose of you who follow Rural Resurrection’s Twitter account (@ruralresurrect), know that I tend to follow Main Street America’s Twitter feed (@NatlMainStreet) quite closely. In fact, if you… Read more »
  • AARP Helping with Missing Middle Housing
    AARP Helping with Missing Middle Housing
    Share This ArticleOne of the many takeaways from the APA National Conference in Philadelphia this year was AARP’s investment in planning. I’ve already mentioned their desire to fund good placemaking… Read more »
  • Know Your Midwest Housing Styles
    Know Your Midwest Housing Styles
    Share This ArticleEvery rural community has a wide range of housing styles. Many times the styles of your housing stock are based purely on what style was prevalent during the… Read more »
  • Affordable Housing Month 2023
    Affordable Housing Month 2023
    Share This ArticleThe month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing. Whereas rural America used… Read more »
  • Inmates Helping to Meet Affordable Housing Demand
    Inmates Helping to Meet Affordable Housing Demand
    Share This ArticleThe month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing. Affordable housing is a… Read more »
  • Know Your Housing Market and its Advantages
    Know Your Housing Market and its Advantages
    Share This ArticleOne of the blogs that I regularly follow is Strong Towns (@StrongTowns). I’ve seen the founder, Charles Marohn, speak in public before. I’m even currently reading his latest… Read more »
  • Affordable Housing Month 2022
    Affordable Housing Month 2022
    Share This ArticleThe month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing. As stated last year,… Read more »
  • Addressing Need with Housing Needs Assessments
    Addressing Need with Housing Needs Assessments
    Share This ArticleLast year I briefly discussed five plans every community should have. One of those was Housing Studies or Housing Needs Assessments. Housing is a hot topic right now… Read more »
  • The “Make Marshalltown Home” Program
    The “Make Marshalltown Home” Program
    Share This ArticleJune is National Home Ownership Month. So it seems appropriate to have at least one article on on way for others to invest in your community. In it’s… Read more »
  • Lloyd House Changing the Look of Affordable Housing
    Lloyd House Changing the Look of Affordable Housing
    Share This ArticleThe month of May is Affordable Housing Month. In celebration of Affordable Housing Month, Rural Resurrection is looking at adaptive reuse of the Lloyd House building as a… Read more »
  • Home Repair Problematic for Elderly and Disabled
    Home Repair Problematic for Elderly and Disabled
    Share This ArticleRising healthcare and insurance costs are impacting everyone. However there are two groups that are quite possibly the most adversely affected that we don’t hear from as much… Read more »

You may know of an interesting affordable housing project in a rural community. One that may be a helpful example to other communities, don’t keep it to yourself! Let us know through our contact form.