At the beginning of the 2025-10-09 Planning Commission meeting Ryan Kilpatrick of Housing NEXT presented on the most recent housing needs update.
Note: The summary provided is my summary, not a quotation of Mr. Kilpatrick's presentation.
In June the City Commission received, with remarkably little fan faire, the second major update to the 2020 Housing Next study. This time the study includes estimates for the years 2025 through 2029.
The update of the Housing NEXT needs assessment has been released.
Document @ Housing Needs Assessment | Grand Rapids/Kent County, MI 2022 [PDF, 172 pages]