Author: Adam Bowen

Housing Needs Assessment event held at Wilma Rudolph Event Center on July 29, 2025 by Christian Brown

‘We’re growing 5,000 to 6,000 people a year’: Study shows Clarksville needs more housing, and quickly – ClarksvilleNOW.com

Clarksville is experiencing rapid growth, adding 5,000–6,000 people each year, and a new study shows the community needs more than 15,000 additional housing units over the next five years. The assessment, conducted by Bowen National Research, highlights shortages in both rental and for-sale homes, with many households facing affordability challenges. Recommendations include expanding affordable housing, updating zoning codes, and forming

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Adam Bowen September 17, 2025

KHC-affordable housing podcast

Patrick Bowen and Brent Chiders of Bowling Green, KY, speak about their experience with affordable housing in Kentucky. https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/welcome-to-bringing-it-home-khcs-new-affordable-housing-podcast?hs_preview=cPFGdQlN-99197921850

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Adam Bowen January 24, 2023

Thru the Roof: Part Five

Read the article here: https://wlos.com/news/local/housing-market-bubble-wnc-burst-boom-prices-affordable-house-home-first-time-buyer-thru-the-roof-buncombe-henderson-county?fbclid=IwAR2sitjqJfKLev1wC3zowr1-5Ad19novVFmKcA4-YMZ_YADEoMo9UEvFHPg

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Adam Bowen January 12, 2023

Thru the Roof: Part Four

Read the article here: https://wlos.com/news/local/north-carolina-rental-law-landlords-increase-rent-raise-high-affordable-apartment-asheville-buncombe-county-college-graduate-senator-dan-blue?fbclid=IwAR3tEhuPUXXmSgp7lBqZIT0JUV04Oe1uEUZcn3sTr-7lmsAHEWUuo0m5d34

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Adam Bowen January 12, 2023

Thru the Roof: Part Three

Read article here: https://wlos.com/news/local/affordable-housing-crisis-rent-homes-mars-hill-university-western-north-carolina-buncombe-madison-transylvania-brevard-trickle-down-thru-the-roof?fbclid=IwAR1e9arRwKEwCGaRPtciway2J0cXktqp0VcdvciRogZMb_5CbMMgId8HMX0

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Adam Bowen January 12, 2023

Thru the Roof: Part Two

Read more here: https://wlos-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/wlos.com/amp/news/local/affordable-housing-asheville-buncombe-county-thru-roof-news-13-investigates-series-part-two-cost-incentives-zoning-regulations-builders-hurdles-obstacles?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D&fbclid=IwAR1f48Boee3jYuc3UWZyZ_swuMvK2KGZtK2h-2CgRPowLtjW0fD9uX5Bt60#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16560039175633&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwlos.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Faffordable-housing-asheville-buncombe-county-thru-roof-news-13-investigates-series-part-two-cost-incentives-zoning-regulations-builders-hurdles-obstacles

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Adam Bowen January 12, 2023

Thru the Roof: Part One

WLOS in Asheville, NC, conducted a five-part series regarding the housing crisis in Buncombe County. Bowen National Research conducted a housing needs assessment of the area and is featured in the accompanying article and news report. Read the rest of the article here: https://wlos.com/news/local/inventory-availability-and-demand-send-cost-of-homes-in-asheville-area-soaring-thru-the-roof

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Adam Bowen January 12, 2023

Mind Your Business – A Podcast Series produced by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce

https://www.buzzsprout.com/458470/10048855As we continue our series on housing needs, challenges, and opportunities in Watauga County, we spend this episode of Mind Your Business on the numbers. Beginning in early 2021, the High Country Association of Realtors, the North Carolina Association of Realtors, and Bowen National Research commissioned a research study and needs assessment for the High Country and its individual counties. The data set that came from

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Adam Bowen March 24, 2022