What @sog_ced is reading online: January 2023

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates.

Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina:

Zillow predicts Charlotte will be the nations’s hottest housing market in 2023. bit.ly/3klyO1w

Housing data profiles for all 100 NC counties released by NC Housing Coalition. bit.ly/3XUyCF0

Companies withdraw from their state business location incentive agreements due to pandemic-related change in hiring. Early terminations outnumber completed grants by 4 to 1. State law requires recapture of local incentives. bit.ly/3HgY1mK

National moving companies release data: NC is back in top ten for in-migration. Economist says this will address labor needs as the state’s economy expands. bit.ly/3WU8oSU

DFI in the news:

Salisbury NC engages UNC DFI for pre-development services for a brownfields site, the former Kesler Mill: https://bit.ly/3ZpkJ36

Other CED Items:

Bank of America investing equity for acquisition of “missing middle” housing for those who cannot afford housing in current market but earn too much qualify for subsidized housing. bit.ly/3JruGYm
NY Times on the “fast casual” 5-1 architectural style that seems to dominate new multifamily construction across the U.S. An unfortunate trend? A construction necessity? A result of planning regs? A style that will be looked at favorably in the future? bit.ly/3iYCWnY

Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” December 2022

 

 

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