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Nashville’s shipping container apartments could be inspiration for Charlotte

February 25, 2020

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

By Nathan Morabito February 18, 2020 A Nashville developer is using the nation’s surplus of shipping containers to build affordable housing unit and his idea is a possible solution Charlotte might want to consider. Stacked three-high, shipping containers welded to piers now dominate the landscape of Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood just…

Charlotte could allow townhomes, duplexes, triplexes in traditional single-family neighborhoods

November 12, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 6:07 PM EDT November 8, 2019 Updated: 6:07 PM EDT November 8, 2019 With 84% of residential land in Charlotte zoned for single-family homes, there’s an effort slowly gaining momentum that could eventually allow more affordable townhomes, duplexes, and triplexes in the city’s traditional neighborhoods. As…

Congresswoman wants more housing vouchers in Charlotte

October 8, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 7:42 PM EDT October 4, 2019 Updated: 7:42 PM EDT October 4, 2019 United States Congresswoman Alma Adams (D), NC-12, is calling for more federal Housing Choice vouchers to help people find places to live. “On the federal level, we are going to have to expand…

Housing Authority to give struggling families more time to use vouchers

September 24, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 7:38 PM EDT September 17, 2019 Updated: 7:38 PM EDT September 17, 2019 The Charlotte Housing Authority unanimously approved a major change that would give families with federal housing vouchers more time to use the rental assistance before the vouchers expire Tuesday night. Prior to the…

I Can’t Afford to Live Here | An in-depth look at Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis

September 17, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: WCNC Staff Published: 10:01 PM EDT September 14, 2019 Updated: 10:35 PM EDT September 14, 2019 I can’t afford to live here | An in-depth look at Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis didn’t happen overnight. In fact, Charlotte has a history of broken promises and…

Housing Voucher Proposed Extension

September 9, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 2:46 PM EDT August 30, 2019 Updated: 8:32 PM EDT August 30, 2019 Three months after an NBC Charlotte investigation exposed a major flaw in a federal housing program and suggested solutions, the Charlotte Housing Authority is now considering one of those solutions. In just weeks,…

Housing vouchers expiring before families can use them

May 22, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Author: Nathan Morabito Published: 6:48 PM EDT May 13, 2019 Updated: 6:48 PM EDT May 13, 2019 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — More than a third of low-income families in Charlotte who receive newly available federal Housing Choice vouchers can’t use them before they expire, according to an NBC Charlotte review of…

Companies, city form partnership to tackle affordable housing in Charlotte

January 15, 2019

Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, WCNC-TV

Bank of America, Ally Financial and Barings will invest more than $70 million to help low-income residents who can’t keep up with rising rents. By WCNC Staff Three organizations teamed up with the city of Charlotte Tuesday to help tackle the affordable housing crisis. Bank of America, Ally Financial, and…