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July 8, 2021 5:45 PM Esther Bower
SPOKANE, Wash. Some local landlords have gone over a year without rent and can’t keep up with stress and uncertainty that comes from maintaining rentals. Many are selling off properties they’ve owned for years, causing local rent to skyrocket for tenants.
Property values are on the rise in this booming city. In 2016, the median home price was $209,500. In 2020, it was $264,121. Now, it’s over $315,000. Local landlords have lost thousands of dollars during the eviction moratorium, and many see this time as a way to get off a sinking ship, selling off their rentals.
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74% of surveyed families in Northeast Spokane worried or hopeless about losing housing
Northeast Spokane is home to 68% of Spokane s students of color and 70% of Spokane s free and reduced lunch population. Author: Helen Smith Updated: 7:04 AM PDT March 15, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash Around 74% of families in Northeast Spokane are worried about losing their housing, according to a survey done by The ZoNE. In total, 24% of respondents said they were hopeless.
The ZoNE is a community organization in Northeast Spokane that partners with other organizations to shed light on and address disparities in health, education and economic outcomes among children, youth and families.
The ZoNE administered the survey to families with students in the Garry and Shaw Middle Schools, as well as to households within a one-mile radius of the Northeast Community Center. Those families live in the in the Chief Gary Park, Logan, Shiloh Hills, Bemiss, Minnehaha, N