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Non-Profit Works to Create More Affordable Housing Options in Houston’s Near Northside

Houston’s Near Northside neighborhood is home to some new “affordable” housing projects, both apartments and homes, for low-income Houstonians to purchase with subsidies. But are the homes really all that affordable? We learn more about the projects from Mary Lawler, Executive Director of the Avenue Community Development Corporation. MORE: As Near Northside Booms, Group Pushes […]

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Houston's Near Northside neighborhood is home to some new “affordable” housing projects, both apartments and homes, for low-income Houstonians to purchase with subsidies. But are the homes really all that affordable?

We learn more about the projects from Mary Lawler, Executive Director of the Avenue Community Development Corporation.

MORE:
As Near Northside Booms, Group Pushes Affordable Housing (Houston Chronicle, Aug. 31, 2015)
The Most Interesting Affordable Housing in Houston (Houston Chronicle, July 23, 2015)

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Michael Hagerty

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Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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