State public corporation financing affordable housing across Alaska — single-family mortgages, multifamily lending, public housing, and weatherization. Self-funded from loan revenue.
Anchorage, AK, USA
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Bob Dole
“That cost them hundreds of— actually, thousands of dollars and a 3-month delay in construction. That's why we are going forward to address where— to give the Director the authority to just deal with these de minimis variances rather than tie up the cost, the delay, the risk of missing a building season”Alaska's Housing Shortage: The Factors That Cause It & The Levers We Control - 8/27/26 · Aug 28, 2026
Sean Debenham
“that represents 30% lot coverage ratio. 30%. Now, that's interesting because R-3, which is the zone that I'm in, allows 40%, right? So I missed out by 30%. I could have increased the number of units if I had actually been able to get to 40% just simply because of existing Title 21 setbacks and other types of regulations that they have.”Alaska's Housing Shortage: The Factors That Cause It & The Levers We Control - 8/27/26 · Aug 28, 2026
Tyler Robinson
“So right now it's paused. It could come back in 2028.”Alaska's Housing Shortage: The Factors That Cause It & The Levers We Control - 8/27/26 · Aug 28, 2026
Tyler Robinson
“Obviously, not having to do these things is a big deal. It saves cost. It saves a ton of time. We have two developments right now that are underway because a process requirement has been suspended.”Alaska's Housing Shortage: The Factors That Cause It & The Levers We Control - 8/27/26 · Aug 28, 2026
Bob Dole
“what really excites me is what we're doing now, rolling out first quarter of next year, which is a new permit management system.”Alaska's Housing Shortage: The Factors That Cause It & The Levers We Control - 8/27/26 · Aug 28, 2026
Sean Debenham
“we need a comprehensive setback analysis of our Title 21 code that's 1,000 pages.”Alaska's Housing Shortage: The Factors That Cause It & The Levers We Control - 8/27/26 · Aug 28, 2026
Kenai Peninsula two-bedroom rents post record 11% jump in state survey
Kenai Peninsula Borough median two-bedroom rent rose 11% to $1,336 in the state's 2026 rental survey, the largest one-year increase since at least 2010.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1d ago2 min read
Juneau two-bedroom rents rise 2.8%, but one-bedroom rents climb faster
Juneau median two-bedroom rent rose 2.8% to $1,708 in the state's 2026 rental survey, while one-bedroom rents rose about 13%, state data show.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1d ago2 min read
State puts $4.2 million toward housing for teachers and other professionals in rural Alaska
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's Rural Professional Housing grants: $4.2 million for teacher, health worker and public safety housing; applications due Nov. 6.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago3 min read
Anchorage proposes trading the Tozier Track to the state housing agency for downtown parking lots, with housing required
Anchorage Assembly weighs trading the Tozier Track on Tudor Road to Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for downtown parking lots, with housing required on both.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
Denali Borough needs 150 more housing opportunities, assessment says
A housing assessment found Denali Borough employers need at least 150 more housing units, even with flat population, because most homes sit seasonally empty.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Anchorage would trade away land it bought five years ago for $2.35 million
An ordinance would dispose of the 9.6-acre former Tozier Track through a non-competitive property exchange rather than open bidding. The Anchorage Assembly takes public testimony October 6, with written and phone comments due by 5 p.m. October 5.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Anchorage officials pitch Assembly on Block 102-Tozier land swap for housing
Municipal and ACDA officials told an Anchorage Assembly work session Friday that trading the former Tozier Track in Midtown for downtown's Block 102 would set up housing on both sites, but the pending item approves only the exchange, not rezoning or any development agreement.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
An Anchorage housing provider gets another year of federal help for disabled renters
Two HUD Section 811 awards posted Tuesday send a combined $132,800 to Andrew Housing Co of Anchorage, money that subsidizes rent and operating costs for very-low-income renters with disabilities aged 18 to 62.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Anchorage is weighing a trade of land it just bought for $2.35 million for four downtown parking lots
The Heritage Land Bank Advisory Commission holds a public hearing Thursday on Resolution 2026-05, which would trade the 9.6-acre former Tozier Track, bought in 2021 with a $2.35 million supplemental payment, for four downtown surface parking lots in Block 102.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
The state wants to give away land near Houston for housing, one piece of a statewide push
The state proposes conveying about 42 acres near Houston to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation at no cost for housing, part of a statewide push that has moved roughly 700 acres in a year.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
HUD awards $85,520 to Anchorage disability housing provider
Two HUD notices posted Saturday send a combined $85,520 to AASC Housing II Inc of Anchorage under Section 811, the federal program that subsidizes rent for very-low-income residents with disabilities aged 18 to 61.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska moves to hand four more land tracts to a housing agency, no bidding required
Alaska DNR issued four public notices proposing noncompetitive sales of state land to Alaska Housing Finance Corporation in the Fairbanks North Star Borough and Kenai Peninsula Borough. Comments are due Sept. 1 and Sept. 2.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A man is taking on Alaska's housing authority alone, and lost round one
Chief U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason on Wednesday denied a request to immediately halt an action by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, while granting the plaintiff's motion for expedited consideration. The underlying lawsuit continues to proceed.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Anchorage Assembly set to vote on $360K for senior and disability services
The Anchorage Assembly takes up two resolutions on July 7 that would appropriate a combined $359,873 in state and AHFC grants to fund the Aging and Disability Resource Center and a case management specialist at two public housing complexes serving seniors and people with disabilities.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Anchorage housing resource fair Friday at Mountain View Library
The Office of Citizenship Assistance and Anchorage Public Library host a free, walk-in housing resource fair Friday, June 26, at Mountain View Library, 120 Bragaw St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with multiple agencies on site.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
AHFC board to vote June 24 on affordable housing award criteria
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's board meets June 24 to approve the Qualified Allocation Plan that determines how developers compete for state affordable housing financing.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min read
AHFC board to set affordable housing award criteria June 24
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's board will vote June 24 on the Qualified Allocation Plan that determines how developers compete for limited state affordable housing financing statewide.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago2 min read
Cold-injury hospitalizations rose among Alaska's unhoused over the past decade, state finds
New state health data reveals that nearly a quarter (23.3%) of all cold exposure injuries requiring hospitalization in Alaska are directly caused by homelessness, with people without housing facing 8.3 times higher odds of cold injury than housed residents—a concrete quantification of a preventable public health crisis.
by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read