Affordable Housing

Mecklenburg County has chosen United Way of Central Carolinas to oversee the development and execution of a long-term plan to reduce and prevent homelessness in the Charlotte area.

A new affordable apartment complex for seniors is planned in west Charlotte on land purchased this week by the West Side Community Land Trust.

Charlotte needs land for affordable housing, and local churches are stepping forward to help with donations of land, money and even entire buildings.

An emergency rental assistance program in Charlotte is set to receive an extra $26.4 million from Mecklenburg County this week.

The shortage of affordable homes available to very low income households in the Charlotte region grew by more than 7% between 2019 and 2020, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

South Carolina Legal Services says the number of people seeking help for evictions is on pace to match 2021's record, and many filings can be tied to rising rents.

Charlotte is one of three cities where Fannie Mae will offer lower financing to developers and landlords of rental properties who agree to take people using vouchers.

Housing Trust Fund developments have requirements to prevent landlords from discriminating against renters using vouchers. Charlotte City Council will consider whether to require that of all housing developments it supports.

Staff at RAMP CharMeck have been flooded with an "extraordinary" number of applications for rent and utility assistance less than 48 hours after reopening it's application portal for the first time in months.

A Charlotte Journalism Collaborative report found that single-family rental companies are buying thousands of houses in the metro area. In some cases, that's making it even harder for first-time homebuyers in a housing market that's already tough.