A housing bill has been signed amid an affordable housing shortage in Ashe County, which officials attribute to inflation, rising costs, Hurricane Helene impacts, and limited housing inventory.
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Ashe County's housing shortage is real and it has a name now, inflation, Helene cleanup, and the simple fact that there are not enough places to live. A state housing bill got signed this month. The shortage is not new, but the urgency is. This matters because people who work here, teach here, live here are getting priced out or locked out. The bill is a start, which is not the same as a fix.
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