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The Affordable City
                   

John Davis of Burlington Associates introduced himself as a practitioner not an academic. In the small town of Burlington, Vermont he has been one of the pioneers of a way to make home ownership possible for people on low incomes. Through a variety of mechanisms a number of cities in the US have...


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Housing QnA: Developer David O'Neil

summitdaily.com     May 20, 2008          

What is the difference between “affordable” and “attainable” housing? You can search our web page, www.poplarhouse.com, and I doubt you’ll find the words affordable or attainable. That’s because our goal is to create a traditional neighborhood with a sense of community and place. To achieve...

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Is affordable housing really 'affordable'?

summitdaily.com     May 20, 2008          

SUMMIT COUNTY — “You’re not in Kansas anymore,” said assistant county manager Steve Hill, discussing upward pressure on the value of local price-capped housing. Hill represents Summit County on the Summit Co mbined Housing Authority board, where representatives from the towns and county recently...

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Council reveals plans for 500 new city homes

scotsman.com     May 19, 2008          

UP TO 500 new homes will be built by the council next year in a bid to tackle the city's housing crisis. In partnership with the Capital's housing associations, the local authority has pledged to match the 500 homes built in the last financial year. The houses will be paid for by the Scottish...

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Affordable Housing 101

Workforce housing built brand new as a developer boondoggle or good old available housing stock in the big city (link)?WILMINGTON -- In today's housing market, it might come as a shock to realize you can still buy a house in the city for $18,000.Of course, houses that cost less than cars often...

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