Posts tagged Affordable Housing
Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis: Why Critical Home Repairs Matter
Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis: Why Critical Home Repairs Matter

In 2014, 75% of homes in our area were priced under $300,000. A decade later, that percentage has plummeted to just 19%. UNC Charlotte’s 2024 State of Housing Report report highlights a crisis that threatens the stability of families and the generational wealth tied to homeownership. Critical home repairs, the very services RTGC provides, are key to addressing the affordable housing crisis here in the Greater Charlotte area.

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Safe and Healthy HomesBethany MorrisonUNC Charlotte, State of Housing Report, Affordable Housing, Home Affordability, Critical Home RepairComment
Millions of Low-Cost Homes Are Deteriorating, Making the U.S. Housing Shortage Worse
Millions of Low-Cost Homes Are Deteriorating, Making the U.S. Housing Shortage Worse

Millions of people across the U.S. live in places falling into disrepair, even becoming uninhabitable, making a massive shortage of affordable housing worse. They are disproportionately lower-income and Black or Hispanic, and many are seniors on fixed incomes. NPR highlights the work of Rebuilding Together Montgomery County as it focuses on the need for critical home repair.

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News and EventsWill RimerHousing Stock, Housing Conditions, Home Affordability, Affordable Housing, Critical Home Repair, NPR, rebuilding together, Rebuilding Together Montgomery CountyComment