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Wildfires Threaten to Further Strain Spokane Area’s Housing Market: ‘It’s Going to Have a Huge Impact’
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“It’s going to be a jump in the housing market,” she said.
Even if construction firms come from farther away, she said, rebuilding the lost housing could take years.
Some households affected by the wildfires may ultimately decide to shift to different locations within the Spokane market or elsewhere.”
“We already have a tight housing market,” she said.
Pam Parr, executive director of the Spokane Housing Authority, said short-term displacement of fire victims could have an especially acute impact on relatively low-cost housing in the area.