Housing

David West far right

Commemorating a historic Black neighborhood's past and advocating for its future

by David Ford

"Connecting our Past: The History and Culture of Boston-Thurmond" is a new exhibit showcasing the history and evolution of the Boston Thurmond neighborhood in Winston-Salem. The exhibit aims to raise awareness about the neighborhood's past, present, and future, focusing on issues like infrastructure justice, gentrification and community resilience.
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A program in the eastern Upper Peninsula has helped build single family homes to mitigate some of the challenges of rising housing costs.

Are both rents AND interest rates too dang high?

The Federal Reserve has once again opted to leave interest rates unchanged. That appears to be creating a big challenge to one part of the economy: housing prices. Today, we look at how elevated interest rates may actually be keeping home prices and rent high. Plus, we see how one community is taking the issue of housing affordability into its own hands.

Read the research paper co-authored by Julia Fonseca, Lu Liu, and Pierre Mabille.

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