It's Time For Affordable Housing!

It's Time For Affordable Housing!

You are not alone. There is nothing to be ashamed of. It's time to rise up and tell your story. It's up to the United States to make sure that there is affordable housing for their taxpayers! I am your host Lashondra Graves The Apartment Lady. This 3rd season we will focus on questions from the Quora Spaces. I encourage you to join Eviction Space on Quora. You will get a chance to ask questions in the space. I will choose questions and go through the answers on each episode this season. It's going to be a lot of fun! Join here! https://theapartmentlady.quora.com/?q=eviction #theapartmentlady

Episodes

June 25, 2025 25 mins
Let's talk about reasons why low - to moderate income renters can't afford or receive the new affordable housing projects. #affordablehousing
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They’re Spending in the Neighborhood, but Not Working In It.
This weekend, I saw it with my own eyes—Black communities spending hard-earned dollars in fast food restaurants, but not working behind the counter. No jobs, no ownership, no economic circulation.

When money leaves our neighborhoods, so does the TIF funding—that means no garbage cans, no street repairs, no youth programs, and no growth.

We don’t learn about money in our ...

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Welcome to season 8. This is the first episode. I’m going to breakdown what’s going on in housing. What we need to do it fix it and how long we have to fix it.


Workforce Housing is being threatened. Workforce housing is working homeowners and renters. HUD has the subsidized renters and federal mortgages, but what about the rest of us?


Find out here. Thank you for listening!

#theapartmentlady #housing #workforcehousing #rentals #hom...

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Winter has arrived and it's time to find shelter. This episode will provide tips on surviving during the winter. There is money on the table in the form of resources. Contact us at www.theapartmentlady.org #theapartmentlady #eviction
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September 26, 2023 22 mins

This episode is for renters. Let's deal with what it will take to get you out of an Eviction Cycle!

Here is the LinkedIn page where you can comment your answer to the question I asked.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/theapartmentlady/?viewAsMember=true

#rentersonly #affordablehousing #theapartmentlady

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September 20, 2023 25 mins
This episode tells the story of America housing others while millions of Americans are homeless. #AffordableHousing
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Let's find out why you didn't get that apartment. AMI (Area Median Income) plays a huge part. We breakdown the metrics used to calculate AMI. This will give you a chance to apply for affordable housing apartments you qualify for. Here is the link to the article: Unveiling the Significance of Area Median Income (AMI) in Community Development and Housing Policy https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/unveiling-significance-area-median-incom...
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August 15, 2023 22 mins
Exploring the Allocation of Affordable Housing Units" #affordablehousing #theapartmentlady #evictionspace
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Who gets to live in these units they converted from office buildings? Will it work for the affordable housing crisis? How much does it costs and how long will it take? This article is on LinkedIn in Eviction Space Newletter #AffordableHousing #eviction #theapartmentlady #evictions
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Here is a link that will allow you to read this article on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/eviction-space-7082105169156460544 #affordablehousing #theapartmentlady Here is a link to get your copy of Eviction Chronicles on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Eviction-Chronicles-Notice-Marks-Adversity-Finding-ebook/dp/B0CD386T3R/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1Q9ATOGZTK5ZZ&keywords=eviction+Chronicles&qid=1690816704&sprefix=eviction+c...
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July 28, 2023 25 mins
Let's finish up the Gap Report from NLIHC and then dive into this Report from the White House. #affordablehousing #theapartmentlady https://nlihc.org/gap#:~:text=National%20Shortage%20of%20Affordable%20Rental,median%20income%2C%20whichever%20is%20greater.
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July 27, 2023 15 mins
We continue with the Gap Report from NLIHC. Every year, The Gap reports on the severe shortage of affordable rental homes available to extremely low-income families and individuals. The new Gap report finds that the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by significant rent increases, drastically impacted the supply of affordable and available rental homes, nationally, in recent years. https://nlihc.org/news/nl...
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The report finds that renters of color are more likely than white households to be renters with extremely low incomes and are more likely to be directly impacted by the lack of affordable rental housing. Nineteen percent of Black households, 17% of American Indian or Alaska Native households, 14% of Latino households, and 9% of Asian households are extremely low-income renters. Only 6% of white non-Latino households are extremely l...
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July 25, 2023 13 mins
What's going on with Housing now? #affordablehousing #theapartmentlady
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July 24, 2023 16 mins
National Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing The U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 million rental homes affordable and available to renters with extremely low incomes – that is, incomes at or below either the federal poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income, whichever is greater. https://nlihc.org/gap#:~:text=National%20Shortage%20of%20Affordable%20Rental,median%20income%2C%20whichever%20is%20greater. You definitely want t...
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Make sure to fund out the requirements here! #theapartmentlady #affordablehousing Go to www.housingforhouston.com to sign up
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Where and when? Find out Here! #theapartmentlady #affordablehousing
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They did a good Job! That complex was only going to house 96 families. Can you believe the development organization wants to sue the county because they didn't go for that farse? Find out Here! #theapartmentlady
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Find out what's happening in New York and Minnesota with Affordable Housing here! #theapartmentlady
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They got it right! Find out Here! #theapartmentlady
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