The U.S. House and Senate have both voted for a package of changes to federal housing programs, with broad backing from cities and states. A final bill could get a vote this week.

At a time when workforce housing is proving more difficult to find, new partnerships are enabling the development of workforce housing in some unexpected areas.

The legislation brings together key provisions of the Senate’s ROAD to Housing Act and the House’s 21st Century Housing Act.

Fifty-two percent of Granite Staters who were recently polled said that the cost and availability of housing are the most important issues facing NH.