Mission Statement
Bonner Community Housing Agency supports and develops affordable housing as a foundation upon which individuals, families and neighborhoods can build vital communities in Bonner County through educating, partnering, funding and creating land trusts. Why This Agency Formed
As is it true of several communities in Idaho, Bonner County, and in particular the greater Sandpoint area (which includes the cities of Ponderay, Kootenai and Dover), saw a dramatic spike from 2004 through 2007 in secondary home construction and speculative house construction in general. That spike produced of course a dramatic increase in land costs (and hence housing costs) and a construction boom which resulted in an equally dramatic decrease in the area’s un-employment rate, from our many decade’s long norm of 9+ percent to less than 4 percent. Again, our situation is echoed elsewhere. [Click now to read more....] What This Community Is Doing
In 2006 the City of Sandpoint partnered with IHFA, Bonner County and local businesses to fund a Housing Needs Assessment conducted by BBC Research. That report provided the foundation for a county wide affordable housing initiative; it kick-started our efforts to ameliorate an extraordinary and increasing gap between household income and housing costs. [Click now to read more....]
Welcome to our Website!
At BCHA we are committed to giving you the tools and resources that you need to find out about affordable and workforce housing. We hope that you are able to find informaiton that pertains to your needs. We are available via email and telephone to answer questions concerning our current developments, and other needs.
Thank you.
News
Community Land Trust Taking Applications
04-19-2012
BCHA is accepting pre-qualification applicatiosn for the USDA 50 Direct loans for buyers interested in owning a home in the city of Sandpoint that is well below the average market prices. In order to apply, follow the link and contact the BCHA office. Income Qualification for USDA RD Loan program for Community Land Trust
04-19-2012
Check your USDA RD 5021 Direct or Guaranteed Loan program income qualifications. Follow the link. With any questions, please contact BCHA. Affordable Housing Helps the Economy Workforce Housing Gets a Boost
SANDPOINT — The same economic forces that knocked the stilts out from under the housing market might prove to be just the thing Bonner County needs to build up its inventory of workforce housing. BCHA Workshop--CLT's or Community Land Trusts
04-18-2008
On April 15, 2008 Sandy Woods of Community Frameworks (Seattle office) returned to Sandpoint to instruct the BCHA Board members and guest Jeremy Grimm, Sandpoint city planner, on Community Land Trusts. [Click on title to read more...] BCHA Workshop--Strategic Plannning
On March 21, 2008 Community Frameworks will meet with Bonner Community Housing Agency to help the Board develop a short term and long range plan. The workshop will last about six hours and will be lead by Sandy Wood from Seattle, Washington. She will also meet with the Employer’s Assisted Housing Benefits Committee on March 20 at 4:30 PM at the Bonner Business Center. This meeting is open to the public. [Click on the title to learn more…] Affordable Housing--Three Part Series by Dave Gunter and The Daily Bee
04-18-2008
This is a three part series on affordable housing by Dave Gunter and The Bonner County Daily Bee in August of 2007. An excellent overview of the housing situation in Bonner County. [Click on title to read the documents.]
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