I was doing some research for a newsletter for Rentlaw.com and my topic was going to be : Gentrification via Taxation: Do Increases In Property Taxes force Gentrification?
In my brief research, came across this article out of Miami: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/classifieds/real_estate/13962266.htm Briefly: ....These Miami homes are an experiment in creating housing workers can afford. The city gave the developers vacant land for free. (Ok, here almost free looking back) The exchange: They must sell the houses they build to buyers who make less than about $33,000. The plan to build houses on 98 abandoned city-owned parcels of land is one of several recent attempts to make a dent in South Florida's housing crisis. As the problem of finding affordable housing spreads to the middle class, it is also drawing more attention. High housing prices are making it harder for companies to relocate to South Florida; for hotels and restaurants to staff up; for teachers and police officers to find home etc etc etc..... I would like to see the end result, Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
