Affordable housing has always been the point of a sharp spear when it comes to communities, poverty and stability. Too many associate "affordable housing" with inferior housing, inferior people and a host of other characterizations that serve to divide.
The issue has taken on urgency due to growing gentrification and expanding income inequality, but also because of proposed policies of the current leadership in Washington.
As for gentrification, it generally happens a lot in our larger communities. While I could be wrong, it seems like one of those unintended consequences of growth. It could be related to a certain industry like technology, an interest such as the arts, or the result of an area becoming the next trendy place to be......Read More
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