Affordable housing

Housing Infrastructure Could Get Hundreds of Millions In 2024 Bond Election, But What About Actual Houses?

By April Towery / August 24, 2022 /

The City of Dallas is proposing a $300 million investment into housing infrastructure over the next 10 years, officials announced during a presentation last week on the 2024 bond program.  The discussion sparked a lively debate about whether infrastructure translates to actual homes — and one Dallas developer told CandysDirt.com that the city could solve…

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Ahead of Sept. 21 Deadline, Dallas Council Members Outline City Budget Priorities

By April Towery / August 19, 2022 /

Affordable housing, homeless solutions, transportation, public safety, and economic development are among the top priorities for Dallas City Council members during the budget cycle that should culminate with an adopted document Sept. 21.  Some council members also say they’re not locked into City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s recommended tax rate of 74.58 cents per $100 assessed…

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Wylie Approves Jericho Village, a $7M Housing Complex to Help Collin County Homeless

By April Towery / August 15, 2022 /

Thousands of Metroplex residents can’t afford a home, and the civic leaders of a Collin County suburb are taking action.  The Wylie City Council approved in March a rezoning to allow for Jericho Village, a 38-unit income-based, urban housing complex at 511 Brown St. Construction of the $7 million complex will be funded in part…

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North Texas Mostly Scores Well in Research Center’s Affordability Index. Mostly

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 12, 2022 /

A new report from the Texas Real Estate Research Center reveals higher mortgage interest rates are contributing to declining housing affordability statewide in the second quarter.

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Residents of Dilapidated Meyers Street Apartments Temporarily Rehoused After Fire

By April Towery / July 25, 2022 /

The public struggle over what to do with a substandard housing complex near Fair Park came to a head July 18 as the complex referred to as Reed Manor went up in flames.  When the fire broke out late that night, a resident at the development on Meyers Street contacted Dallas attorney Mark Melton, who,…

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