News & Updates

Recent happenings with Common Ground, as well as local and national housing news.

Common Ground is a recipient of this year's Legacy Fund Grant through the Community Foundation of NCW. This generous award will directly impact the lives of community members in the Wenatchee Valley, helping them achieve their dreams of homeownership. By making homeownership more accessible, the grant will create lasting opportunities for local families and enhance the overall well-being of our community.

Mike Malmin 1/8/25 Mike Malmin 1/8/25

Banner Bank partners with Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines to award $20,000 to Common Ground Community Housing Trust through the Member Impact Fund

“We are profoundly grateful for the support Banner Bank has demonstrated over our first years of establishment. It has allowed us to make great strides and get our first project off the ground and deliver on our commitment to build our community’s affordable home ownership inventory. Their partnership with FHLB strengthens our efforts immensely”, said Thom Nees, Executive Director of Common Ground.

Jackie Endsley 8/27/24 Jackie Endsley 8/27/24

Congresswoman Schrier Introduces Legislation to Encourage Affordable Housing Development and Address the Housing Crisis

“With the housing crisis our communities are facing, we need all the financial tools possible to keep our projects moving forward. Construction loan funding is critical to our work to increase affordable housing inventory for low-to-moderate-income households.”

said Thom Nees, Executive Director of Common Ground Community Housing Trust.

Mike Malmin 5/16/24 Mike Malmin 5/16/24

Common Ground Community Housing Trust breaks ground on 8 Cottage-style homes, struck by vandalism

Jackie Endsley 9/22/23 Jackie Endsley 9/22/23

From the ground up: Common Ground Community Housing Trust creates affordable housing in Wenatchee area

Mike Malmin 2/9/23 Mike Malmin 2/9/23

Charting a new path toward housing affordability in Washington State

Promoting more affordable housing will translate into a brighter future for everyone in Washington state.

Mike Malmin 11/17/22 Mike Malmin 11/17/22

He Built a 3-Story Container Home in Leavenworth, WA

Mike Malmin 9/15/22 Mike Malmin 9/15/22

Central WA home prices spike amid influx of Seattle-area transplants

“We were very much a regional market; local economics pretty well drove value,” he said. “[Now] we’re impacted by things that are beyond our control outside of the area. That makes it less predictable.” Steve Bishop, Premier One Properties