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The first four of some 21 homes the Northside Association for Community Development hopes to build in the neighborhood are nearly ready to be offered for sale.
The future can be intimidating for a person in their early 20s, but for Blaise Boulding it s off to a secure start. With help from a program that assists people to get ready to be a homeowner she now has her own small house in Portage.
Soaring home and rent prices, with few choices, some Michiganders are feeling like they're not in a fair fight since their paychecks aren't keeping pace.
It s been a while, but now Habitat for Humanity is working in Portage to put up houses as the county works to improve the affordable housing situation.