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Council accepts Concord Group market study saying Needles could demand 50–60 new housing units a year
Summary
Consultant presentation concluded Needles shows demand for roughly 50–60 housing units per year—concentrated among higher‑income households and a mix of ownership and rental—council accepted the study and agreed staff will use it to pursue developers and funding.
The city accepted a housing market demand assessment from the Concord Group that projected underlying demand of roughly 50–60 new housing units a year in Needles, with a ten‑year demand estimate of about 530 units. The consultant said demand would split to about 15–20 rental units and 35–40 for sale units per year, and that a significant portion of demand is at higher income levels.
A principal from the Concord Group presented the study and explained methodology: analysts used census data, ESRI…
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