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re: New Orleans affordable housing crisis
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:29 am to Hammertime
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:29 am to Hammertime
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"Bywater North"
Does that mean "Desire South" or "West Lower Ninth Ward"?
This post was edited on 8/8/18 at 11:33 am
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:32 am to Areddishfish
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Dedrick Lebeau, a lifelong New Orleanian, recently moved to Violet, La., after his Freret neighborhood landlord raised the rent on his three-bedroom shotgun, half of a duplex in the 2600 block of Upperline Street, to $1600 a month. He bought a house for the first time in Violet and is paying about $1,300 a month, and far less in property taxes than he’d pay in New Orleans.
What's the problem here?
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:35 am to TigerstuckinMS
I had to laugh when she told me that. The only plus is, at least it's better than living next to those stupid looking houses in the lower 9. I'd rather be robbed every day than wake up and look at some triangle house
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:35 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:that there's nothing in St. Bernard Parish in terms of jobs or amenities.
What's the problem here?
you get what you pay for, and in NOLA, you pay a premium to be close to your job and live in a bustling city with culture, pro sports, etc. and be able to tell people you live in New Orleans
This post was edited on 8/8/18 at 11:39 am
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:39 am to TheHarahanian
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That's what's making the Shenandoah area of Baton Rouge into a cesspool right now. But you can get a cheap apartment there!
There is truth in this statement!
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:41 am to chalmetteowl
So? The guy went from a renter paying $1600/month to a homeowner paying $300 less. That's a win in my book.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 11:45 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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So? The guy went from a renter paying $1600/month to a homeowner paying $300 less. That's a win in my book.
in an area he probably doesn't really want to be in...
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:12 pm to LSUFanHouston
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This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 9:24 am
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:15 pm to cahoots
The East is going to turnaround if trends continue. That is a big IF though.
Consider Upper and Lower 9th, Arabi, Treme, and even Gentilly having major turnarounds. Long way to go, but the market is mostly supporting it.
Consider Upper and Lower 9th, Arabi, Treme, and even Gentilly having major turnarounds. Long way to go, but the market is mostly supporting it.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:15 pm to Hammertime
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let a certain number of low-income tenants live there for 5-10yrs, and then kick them out and jack up the prices
That is the only good feature of these unworkable mixed income schemes.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:15 pm to cahoots
But the flip side is those type of cities have very good public transportation.
I’m thinking a lot of people we are discussing couldn’t afford much in Metairie, at least not in the east side closer to Nola.
I would hate to have to be the ooor guy who has to rely on a crappy inconstant bus service f on Nola East, Kenner, or the West Bank
I’m thinking a lot of people we are discussing couldn’t afford much in Metairie, at least not in the east side closer to Nola.
I would hate to have to be the ooor guy who has to rely on a crappy inconstant bus service f on Nola East, Kenner, or the West Bank
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:16 pm to Areddishfish
This is what happens when we allow them to just come and take down the statues and do whatever the hell they want to do.
This post was edited on 8/8/18 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:21 pm to TigerstuckinMS
quote:
Does that mean "Desire South" or "West Lower Ninth Ward"?
Sort of. It means anything above St. Claude Ave from Poland to right around St. Roch. The hipsters have basically taken all of Bywater and turned it into Hipsterville (what the hipsters did to Bud Rips is criminal) Now they are making a move on the areas between Claiborne and St. Claude . Actually, St. Claude is now one of the "in" places to go out late night if you are young single and prone to hipster, b.s.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:24 pm to LSUbase13
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Housing is going up in most (desirable) places. That said, no fricking chance in hell I'd spend $300K+ on any place in a neighborhood that I had the slightest of doubts...
And good luck if there is any downturn in economy. Newly gentrified areas will revert back to the third world.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:29 pm to Areddishfish
If you let LaQuishennderia move in the neighborhood with her 6 kids (by 5 different dads), you will only decrease property values and her kids will not end up any better off than before.
Same goes if you let Crystal Sue move in from her trailer park with her 7 kids (all named Jayden, Brayden, and Sayben, etc) - it will be the same pitiful outcome.
Some people make good decisions and others make bad decisions. There is enough land to let us separate ourselves. (not separate by race, but rather wisdom).
Same goes if you let Crystal Sue move in from her trailer park with her 7 kids (all named Jayden, Brayden, and Sayben, etc) - it will be the same pitiful outcome.
Some people make good decisions and others make bad decisions. There is enough land to let us separate ourselves. (not separate by race, but rather wisdom).
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:38 pm to Celery
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Austin does this. I always wondered how my friends who are teachers and artists lived in such nice places. They qualify as low-income and get good deals apparently.
The ones I know have roommates which makes things far more affordable. The problem with many of these people is they cannot afford the rent of a two or three bedroom house on a single income.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:41 pm to chalmetteowl
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in an area he probably doesn't really want to be in...
When I bought my first house it was in an area I didn't want to be in plus I had to have roommates. The world isn't just handed to people.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:51 pm to lsu13lsu
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The problem with many of these people is they cannot afford the rent of a two or three bedroom house on a single income.
maybe the houses are too big?????
hence they started building tiny houses until it got figured out that they could charge full-house rents on them
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:54 pm to Hangit
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There is no such thing as an affordable housing crisis. You buy what you can afford. If you can't afford it, keep moving further away until you can.
I want to live on the beach with a boat slip and a 3,000 sq. ft. house. Should the owners be forced to cut their price to accommodate me?
What color is your skin and what party do you vote for?
This post was edited on 8/8/18 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:59 pm to ellishughtiger
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The bubble popped downtown a few years back. That $750k 1br apt is now going for $650k.
Those condos in the Warehouse District I am currently shopping are still high as giraffe pussy. It would figure that I am finally able financially to buy the place I have always wanted and the area is at an all time high.
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