Housing: Links to Stories

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.

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  USDA Rural Disaster Home Repair Grant Program (DAF)September 14, 2026
  Share This ArticleI’ve written quite a bit about USDA’s programs on Rural Resurrection. This includes Search Grants, Economic Impact Initiative Grants, the Rural Data Gateway, and others. One program that… Read more »
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  Knoxville Veterans District Provides Workforce HousingMay 18, 2026
  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. Across the rural Midwest,… Read more »
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  Pawnee City Didn’t Wait for Housing to HappenMay 11, 2026
  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. Across rural America, housing… Read more »
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  Affordable Housing Month 2026May 4, 2026
  Share This ArticleThe month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities provide safe, decent, affordable housing. Whereas rural America used to… Read more »
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  ADUs Work for Small Towns TooMay 19, 2025
  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 »
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  The Housing Supply Accelerator PlaybookMay 12, 2025
  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 »
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  Affordable Housing Month 2025May 5, 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 »
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  5 Modular Homes for Midwest Infill Housing DevelopmentMay 20, 2024
  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 »
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  What is the Housing Supply Accelerator?May 13, 2024
  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 »
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  The Importance of Infill DevelopmentApril 22, 2024
  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 »
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  Main Street’s Housing Guidebook for Local LeadersMay 22, 2023
  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 »
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  AARP Helping with Missing Middle HousingMay 15, 2023
  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 »
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  Know Your Midwest Housing StylesMay 8, 2023
  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 »
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  Affordable Housing Month 2023May 1, 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 »
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  Inmates Helping to Meet Affordable Housing DemandMay 23, 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. Affordable housing is a… Read more »
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  Know Your Housing Market and its AdvantagesMay 9, 2022
  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 »
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  Affordable Housing Month 2022May 2, 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 »
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  Addressing Need with Housing Needs AssessmentsNovember 22, 2021
  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 »
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  The “Make Marshalltown Home” ProgramJune 21, 2021
  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 »
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  Lloyd House Changing the Look of Affordable HousingMay 24, 2021
  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 »
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  Home Repair Problematic for Elderly and DisabledApril 5, 2021
  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 »

Building Knowledge: Accessory Dwelling Units

Here’s an interesting article on Accessory Dwelling Units on the Master’s in Public Administration website. It provides some basic information about ADUs as well as the state-level regulations for states that have adopted legislation on the subject.

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.