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Home prices in Wichita will increase again in 2024. But growth rates are slowing, a new report says.Wichita State University's Center for Real Estate released its annual housing forecast Thursday, which found that the housing market still favors sellers due in part to Wichita's inventory shortage.
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The city has been working to dispose of its 352 single-family public housing units since January 2022.
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State law makes it illegal for landlords to retaliate against tenants for complaining to city inspectors, but there is no enforcement agency.
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Nonprofits and local governments are bracing for a strain on the shelter system as the city prepares to lose 10% of its beds for people experiencing homelessness.
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Tenants in Wichita say mold is an issue they deal with regularly, but there doesn’t seem to be a solution for getting it cleaned up.
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Tenants of Lew McGinnis say his apartments are in a state of disrepair, yet evictions are filed quickly and repeatedly.
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The Timbers has 100 wheelchair accessible apartments, but many are in need of an upgrade. A new construction project will demolish and replace 18 existing apartments.
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A new report by Today’s Homeowner found white homeownership was about 29 percentage points higher than Black homeownership in Wichita in 2021.
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The number of Wichita veterans who face homelessness is increasing. To see how one community is addressing the issue, KMUW and The Community Voice visited the Veterans Community Project in Kansas City, Missouri.
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A new eviction resolution program is coordinating services for people going through the eviction process, including mediation, legal advice and informational resources.