Alaska’s court system offers new eviction diversion program as court cases return to pre-pandemic levels,
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Grant offers some Alaskans unconventional but stable housing for a year
Usually federal housing money can’t be used to rent non-traditional housing like boats, hotel rooms or rooms in a home. This program side-steps these requirements.
Alaska renters face uncertainty as federal pandemic rental assistance nears end
Alaska Housing Corporation spokesperson Stacey Barnes says one-third of all renters in the state applied for rental assistance, and over 66,000 Alaskans benefited.
Pandemic relief will help build new homes in overcrowded Bering Straits communities
Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority received additional funds from COVID-related grants and can afford to build more homes in 2022.
Alaska’s tight rental market hampers progress on homelessness
Vacancy rates across the state declined sharply during the pandemic, according to a state report from September.
Alaskans have until Friday to apply for pandemic rental assistance
The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation opened another round of rental assistance applications last week.
Rents up, vacancy down: How the pandemic impacted Alaska’s rental market
The cost to rent a home or apartment has gone up in Alaska during the pandemic, according to state economists.
Federal eviction moratorium extended for nearly all of Alaska
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a two-month extension on the federal eviction moratorium, which had expired at the end of July.
Federal eviction moratorium extended through July
he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introduced the eviction moratorium last September, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through homeless shelters and other congregate living. The agency has extended the order several times and said this extension will be the last.
Soaring lumber prices worsen housing shortage in Y-K Delta
Lumber prices have been soaring across the country as demand for wood during the pandemic outstripped supply.