Affordable Housing

Why Aren’t There More Affordable Housing Units? This Mixed-Use Project is a Case-in-Point

By Jon Hubach / October 29, 2021 /

If you’ve noticed all the housing projects in Dallas and the suburbs with no affordable units, it doesn’t take an expert to tell you why. As I write this, the dust has begun to settle on the vote by Dallas City Council to approve a Kroger mixed-use project.  For those watching, the project was not an…

SmartAsset Study Once Again Has Good News for Fort Worth Renters

By Tommy Cummings / October 25, 2021 /

Fort Worth renters who are saving for homeowners will require an estimated 1.46 years to scrap up a 10 percent downpayment and 2.69 years to make a 20 percent downpayment.

Evanston Approves Reparations For a History of Housing Discrimination Against Blacks Funded by Marijuana Sales

By Candy Evans / March 31, 2021 /

In a worth-watching, first-of-its-kind move, Evanston, Ill., will try to offset years of discriminatory housing policies and practices by making reparations available to eligible Black city residents. The unique program in the north shore Chicago suburb home to Northwestern University is believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S. and could be…

Park Place Dealerships Teams Up With Habitat For Humanity For Good

By Nikki Barringer / October 15, 2020 /

I don’t know if you’ve noticed it or not, but it’s a bit divisive out there. We could all use a little bit of good news and here it is, brought to you by Park Place Dealerships.   Every year the Park Place Cares program supports more than 300 local organizations, but this year they decided…

Olive Talley: Want to Preserve The Character of Your Neighborhood? Oppose Elimination of Single-Family Housing

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 25, 2020 /

By Olive TalleySpecial Contributor If you live in a single-family neighborhood in Dallas, enjoy it while you can. It may not last.  We now face an outrageous and inexplicable push to eliminate all single-family home zoning in the city. If Dallas City Councilman Chad West, the chair of the Housing and Homelessness Solutions and his…