Nashville has an ongoing lack of affordable housing. What exactly is “affordable housing”? Who defines it? And what does it mean to get subsidized housing?
In this episode we talk with some experts who can knock out some of those questions for us. We’ll also hear from a former landlord who’s navigated making a profit while renting to college students and Section 8 voucher holders. Then we bring in a couple renters who are imminently experiencing the anxiety that comes with being priced out of their neighborhoods.
But first up @ Us!: Host Khalil Ekulona and digital lead Anna Gallegos-Cannon respond to listener comments on recent episodes about adoption and sidewalks.
Guests:
- Burkley Allen, council member at-large
- James Fraser, director of researcher for Preservation of Affordable Housing
- Lisa Smith, former landlord
- Donna Clay, East Nashville/Inglewood resident
- Efrat Dim, Vanderbilt PhD student and renter
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Special thanks to: Jamie Berry, Paulette Coleman, Kay Bowers, Benjamin Wachter, Mina Shedd, Richard Shaffer, Avi Poster and Carolyn Naifeh for their help with this episode.
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