Justin Corr

2 weeks ago | krem.com | Justin Corr

BOISE, Idaho — We're in a housing crisis, and even affordable housing is becoming less and less affordable. Last week, we shared your very strong reactions to a graphic that KTVB's Maggie O’Mara posted on her Facebook page about the income needed to afford the median home in Idaho. Recently, she shared another post about housing. This is from realtor.com. It shows home affordability nationwide. It rates each state on a scale from 0 to 2, with anything above 1 considered affordable.

2 weeks ago | ktvb.com | Justin Corr

BOISE, Idaho — We're in a housing crisis, and even affordable housing is becoming less and less affordable. Last week, we shared your very strong reactions to a graphic that KTVB's Maggie O’Mara posted on her Facebook page about the income needed to afford the median home in Idaho. Recently, she shared another post about housing. This is from realtor.com. It shows home affordability nationwide.

3 weeks ago | ktvb.com | Justin Corr

BOISE, Idaho — You have a lot of thoughts on housing, what you can afford, and what you should be able to afford. It all started with this... KTVB's own Maggie O'Mara shared a post from Idaho Today contributor April Neale. She posted about a recent report from Realtor.com that showed the median income needed to buy a 3-bedroom home in each state. This assumed a 6.65% interest rate, 10% down payment, taxes, insurance, and a 30% income-to-housing-cost ratio.

1 month ago | ktvb.com | Justin Corr

BOISE, Idaho — Most local leaders say impact fees are the key to their communities providing the needed infrastructure and services. The idea is that they get growth to pay for itself. Impact fees are charged to new development. Because of the impact that new development has on the existing community, they help fund parks, roads, police, fire, and more. I say "help" fund because they don't pay for everything. Star is one of Idaho's fastest-growing cities, maybe the fastest.

1 month ago | ktvb.com | Justin Corr

BOISE, Idaho — It’s what some are calling a radical new idea in Oregon. It’s not new, or necessarily radical, but it could be the key to helping a lot more people afford a home. You may have seen a story on NBC Nightly News recently, featuring homebuyer Josie Cantu. "The minute I walked in, I was like, ‘This is it.’ This is this is the one. With these kinds of buildings being put in place, it just opens up so much opportunity for people like myself," said Cantu.