Renters and homebuyers face a dismal landscape these days in finding affordable housing. But community groups and nonprofit landlords in North Carolina say they re determined to increase their options, especially for people from low-income or marginalized backgrounds. Delores Bailey, executive director of the nonprofit group EMPOWERment in Chapel Hill, said her organization is spearheading the building of PEACH Apartments, a $3.5 million project to provide affordable housing for essential workers in the historically African American neighborhood of Pine Knolls. .
A new affordable housing development is coming to Lake Placid, an area facing a workforce housing crisis. Fawn Valley, with six homes and 16 town homes, comes at a time when much of the area s regular housing stock has become short-term rentals. It may benefit vacationers, but workers cannot find affordable housing nearby. .
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These counties have less housing now than 10 years ago timesunion.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesunion.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.