Asheville got $225M from HUD to recover from Helene — but a year later, just 1 home has been rebuilt as 132 families wait for repairs to begin

Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene, Asheville has repaired just one home with $225M in federal funds.

Asheville only funded 8 Helene homes repairs. That could change soon

Asheville considers reallocating $19.2 million in Tropical Storm Helene recovery funds to repair more single-family homes.
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HUD gave Asheville $225M for Helene repair. Why is there only enough money to fix 8 houses?

Some City Council members seem to have misunderstood a core facet of how the home repair and rebuilding program would work in coordination with a similar program at the state level. More than 100 ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville land trust works to create permanently affordable homes in East End, Southside

Asheville City Council approved a $250,000 grant for the Asheville-Buncombe Community Land Trust to help fill the gap for two home purchases in legacy neighborhoods. Homes will be sold to qualifying ...
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How many homes are getting built in Asheville in 2026?

Redfin Real Estate compiled data on how many homes are being built in Asheville, NC.
Asheville Citizen-Times

Asheville residents took in neighbors as they watched Helene floods lift cars, buildings

ASHEVILLE - Cars, trucks, billboards and whole houses. That was a short list of the things that Syd Yatteau saw, along with her family members Erik and Lana Maystruk, as the Swannanoa River hit ...
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Schiller Projects breaks ground on 25 homes using local materials in Asheville, North Carolina

New York City–based Schiller Projects’ single family development, Elk View, on the edge of Asheville, North Carolina has broken ground. 25 homes will be built on 110 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains ...