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A lack of affordable housing is causing a severe staffing crisis in schools in Eagle County, prompting the school district to break into the affordable housing development business.

Steamboat Springs created three different zones to regulate short-term rentals, including a red zone where no new permits for those rentals can be issued. Three people living within that zone share their experiences with how the regulations have shaped their lives.

Steamboat Springs nurse Sanaya Sturm wants to buy a home. She鈥檚 put in over a dozen offers but gets outbid by cash offers, or the house she wanted is converted into a short-term rental. Meanwhile, the local housing authority wants to build over 2,000 homes by 2040. Will this plan solve the housing crisis for her and thousands of other residents?

Breckenridge is a little over five square miles. Despite its size, preserving the past is a priority for Breckenridge鈥攖he town has 249 Historic District structures and seven historical exhibits and museums. Preservation also is an important part of the town鈥檚 plan to curb the housing crisis, now and in the future. One initiative is called Housing Helps, which helped locals Anne and John Lowe buy their dream home. But the town's housing initiatives might not work for everyone.

There is a housing crisis in Colorado鈥檚 mountain resort communities. It鈥檚 left longtime locals, like 29-year-old Summit County resident Javier Pineda Rosas, unable to find a stable living situation. A recent survey taken by county residents shows just how dire the situation has become. The county will need over 2,300 rental and for-sale units - at all price points - to meet the housing demand.

In the newest season of The Colorado Dream, we examine the affordable housing crisis in mountain resort communities where land and inventory are scarce.

Aurora is the most diverse city in Colorado and about one in five residents are foreign-born. They often turn to ethnic media outlets to get local news and stay informed about their home countries. These outlets are a news source and a community resource but often operate with limited funding.

Aurora has a large foreign born population and some of them turn to local ethnic media outlets for news and to stay informed about their home countries. There are over three dozen ethnic media organizations that serve the city and the greater metro Denver area. They are print, digital and broadcast outlets that publish in many different languages including English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese and Polish.

The Colorado Dream: Newcomers Welcome Bonus Episode Two explores entrepreneurship within Aurora's immigrant communities. Foreign-born residents have higher rates of entrepreneurship than those born in the U.S. Aurora supports these business owners as part of its immigrant integration plan.

Foreign-born residents have higher rates of entrepreneurship than those born here in the U.S. but getting a business loan can be tricky. CEDS Finance, a nonprofit, federally-funded small business lender in Aurora, provides small business loans to refugees, immigrants and other underserved people.