Matt Stern
@mattcp.bsky.social
Just another housing bureaucrat. Views my own (but mostly I lurk)
Rather than assigning the “societal loss” of lower property values near LIHTC in affluent communities to LIHTC itself, would it be fairer to call out the preference for homogeneity for what it is? After all, the authors note no impact on property or violent crime in these communities.
May 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Rather than assigning the “societal loss” of lower property values near LIHTC in affluent communities to LIHTC itself, would it be fairer to call out the preference for homogeneity for what it is? After all, the authors note no impact on property or violent crime in these communities.
The authors associate reductions of home value in higher income, whiter neighborhoods with an affluent preference/willingness to pay to be further away from LIHTC buildings, which just sounds like classism/racism to me.
May 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The authors associate reductions of home value in higher income, whiter neighborhoods with an affluent preference/willingness to pay to be further away from LIHTC buildings, which just sounds like classism/racism to me.
As a Hyde Parker who visits family in Evanston and friends in northern Chicago all the time…just saying, I’d ride these lines.
April 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As a Hyde Parker who visits family in Evanston and friends in northern Chicago all the time…just saying, I’d ride these lines.