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Essex County communities see $1B spike in property values

By Tim Rowland

Property values in Essex County — the eastern heart of the Adirondacks — total nearly $1 billion more today than a year ago.

Participants in a housing forum vote on proposed solutions.

Studying the housing problem

By Tim Rowland

Consultants reveal initial findings to Adirondack communities

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In Tupper Lake, housing becomes a priority

By Tim Rowland

Nonprofit Northern Forest Center to redevelop former hotel into apartments

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As home prices soar, so do assessments

By Adirondack Explorer

Real estate boom presents dilemma for assessors across the Adirondacks

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In Lake Placid, short-term rental owners feel ‘vilified’

By Leigh Hornbeck

Tensions grow as community weighs options on updating STR regulations

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Lake Placid cooperative housing project seeks members

By Tim Rowland

Nonprofits team up to facilitate affordable housing opportunity

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Communities develop solutions to keep people sheltering in place

By Contributing Writer

Across the Adirondack Park, the needs of workers and their families have motivated regional community organizations to move housing to the top of their priority lists.

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Fewer people, but still fewer homes

By Tim Rowland

Adirondack residents struggle to find affordable housing

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A rural approach to affordable housing

By Tim Rowland

Essex County looks to create a land bank as a way to address the lack of affordable housing in its rural communities

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Airbnb reports Adirondack hosts reap record revenue

By Contributing Writer

Even as accommodations shift, hotel stays are up, too.

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