RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The concern is no longer just about where new residents can find an affordable place to live in Raleigh.
As the housing market continues its meteoric rise, the surging property values then lead to surging property taxes and the potential to price out the very residents who have made Raleigh what it is for generations.
“There’s nothing wrong with wanting to live somewhere, but what about the people from that community, who service that community,” Stephon Whitley, an organizer for One Wake NC, a non-profit aimed at improving access to housing at affordable prices, said. “Service workers should be able to live where they work. One of the biggest problems of this country is it’s always about the economics. Everything seems to be let’s worry about the money first instead of the people.”
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