Marble Falls Affordable housing is a crisis throughout the country. The shortage has meant that housing prices are rising, even as interest rates and some inflation have made them less affordable and reduces sales to record levels. And, as I learned to chant in Glasgow several years ago, Rents Are Bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Developers …
Category: Affordability
Convert Empty Office Buildings to Affordable Housing
New Orleans Downtowns mean something in cities. Mayors can rise or fall on how they handle downtown development, especially if developers are the ones filling up their campaign coffers. Fortunes have been made – or lost – by the owners of giant central business district towers, and their decisions on whether or not …
Making the Case for Tenants’ Unions
New Orleans In Scotland, ACORN’s tenant union chants “The rent is bananas.” Affordable housing is a global issue. Some cities concoct schemes to maintain affordable housing and block second homes and Airbnbs, but most don’t. Few actually break ground for affordable apartment complexes or create equitable zoning rules to allow them. Minnesotans voted …