Micro Homes
Municipalities across Texas are exploring innovative solutions to an affordable housing crisis. San Marcos’ latest solution is a 210-micro-home rental community. The one- and two-bedroom units at Casata San Marcos will range from 512 to 806 square feet. Leases start at about $1,600 per month for the first-of-its-kind development in Hays County. Tiny homes have been…
What’s one to do with a suburban shopping center with way too much parking in an area that desperately needs more affordable housing? Build some affordable housing, that’s what. Realtor and developer Monte Anderson with Options Real Estate owns the site at 3939 S. Polk St., which was built in the 1960s. He’s requesting rezoning…
The concept behind the Community First Village is revolutionary — rent a tiny home to someone who needs a reason to hold down a job for an affordable rate, and help the homeless turn their lives around.
The fact that it’s adorable doesn’t hurt, either.
