Can we fix vacant housing without pricing out the neighbors?
In short: The housing market often presents a paradox: some areas face hyper-vacancy while others see prices skyrocket, displacing long-term residents. Bree Jones explores how to revitalize these communities through equitable development that supports new buyers without triggering gentrification.
Bree Jones identifies the tension between neighborhood decay and displacement. While traditional revitalization often leads to the exclusion of current residents, her approach focuses on addressing hyper-vacancy—where historic homes sit empty despite a lack of demand in other sectors. By focusing on equitable housing development, the goal is to transform communities while ensuring that longtime inhabitants are not priced out by new investment.
This model matters because it seeks a middle ground between stagnation and displacement. It aims to support home buyers and improve neighborhood infrastructure as a tool for community stability rather than a mechanism for demographic turnover.
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