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Discover the latest news and highlights from the Polk County Housing Trust Fund.

Inside Iowa's $100M housing announcement

At the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Housing Iowa Conference in Cedar Rapids on September 8, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that Iowa...

New research highlights broad support for housing

Iowa has a lot of positive economic news, but many Iowans are struggling to find an affordable place to live. This includes many of the...

Britney Samuelson: 'Here We Grow' brings energy to workforce housing conversation

This month, Capital Crossroads launched Housing Tomorrow: Here We Grow, an initiative to build regional collaboration, data and knowledge...

Greater Des Moines Partnership hosts issue forum on affordable housing

Watch a recording of a recent Greater Des Moines Partnership panel on affordable housing.

$17.35/hour is new estimate for 'housing wage'

$17.35 per hour. That's the average hourly wage a person now needs to earn to afford a 2-bedroom apartment in Polk County, according to...

Here We Grow: Highlights from Affordable Housing Week 2021

Thank you to the 1,500+ people who joined us for the Polk County Housing Trust Fund's 10th Annual Affordable Housing Week where we kicked...

Lauren Johnson: My journey from intern to housing advocate

In times of change, I often look to the wise words of Jimmy Carter for guidance. Next week I will be leaving PCHTF to take on a new role...

Eric Burmeister: The 3 housing challenges we're focused on right now

This has been a week of change. For many it has been the change from the brutal cold of early February to the thaw that is Iowa’s...