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Gap between Wages and Rents Severe in Georgia and Metro Atlanta

NewsBy LaWanda Davie June 19, 2016

In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at the HUD-determined Fair Market Rent and utilities of $949/mo. in metro Atlanta, renters need to earn $18.25 per hour. This is Metro Atlanta’s 2016 Housing Wage, revealed in a national report released today. The report, Out of Reach 2016, was jointly released by the National Low…

Georgia ACT Welcomes Dr. Matthew Desmond & Dr. Dan Immergluck

NewsBy LaWanda Davie March 31, 2016

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Georgia ACT, and the Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning hosted a reception in March that featured two outstanding housing experts examining the increasing hardships faced by low income renters. Dr. Matthew Desmond shared findings from his book on the consequences of evictions, once common outcome faced…