AK SCR3

Recognizes a critical shortage of affordable housing in Alaska, with average home sales prices rising 17 percent since 2019 and rents rising 8 percent between 2021 and 2022

Notes that housing construction permits declined between 2019 and 2022, making Alaska one of only three states with this decline, while the average house was built in 1985 and requires preservation funding

Identifies housing shortage as a barrier to attracting and retaining workers, causing economic harm to low- and middle-income households and inhibiting state economic growth

Supports Housing Alaskans, a public-private partnership managed by the Alaska Community Foundation that leverages state, federal, municipal, and philanthropic resources to produce, preserve, and protect housing statewide

Urges the state to support Housing Alaskans and public-private partnerships that maximize the impact of public funding for affordable housing development and preservation