Housing tenure

Stallings real estate market currently consists of less than 145 living units. Out of the units available on the market, 98% of the units are single family homes. Over the course of two years, homeowners in Stallings have seen their housing values appreciate as…

class struggle concerning shelter and affordability. Since new buyers are only really able to purchase condos rather than houses (Montgomery, 2015), there could be a link to the lack of opportunities they have, versus individuals who already own housing. The difference in jobs could be severe, since people such as those in powerful and/or wealthy companies are more likely to buy houses rather than condos, unless they wish to purchase one after already maintaining a house. For instance, in…

funding for federal housing programs and projects. Affordable housing continues to be a major barrier for low-income individuals. The availability of affordable continues to decrease, as does funds dedicated to affordable housing programs such as public housing and housing choice vouchers (HCV). It is dire that more funding be allocated to updating and increasing affordable housing programs, so that our most vulnerable populations have access to safe and affordable housing. The wait lists for…

Disrespectful Residents Taking Over Affordable Housing There are great options available to lower income individuals and families for affordable housing. The options include public and section 8 housing through the city as well as affordable housing through private ownership. Residents have opportunities depending on income, size of family, and senior citizen status. The problem that arises frequently in these housing developments is a common theme of residents that have no respect for the…

accommodated by crowding of existing houses rather than new construction developments. Existing houses are often extended or divided illegally so that they can be rented to migrants and used by extended families (Genemo, 2012). Over the years, urban sprawl has directly contributed to the degradation and decline of natural environment resources. It also reduces farm land and productivity in city leading to social loss and open spaces (Haregewin, 2005). In addition, urban sprawl leads to regional…

In 1949, as low as six people were found sleeping in the streets of London, the rise of homelessness started to rise in the mid 60’s. As the three leading campaign groups Crisis, Shelter and Centre-point were formed in the 60’s and the ‘housing homeless people act’ came in 1977. By the 1980s and into the early 1990s, however, homelessness was again on the rise. As things such house-price inflation, rising unemployment, a more general increase in the number of people with drink, drug and mental…

“These people should just get a job, maybe then they will be able to afford housing.” In reality, that is not the case, the cost of living and the wages that families and individuals get paid are not in agreement and it is even more difficult when these families are being paid minimum wage. Rent is getting more expensive, which makes it more difficult for families and individuals to make ends meet. Not being able to pay housing is affecting many people everywhere from…

The Epidemic of Homelessness in America Imagine the limitations of providing adequate housing for you, and your family while living paycheck to paycheck. Where a sick day, or the cut back of hours at work could leave you with the inability to pay rent. Unfortunately, this is a hardship that millions of Americans who live below the poverty line face on a daily basis. Now, imagine someone suffering with mental illness, or drug addiction on their own, who are obviously in desperate need for the…

differentiate itself in these efforts in order to compete with these companies that are already pursuing these tactics. Recommendations As the millennial generation continues to graduate from college and enter their first jobs, they will continue to seek housing that meets a certain criterion they’ve created for themselves. In order to meet the challenge of remaining a top leader in real estate services, especially development, I offer the following recommendations to target the millennial…

The Life and Works of Lorraine Hansberry Alveda King once stated, “Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those lies. They cannot face the truth of human equality because it reveals the horror of the injustices they commit” (Brainy Quotes). In Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family lives in South Side Chicago and faces racial discrimination. The entire family…