ALBANY — At the Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition’s annual state of housing breakfast, held Oct. 16 at Tin Mountain Conservation Center, developers said the high cost of construction is only part of the challenge facing developers trying to build affordable housing here.
Unpredictable funding, rising infrastructure expenses and shrinking investment returns are making it increasingly difficult to turn proposed projects into homes.
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