By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 12,2010
In Charlotte, affordable housing has lately been at the fore of the “What role should government play?” debate. When voting for bond proposals Nov. 2, residents showed support for the city’s efforts to provide affordable-housing units. But the $15 million for affordable-housing projects was also the most contested of the bonds package OK’d by voters, [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: October 12,2010
According to the Out of Reach 2010 report from Washington, D.C.-based National Low Income Housing Coalition, more than 40 percent of renters in Charlotte cannot afford the fair-market rate for a two-bedroom rental unit. The report says a Charlotte renter must earn $15.50 an hour to afford the fair-market rate — $806 — for a [...]
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