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#Detroit is like 1/3 the average housing cost! [https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/affordable-cities-for-college-graduates/]
#Detroit is like 1/3 the average housing cost! [https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/affordable-cities-for-college-graduates/]
#Cost of low rent afforded by the poorest people makes apartment operating cost unsustainable? [https://apps.urban.org/features/cost-of-affordable-housing/]
#Cost of low rent afforded by the poorest people makes apartment operating cost unsustainable? [https://apps.urban.org/features/cost-of-affordable-housing/]
#Tax credits apply to those whose income is 60% of median [https://apps.urban.org/features/cost-of-affordable-housing/
#Tax credits apply to those whose income is 60% of median [https://apps.urban.org/features/cost-of-affordable-housing/]
#Extremely low income means 30% of median (AMI) [https://apps.urban.org/features/cost-of-affordable-housing/]
#Current standard for affordability: no more than 30% of gross income [https://apps.urban.org/features/cost-of-affordable-housing/]
#Current standard for affordability: no more than 30% of gross income [https://apps.urban.org/features/cost-of-affordable-housing/]



Revision as of 00:58, 25 October 2021

Data

  1. Median house cost - $128k Mayville mo. [1].
  2. South midwest and south east, at $250k around for median price. [2]
  3. Detroit is like 1/3 the average housing cost! [3]
  4. Cost of low rent afforded by the poorest people makes apartment operating cost unsustainable? [4]
  5. Tax credits apply to those whose income is 60% of median [5]
  6. Extremely low income means 30% of median (AMI) [6]
  7. Current standard for affordability: no more than 30% of gross income [7]

Issues

  1. KC situation. Affordable is rent only of $700. [8]. If SEH costs $100k, can we do rehnt at $700/month? Link to a guy building affordable homes, 5 per year.
  2. Inclusionary (affordable) zoning - actually increases housing costs? [9]
  3. Essential conflict of interest between big builder profits and affordability? [10]

Solutions

  1. Habitat does CEO Builds - [11]. May not scale well without Extreme Manufacturing principles

Revenue Models

  1. Apartment complex economics. $700/mo. One year at $8.4k. Works with free land and utilities using Radical Waste Treatment.