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1. Community Land Trusts can help preserve affordable housing, particularly for Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties nearing the end of their affordability compliance period. Developing a workable acquisition model in Raleigh will be critical for preserving these affordable housing communities. Locally, the Raleigh Area Land Trust was formed just a couple of years ago and is getting started on its first projects. Here is an interesting article discussing the issue. 2. Here is a short documentary from WRAL looking at issues surrounding gentrification in Raleigh. It does a good job of highlighting the challenges of fast-growing cities like Raleigh. Watch it here. 3. We came across this presentation on 2020 Census data prepared by Wake County in February. There is a lot of interesting demographic data we think you might find interesting. 4. This article is a good reminder that housing affordability is a national crisis. Putting the crisis in perspective is important when thinking about how to address the issue. As we have said many times before, no city has the financial capacity to solve its housing crisis alone. States and the Federal government must do more to help: The Housing Shortage Isn’t Just a Coastal Crisis Anymore via The New York Times. 5. Here is how New Hampshire is trying to address the housing affordability crisis. 6. This article from The New York Times provides an interesting perspective on how “middle-class” neighborhoods are being impacted by rapid urbanization. 7. As the nationwide eviction moratorium ends, communities are concerned about what is to come for those who are still struggling with housing and financial instability. This article from New Republic explores some of those issues.
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