Author: Jill Gaebler
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Homebuilders working to ease affordability crisis for first-time buyers | Jill Gaebler
Those of us with younger family and friends know how difficult it is for these residents to purchase a home. Because home prices have soared over the past 10 years — from 4 to 5.6 times the median income — more of our younger community members are renting homes longer while they increase their incomes…
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Building code change will reduce housing costs without reducing safety
A new Colorado law was passed in 2025 mandating cities with over 100,000 residents to modify their building codes to remove the requirement for the construction of duplicative or second staircases in small multifamily developments. This law will take effect for all large cities on Dec. 1, 2027. Pikes Peak Housing Network supports this code…
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Making the fiscal case for infill development
Over the past several years, El Paso County and Colorado Springs have experienced the ongoing tension between building housing within the interior, or infill areas, of Colorado Springs or expanding housing development onto the outer boundaries of the city or even annexing new land for new housing. This tension can be healthy if both housing…
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Latest housing report offers some positive signs for Pikes Peak region
Jill Gaebler Special to The Gazette The Pikes Peak Housing Network (PPHN) recently released its 2025 State of Housing report, an eight-page document containing year-over-year housing data that can be used to better understand the facts surrounding our ongoing housing affordability crisis. Presented in a simple format, this report is a useful tool for housing…
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GUEST COLUMN: Rent control is a failed housing policy
Rent control policies are a hot topic in Colorado, as evidenced by the state legislature’s draft release of the first rent control bill before the 2026 legislative session even began. This and other recently passed rental housing bills restrict and control how landlords operate, a trend that will continue as the legislature adds more regulation…
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Report casts spotlight on Colorado Springs-area housing needs
The region’s long-awaited Housing Need Assessment was released in early December and local housing advocates, along with many of our citizens, are now poring through the 314-page report to better understand the diverse need for housing in Colorado Springs and El PasoCounty. As expected, this report is chock full of data that supports the need…
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We need more affordable housing in existing neighborhoods
By Jill Gaebler Special to the Gazette Colorado Springs is growing. That is not news and is not debatable. We live in a beautiful region, adjacent to the easternmost fourteener, our own Pikes Peak, which has drawn settlers here for over 150 years. And yes, people will continue to arrive, bringing their families, businesses, and…
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GUEST OPINION: Royal Pine Apartments: Addressing a critical housing shortage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs is facing a critical housing shortage, and Royal Pine Apartments is an important response to this pressing housing need. Despite a historic demand for housing, the proposed 232-unit affordable housing development, strategically in…
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GUEST OPINION: Royal Pine Apartments: Addressing a critical housing shortage
Colorado Springs is facing a critical housing shortage, and Royal Pine Apartments is an important response to this pressing housing need. Despite a historic demand for housing, the proposed 232-unit affordable housing development, strategically in north Colorado Springs near UCHealth and Children’s Hospitals, has been met with persistent opposition, delaying vital progress for our community…
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GUEST COLUMN: Moving toward creating a dense, vibrant, and urban environment
Editor’s note: This article was updated to reflect a change in the property’s height. Cities are dynamic. They typically grow and contract to meet the demands of their residents, but within the last decade, Colorado Springs has failed to build enough housing to provide affordable and workforce options for all of its residents. Our current…