About WesternUPHousing.org
We are working to bring landlords and tenants together in the Western Upper Peninsula to reduce the burden of the process for people searching for housing. Here is where you’ll find rental housing in one place, on one common and easy to use platform.
We are collaborating with AffordableHousing.com, a trusted housing rental website that has been innovating solutions to housing listing networks over the past 18 years. The most visited and largest affordable housing network, AffordableHousing.com is accessed by tens of millions of visitors across the country, who perform hundreds of millions of searches each year.
By partnering with AffordableHousing.com, we can bring a data driven platform to our Western U.P. communities and provide many resources for residents, landlords, housing agencies, municipalities, and developers.
Who does Western U.P. Housing serve?
Families and Renters: Once a renter accesses WesternUPHousing.org, there’s many supportive resources and information and finding a home is just a few clicks away! Once a renter navigates with a click on the website to the AffordableHousing.com platform they can easily find the rental that suits their needs on an interactive map. Plus there’s a ‘common’ application and AffordableHousing.com provides free and knowledgeable customer service to those in need.
Owners & Property Managers: WesternUPHousing.org provides free and easy property listings. Once a property manager or owner accesses AffordableHousing.com through the WesternUPHousing.org website, there are many free tools available, including an online application, waiting lists, housing research, intuitive tenant matching and more. The website provides an up-to-date interactive housing dashboard for each of six counties. There’s also a convenient link to demographic information from the Michigan Housing Data Portal.
Housing Developers: The WesternUPHousing.org website has resources that will assist in making the right decisions in the next housing project while supporting an existing housing portfolio. Resources that include important information for each city, village, and township in the Western Upper Peninsula. Developers will also find a list of services and businesses that will assist in creating the next housing project. The website provides an up-to-date interactive housing dashboard for each of six counties. There’s also a convenient link to demographic information from the Michigan Housing Data Portal.
