Housing
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JBLM to build more than 200 new homes to help tackle housing shortage
Stars and Stripes | JBLM to build more than 200 new homes to help tackle housing shortage By: Gary Warner TACOMA, Wash. — Joint Base Lewis-McChord broke ground this week on 212 new homes that base officials hope will ease a housing crunch in and around the military base in a rapidly growing region of…
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Congresswoman Strickland joins Groundbreaking Ceremony for 200+ JBLM Homes
Congresswoman Strickland joined Joint Base Lewis-McChord to break ground on 212 new, on-base housing units that will support servicemembers and their families.
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Groundbreaking ceremony held for 212 new JBLM homes
Army | Groundbreaking ceremony held for 212 new JBLM homesBy: Allison Hoy JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – A Liberty Military Housing groundbreaking ceremony March 18 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord marked the start of construction of 212 new homes – 106, four-bedroom duplexes – in the Meriwether Landing neighborhood on Lewis North. “In January 2026, we’re…
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New housing project at JBLM to cut off-base living, boost military community
KOMO News | New housing project at JBLM to cut off-base living, boost military community By: Denise Whitaker WASHINGTON STATE — The need for more housing, at an affordable price, is great all throughout Pierce County and this includes Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM). It’s been about a decade since new family housing has been built,…
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Over 200 new homes are being built on JBLM, demand for housing expected to increase
KING 5 | Over 200 new homes are being built on JBLM, demand for housing expected to increase By: Connor Board Around 70% of service members live off base because there’s not enough housing. JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Joint Base Lewis McChord leaders (JBLM) and some community leaders gathered Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking…
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Strickland, Moore Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Military Housing Affordability
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Congressman Blake Moore (UT-01) reintroduced the bipartisan, Low Income Housing for Defense Communities Act for the 119th Congress. This bipartisan piece of legislation would address military housing affordability by diversifying housing options for servicemembers serving in high-cost areas. This legislation will diversify the housing options available to…
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Strickland, Lawmakers Reintroduce Legislation Addressing Unsafe Conditions in Privatized Military Housing
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Representative Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and Delegate James Moylan (R-Guam) introduced the Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation reforms the privatized military housing system and responds to disturbing reports that have revealed unsafe and unsanitary conditions for…
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Developer incentives aim to expand options for service members seeking housing near military bases
CoStar | Developer incentives aim to expand options for service members seeking housing near military bases By David Holtzman With some military housing facing challenging conditions and a maintenance backlog, some service members are looking off-base for a safe and affordable place to live. But advocates say neighborhoods around military bases can be small and lack…
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Strickland, Moore Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Military Housing Affordability
Washington, DC –Today, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) and Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT-01) introduced the Low Income Housing for Defense Communities Act of 2024, a bipartisan piece of legislation to address military housing affordability by diversifying housing options for servicemembers serving in high-cost areas. “Servicemembers and their families should be able to afford to live where they…
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Amid Military Housing Crunch, Lawmakers Propose Incentive for Developers to Build Near Bases
Miltary.com | Amid Military Housing Crunch, Lawmakers Propose Incentive for Developers to Build Near Bases By: Rebecca Kheel Hoping to provide service members more affordable housing options near military bases, a bipartisan pair of House members wants to offer developers a tax incentive to build that housing. A bill being introduced by Reps. Blake Moore,…