Housing is affordable — meaning you are not cost burdened — if it takes up 30% or less of your gross income, according to national housing guidelines. But we want to know what YOU would consider affordable in Nashville.
Nashville’s mayor pushes for more federal funds to reduce homelessness
Nashville’s mayor is urging the Metro Council to spend $50 million of federal COVID relief funds to chip away at homelessness.
Nashville’s affordable housing programs could get another consistent stream of income
Back in April, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced during his address to the city that he was working on a plan to create another consistent funding source for affordable housing.
Riverchase redevelopment is delayed again, as a Metro councilmember holds out for more community input
All residents have moved out of the Riverchase Apartments, which sit to the east of I-24 near downtown.
Nashville has made progress housing homeless veterans. A new mixed-income property could boost those efforts.
The number of homeless veterans in Nashville has declined in the past few years. But there are still many former service members without a permanent place to live.
Buying a home? Trying to hang onto your home? Here are some resources for you.
For many Americans, buying a home is the biggest financial investment they’ll ever make. And more than half of Americans are homeowners — about 65% in 2021, according to the Census Bureau. But many wannabe homeowners feel that goal is increasingly out of reach.
Riverchase resident moves into new home, but feels the displaced community was treated ‘like we were kids’
Virginia Holland lived at the East Nashville Riverchase apartments for four years.
5 things to know before (and after) you sign a lease in Nashville’s hot housing market
Nashville’s hot housing market can make renters hasty to put down a deposit and sign their lease before the unit they want gets taken off the market. But that can lead to legal trouble down the line.
Adventures in Nashville home shopping with first-time buyers
In this episode, we meet Nashville residents who’ve had vastly different experiences buying homes over the last year. We’ll talk house flipping, gentrification and interest rates.
What does ‘affordable housing’ mean to you?
The federal definition of affordable housing is spending no more than 30% of your income on rent or a mortgage. Is your definition of “affordable housing” different?
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