Housing Availability and Affordability
A place to live. A chance to stay.
People who work here should have a real chance to build a life here. That means finding a rental
they can afford, saving for a first home, and having choices when their family’s needs change.
When housing is out of reach, the consequences spread through the whole community.
Employers struggle to keep staff. Families spend more time commuting. Local businesses lose
customers, and neighbors face the possibility of leaving the place they call home.
Russ Andrews believes housing policy should create more opportunities to rent and own. His
approach starts with expanding supply, addressing unnecessary building costs, and working with
local communities on solutions that fit.
More homes within reach:
Expand the range of housing available.
Russ supports increasing housing supply, including
apartments and entry-level ownership options such as condominiums. A healthy housing market
needs room for people at different stages of life and different price points.
Address the barriers to construction.
Financing, insurance, litigation risk, and regulatory
requirements all affect whether a project gets built. Colorado has changed its construction-defect
laws. The next test is whether those changes help deliver more homes while preserving
meaningful protection for buyers.
Work with local communities.
Russ believes local leaders should have a strong voice in
decisions about growth. He will work with municipalities and counties to identify state
requirements that add unnecessary costs or stand in the way of practical housing solutions.
Housing policy should be judged by results: more places to live, more paths to ownership, and a
better chance to remain in the community you call home.
