Housing professionals and local officials from across Idaho gathered Thursday to discuss whether smaller homes on smaller lots could help ease the state’s housing affordability challenges.
Representatives from communities including Boise, Kuna, McCall, Nampa and Moscow attended the virtual workshop hosted by Gem State Housing Alliance, a pro-housing advocacy group.
Ali Rabe, the organization’s executive director, said Idaho housing costs have increased by 40% over the past decade while local wages have struggled to keep pace…