Listen Nashville’s housing agency is about to submit its five-year plan to the federal government, and much of it centers on overhauling two more public housing developments in South Nashville. In recent years, MDHA has refocused on its original mission of building affordable housing rather than civic projects. The document is long and epically wonky, […]
Nashville Commits To Financing Its Affordable Housing Fund, Despite Tight Budget
Listen Despite Nashville’s budget shortfall, Mayor David Briley is now promising to preserve the city’s only dedicated fund for affordable housing.
Nashville Councilwoman Aims To Battle Affordable Housing Shortage By Following The Numbers
Listen A group of Metro Council members are looking for yet another way to stem the loss of affordable housing in Nashville. It involves keeping a close eye on the numbers.
MDHA Says Its Next Project Could Be A Partnership With Fisk University
Listen Nashville’s housing authority is in preliminary talks with Fisk University to co-develop its campus along with a nearby public housing complex, an official said Monday at a Metro Council budget hearing.
How Would Transit Help Or Hurt Housing Affordability?
Listen One of the lingering disagreements over Nashville’s transit proposal is how it would impact development along proposed light rail and rapid bus corridors — and if it would intensify the gentrification already happening.
In A First, Metro Housing Agency Approves Funding For A $25 Million Charter School
Listen The Metro Housing Board moved ahead on a plan to pay for the construction of a $25-million-dollar East Nashville charter school. It’s an unprecedented financing move that opens up the agency to risk by acting as both the developer and the lender for the project.
Housing Voucher Waitlist Opens, But Places To Use Them In Nashville Are Few
The Metro Development and Housing Agency is opening the waiting list for Section 8 housing vouchers this week. It’s the first time the city’s housing authority has accepted new applicants since the summer of 2015. But in a market as hot as Nashville’s, government vouchers are hardly a fast pass to affordable housing.
Stalwart To Nashville’s Poor, Rev. Bill Barnes Dies At 86
Listen The Rev. Bill Barnes spent his life advocating for Nashville’s poor and their access to affordable housing. The civil rights activist who Mayor Barry called “the conscience of our city” died Monday. He was 86.
Facing Displacement, Residents At One Nashville Housing Complex Organized And Fought Back
Listen When a developer bought a large affordable housing complex in Nashville’s Edgehill neighborhood, residents worried they might lose their homes. And they had good reason. Across the city, developers are buying up buildings, remodeling them and raising the rents.
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