From https://thehill.com/event/476923-building-the-dream-charlotte
Rising home prices, lending restrictions, stagnant wages, and a growing burden of debt have made homeownership financially unattainable for many prospective buyers. Cities across the country — including ones as vibrant as Charlotte, N.C. — continue to struggle with how to open the doors to homeownership to more of their residents while ensuring sound fiscal policies and practices.
Home to a number of major financial institutions, a bustling culinary scene and a unique cultural feel, the Queen City appears poised for further economic growth and opportunity for its nearly 2.5 million residents. Despite a number of positive gains for the city, stagnant wage growth, lack of public transit options and the historical isolation of working-class neighborhoods are just a few of the hurdles to homeownership for so many city residents, particularly minority populations.
In the second installment of our “Building the Dream” series, The Hill hit the road to convene state and local officials and regional housing experts for a morning of conversations to lay out a path forward to homeownership for more Charlotte residents.
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Pamela Wideman 