Articles About housing issues

• Latest Greene County appraisal— Yellow Springs property values up 19%

  By Megan BachmanOctober 7, 2020

  

  Property values in Yellow Springs jumped by 19% on average in the latest property appraisal by the Greene County auditor.

• Help for local tenants, landlords

  By Megan BachmanApril 16, 2020

  

  Stepping in to assist is a new local volunteer committee organized around housing issues. Their goal? That no one loses their home because of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Council weighs greenbelt against growth

  By Megan BachmanAugust 2, 2018

  

  Village Council briefly discussed which properties should be preserved as greenspace, and which should be kept available for potential future housing development.

• Green Generation builders to finish Thistle Creek

  By Audrey HackettApril 14, 2016

  

  Eleven years after local builder Jonathan Brown began developing 4.2 acres at Thistle Creek, two young builders are poised to finish off the King Street development.

• Building on again at Birch III

  By Megan BachmanJuly 4, 2013

  Development of a 40-lot subdivision on the village’s south side, first approved eight years ago, is finally taking off under new ownership and a rebounding housing market.

• Some construction expected

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 20, 2011

  While the majority of homes sold in the village each year are existing structures, new construction continues to add housing stock to the village. And even during this construction off-season, interest is picking up for new housing.

• Zoning, density linked to affordability

  By Megan BachmanNovember 25, 2010

  When the Board of Zoning Appeals denied a homeowner’s application last week for a density variance to construct three more homes around his existing home on Marshall Street, the board was adhering to the strict criteria of a Village zoning code intended to discourage density, according to Village planner Ed Amrhein.

• Young buyers face tough market

  By Megan BachmanNovember 18, 2010

  Last winter, when Sheryl Cunningham and Tom Clevenger were looking for a house in town, none of the three homes in their price range was particularly appealing. One appeared to be a converted office, another lacked enough space for a garden and in the third, floors were warped and walls twisting.

• Affordability a village issue

  By Lauren HeatonNovember 11, 2010

  Anecdotal evidence in the region suggests that Yellow Springs is a relatively expensive place to live, and real estate data supports the assumption that the cost of housing in the village is relatively high, compared to surrounding communities.

• Council approves initial step towards affordable housing

  By Diane ChiddisterNovember 4, 2010

  At their Nov. 1 meeting, members of Village Council unanimously approved taking a step toward creating the first Village-sponsored affordable housing project in the past several decades. The project, proposed by Council President Judith Hempfling and Vice-President Lori Askeland…