Discussing metro Atlanta’s housing affordability issues is much like discussing climate change, said Dave Stockert, former CEO of Post Properties. “This conversation is not going away.”
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Report: Atlanta Housing spending nearly $50 million on new construction in FY2020
At long last, Atlanta’s housing authority is getting back into the construction game.
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Opinion: Why YOU should attend Atlanta Housing board meetings
Once a month, the Atlanta Housing board of commissioners convenes to discuss policies that dictate how thousands of predominantly low-income residents can or could be helped by the local agency, and you should be there. But you’re not.
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Mechanicsville to welcome “Urban Enterprise Zone,” rehabbed affordable housing units
The Atlanta City Council on Monday passed legislation which creates a new zoning designation that’s expected to encourage private development in neighborhoods that might otherwise go overlooked.
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BREAKING: Atlanta Housing settles long-running legal dispute with former CEO Renee Glover
By Sean Keenan and Maria Saporta.
A long-standing legal battle between Atlanta’s housing authority and its former CEO Renee Glover is coming to an end.
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Housing authority CEO: Atlanta should shed stigma of so-called ‘public housing’
The oft-used term “public housing” leaves a bad taste in many people’s mouths, and according to Atlanta Housing’s new CEO Eugene Jones, it needs to go away.
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Atlanta mayor: City could deposit first $4.6 million into affordable housing trust fund in December
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Friday that the first cash injection for a potentially $28 million citywide affordable housing trust fund could be made next month.
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Report: While Atlanta remains ‘more affordable’ than many metro cities, rents keep climbing
Surprising nearly no one, a report by online rental marketplace Apartment List has found rent prices in metro Atlanta are still on the rise.
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With tax credit help, more than 100 affordable apartments bound for Sweet Auburn
A major mixed-use project in Atlanta’s historic Sweet Auburn district aims to boost the city’s affordable housing stock by more than 100 units.
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Beltline CEO: “Missing middle jobs” key to fostering equitable growth, affordability
Beltline CEO Clyde Higgs said boosting the amount of missing middle jobs is crucial for fostering equity and sustainable affordability along the popular multi-use trail.
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Atlanta Regional Commission pushes for affordability with metro area housing strategy
The Atlanta Regional Commission has crafted a framework for the future of housing in the metro area, and affordability is a top priority.
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Atlanta City Council initiative to create three new affordable housing options near MARTA stops
On Monday, the Atlanta City Council green-lit legislation that paves the way for a few new affordable housing options in Southwest Atlanta.
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Atlanta Housing board lowers work requirements for rent assistance
More than 1,000 families could soon become eligible for rent assistance from Atlanta’s housing authority, thanks to a policy change enacted Wednesday afternoon.
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Mayor Bottoms taps real estate pro Kirk Rich for Atlanta Housing board
Leadership at Atlanta’s housing authority might undergo another change in the near future.
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Athens considers SPLOST that could boost housing affordability. Could that work for Atlanta?
The Athens-Clark County government has drafted a more than $300 million project list for a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) which, if backed by voters in a November referendum, would produce much-needed affordable housing, among other things. Could that work for Atlanta?
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Invest Atlanta okays creation, rehab for 709 affordable housing units
The City of Atlanta’s economic development agency approved bond resolutions that would help fund the construction and restoration of more than 700 affordable apartments.
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Habitat for Humanity promises affordable for-sale homes on Atlanta’s Southside
A $25 million project by Atlanta Habitat for Humanity aims to bolster the city’s stock of for-sale affordable homes.
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How Atlanta-based start-up PadSplit ‘threads the legal needle’ to provide affordable housing
Many housing experts have said one of the best ways to wrangle Atlanta’s affordability crisis is to diversify the housing stock, and one local start-up is on a mission to corner some of that untapped market.
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English Avenue’s long-stalled Herndon Square project to (finally) break ground in January
At long last, a much-awaited housing project is on track to launch construction in English Avenue in the near future.
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Almost 1,000 units are in the Beltline’s affordable housing pipeline. Here’s where.
The Atlanta Beltline has miles to go, in terms of fulfilling its goal of producing and preserving 5,600 units of affordable housing along the popular multi-use trail.
