At long last, the $100 million housing opportunity bond proposal, which experts believe could actually put a sizable dent in Atlanta’s housing affordability crisis, is headed toward approval by the city council.
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It looks like Mayor Bottoms won’t become HUD secretary
Despite a swirling rumor mill that had Atlantans thinking their mayor could be tapped to be President-elect Joe Biden’s housing and urban development secretary, it appears that Keisha Lance Bottoms will not claim that cabinet post.
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City to invest $50 million in bonds to support affordable housing creation, protection
The City of Atlanta intends to invest $50 million worth of bonds to help produce and preserve affordable housing, officials announced in a Tuesday press release.
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Predatory real estate investors could be fined or jailed under new city rule
Predatory real estate investors in Atlanta have been put on notice: If they badger people about selling their homes, especially if those homeowners don’t want to, they could be fined or locked up.
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City proposal to help homeowners with property tax hikes moves forward
Some longtime Atlanta homeowners who fear spiking property taxes could price them out of their communities just got a bit closer to finding solace and housing security.
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Could Microsoft development spell trouble for Westside affordability?
The much-anticipated Quarry Yards mixed-use development slated for Atlanta’s Westside appears to be kaput, complicating already intense concerns about the future of affordable living in the area.
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Atlanta leaders knock Trump’s seemingly racist remarks on housing policy change
When President Donald Trump dispatched an arguably racist series of tweets that he seemed to think summed up a recent change to national public housing rules, industry leaders and constituents alike let out a collective groan.
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Atlanta lawmaker: $100 million affordable housing bond should help city buy land for residences
When Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms last month called for the city to issue $100 million in bonds to propel affordable housing initiatives, local leaders and housing professionals began brainstorming how the money might best be spent.
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City Councilman Antonio Brown wants state help enacting rent control laws in Atlanta
Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown believes rent control laws would help combat the city’s housing affordability crisis.
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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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Gulch deal falls short on affordable housing, critics say
For some councilmembers and advocates, the Gulch deal’s affordable housing perks aren’t enough to justify a potential $1.75 billion in public incentives.
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The Rise in Single Family Rental Homes in the Sunbelt Metropolis has Implications for Fair Housing
By Dan Immergluck In the wake of the U.S. foreclosure crisis, there has been a large increase – on the order of 50 percent – in single-family rental homes, or SFRs, across the country. As millions of families lost their homes to foreclosure, many of those homes were eventually purchased by investors – small and […]
