affordable housing

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12:09pm Jan 05, 2021

National National Economy

Have You Been Evicted During The Pandemic, Or Afraid Of Losing Your Home?

by Chris Arnold

NPR wants to hear from you if you have lost income and couldn't pay rent to your landlord or needed a mortgage forbearance.
4:55pm Aug 19, 2020

News News

Report: Pandemic Likely To Worsen Greensboro's Affordable Housing Crisis

by April Laissle

A new report suggests the City of Greensboro is facing an affordable housing crisis.
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5:54am Jun 01, 2020

Economy Economy Health & Safety

Domestic Abuse Can Escalate In Pandemic And Continue Even If You Get Away

by Yuki Noguchi

Loosened quarantine restrictions have given some people an opportunity to flee violence at home, but cyberstalking and high unemployment have also made it harder to completely escape after moving out.

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11:11am Feb 12, 2020

National National Books Arts

Author Says 'Mixed Solutions Can Feel Like A Cop-Out' But May Solve Housing Inequity

by Nicholas Cannariato

Journalist Conor Dougherty doesn't traffic radical ideas in Golden Gates, but tells the story of housing in all its complexity, acknowledging that imperfect solutions are often the only solutions.
6:20am Jan 24, 2020

Housing Housing

Greensboro Launches Online Survey To Assess Affordable Housing Needs

by Keri Brown

City leaders in Greensboro are working on a 10-year affordable housing plan.
4:17pm Jan 15, 2020

Education Education

Guilford County Schools Receives Award For Innovative Housing Solution

by Bethany Chafin

Guilford County Schools has received a $500,000 award through a nationwide competition.
7:57am Jan 08, 2020

Human Interest Human Interest

Greensboro Housing Coalition's Brett Byerly Reflects On His Tenure

by David Ford

Greensboro Housing Coalition Executive Director Brett Byerly is stepping down from his post.

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4:14pm Jan 07, 2020

Economy Economy

Demolition Begins For Affordable Housing Project In Winston-Salem

by Bethany Chafin

The former Budget Inn motel outside of downtown Winston-Salem on the corner of Peters Creek Parkway and W. Academy Street will soon be the site of 72 new affordable housing units.
4:53pm Dec 16, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Greensboro Report Finds Continuing Barriers To Affordable Housing

by Paul Garber

A new report from Greensboro’s Neighborhood Development Department details the barriers that people face when trying to find affordable housing.
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5:00pm Dec 13, 2019

National National

How Boise's Fight Over Homelessness Is Rippling Across The West Coast

Cities in the West that are dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limits camping bans in public parks and right of ways.

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10:45am Nov 04, 2019

National National Economy

Apple Pledges $2.5 Billion To Combat California's Housing Crisis

by Bill Chappell

The plan includes $1 billion for a mortgage assistance fund for first-time homebuyers in the state, and $1 billion for an open line of credit to develop "very low- to moderate-income housing."
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11:20am Oct 10, 2019

National National

Recovery Is Slow In The Florida Panhandle A Year After Hurricane Michael

by Greg Allen

A year later, the populations of Panama City and Mexico Beach are lower, property tax rates are higher and many of the buildings that remain are just shells, lacking roofs, windows and walls.