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Perception = Reality for Housing-Education Connection

March 22, 2019

Charlotte R. Stewart

Residents in areas with...

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New Report Recommends Strategies to Tackle Rental Affordability

January 31, 2019

Cheryl Plourde

The affordability of...

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Rural Counties in North Carolina Experience Significant Energy Burden

January 17, 2019

By Cheryl Plourde

Rural counties in...

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Older Adults Increasingly Live in Low-Density Suburbs and Rural Communities

January 10, 2019

Erika Brandt

A report by Harvard...

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Winter Solstice Brings Attention to Homelessness

December 21, 2018

Erika Brandt

For nearly 30 years...

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New Report Highlights Boomers’ Housing Affordability Struggle

December 3, 2018

Cheryl Plourde

More than half of...

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Nationwide Data Maps Out Where Poor Children Have the Best Chance to Get Ahead

November 20, 2018

Erika Brandt

The Census Bureau, in...

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Veteran Homelessness Continues to Decline in North Carolina, Nationally

November 14, 2018

Cheryl Plourde

The U.S. Department of...

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Renters Struggle More Than Homeowners to Meet Basic Needs

November 8, 2018

Cheryl Plourde

A new Urban Institute...

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