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Homelessness has been something Charlotte and Mecklenburg County have struggled with for years, despite significant infusions of money from the public and private sectors. A new report has some new suggestions on how to get a handle on the issue.
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Homebuyers in the Charlotte metro area aren't just competing against other people for the limited number of houses for sale. Thousands of homes in the area have been acquired by single-family rental investment companies in the last year.
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Rising rents in Charlotte have affected everyone, but international students face unique obstacles in trying to get by. Many have work restrictions on student visas, and have had to find ways to save with cheaper housing in South Carolina or using food pantries.
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After two years of work by Charlotte affordable housing advocates, a campaign to end discrimination against renters based on the source of their income should reach a climax in the next two months.
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A new report from UNC Charlotte provides a clearer picture of how Charlotte's affordable housing crisis worsened during the pandemic.
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The U.S. is facing its worst affordable housing crisis in generations. The heart of the problem is we just doesn't have enough homes. There's too much demand and not enough supply.
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There's too much demand and not enough supply in the Charlotte housing market. The median home sales price in the city in September was $335,000 — almost 20% more than at the beginning of 2021. Meanwhile, Charlotte could get a medical training center — on top of a medical school.
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Charlotte City Council members decided this week to spend the money partly on rental assistance, small business grants and strategies to revitalize neighborhoods, but the plan is short on details.
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There’s a new hotline to help residents in North Carolina facing evictions or other housing issues.
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A report issued Thursday, Oct. 14, by Mecklenburg County and UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute, found that homelessness in the county increased by 55% last year, from 2,025 people in June 2020 to 3,137 in June 2021.