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?
Public education advocates want Nashville to be known as a great place for kids, not just tourists
One of Nashville’s biggest public school advocate groups are asking Metro officials to make bigger moves to support local students. The Nashville Public Education Foundation wants the city to create what’s called a child opportunity index.
Landlords have lawyers, but most Nashville renters don’t. A $2.6 million pilot program aims to change that.
If you’ve ever seen a cop show, then you’ve heard your Miranda rights: You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.
Nashville’s growing need for affordable housing
Nashville is growing, but there’s a shortage of affordable housing. We talk to a Metro council member and housing researcher about what the city is doing to add more affordable housing, and renters about their experiences looking for a home within their means.
The federal government releases Nashville’s area median income, but it doesn’t reflect half of the city
This year, the median income for a family in the Metro Nashville area rose to $96,700.
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