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By Fred Clasen-Kelly, Anna Douglas and Julianna Rennie The Charlotte Observer Over the last decade, out-of-state rental companies have bought thousands of houses across Charlotte, raising rents in a city already struggling with a shortage of affordable housing. For Angela Campbell the news still came as a shock earlier this…

David T. Foster III | DTFOSTER@CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM Curtis Simpson and his longtime partner, Tameka Boone, said their east Charlotte duplex has roaches, mold and plumbing problems. Simpson wants to move to a new home, but says his $25,500 a year salary as a school custodian isn’t enough for safe and decent…

Richard Simmons, 72, of Matthews tells Charlotte City Council that he wants to put a face on the data that show rents are rising in the Charlotte area. BY JEFF SINER By Ely Portillo The Charlotte Observer When it comes to affordable housing, the missing ingredient is often land. To…

A community group in one of Charlotte’s oldest predominantly black neighborhoods has won a large verdict against a developer after a jury found the developer broke promises to build affordable housing on land purchased for below market value. For more on this story, see the Charlotte Observer: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/development/article217814295.html Outreach OverviewOutreach OverviewTeen…

Richard Simmons, 72, of Matthews tells Charlotte City Council that he wants to put a face on the data that show rents are rising in the Charlotte area. BY JEFF SINER/Charlotte Observer Charlotte’s efforts to build more affordable housing got a boost Monday (8/27/18), with the announcement of large donations…

By Steve Harrison and Ely Portillo Published: Sept.  15, 2017 02:55 PM, updated Sept.  15, 2017 05:27 PM Has Charlotte’s strategy for building affordable housing been wrong? For the second time in five years, a city-hired consultant has said the city’s biggest need is to help Charlotte’s poorest residents –…