12-18-2016, 10:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-18-2016, 10:34 AM by Wonky3. Edited 2 times in total.)
OUT OF HOUSE HOME
Forget affordability. Availability is the problem, and a solution won’t be coming soon
By Greg Stiles
Mail Tribune
The inventory of houses for sale in Jackson County declines monthly and the rental market is tighter than ever.
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http://medfordmailtribune.or.newsmemory....FNYVBxTXls=
Sometimes "The Market" simply does not work. Remember the GI Bill that provided low down payments to working folks allowing them to purchase a mortgage and start building equity?
We also remember "the bubble" when sleezy lenders and slick buyers with little ethics drove the housing market crazy. THAT we don't need, but responsible people on both sides of the transaction could solve this.
"The Market" alone is going to keep a lot of people out in the cold.
Yeah, I'm a LIBERAL. I think there is a time and place for government and industry to work together to solve common needs.
The time is now.
EDIT: Okay...I don't know why the link above didn't work. Just one of a million things I don't know.
Forget affordability. Availability is the problem, and a solution won’t be coming soon
By Greg Stiles
Mail Tribune
The inventory of houses for sale in Jackson County declines monthly and the rental market is tighter than ever.
<Snip>
http://medfordmailtribune.or.newsmemory....FNYVBxTXls=
Sometimes "The Market" simply does not work. Remember the GI Bill that provided low down payments to working folks allowing them to purchase a mortgage and start building equity?
We also remember "the bubble" when sleezy lenders and slick buyers with little ethics drove the housing market crazy. THAT we don't need, but responsible people on both sides of the transaction could solve this.
"The Market" alone is going to keep a lot of people out in the cold.
Yeah, I'm a LIBERAL. I think there is a time and place for government and industry to work together to solve common needs.
The time is now.
EDIT: Okay...I don't know why the link above didn't work. Just one of a million things I don't know.