How to bring Chicago's housing affordability down to earth
An affordable big city with deep pools of talent, Chicago needs to regain its edge as a place to do business.
Credit: Beth Rooney
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2. Crime and violence
3. Public transportation and infrastructure
4. Diminished downtown
5. Political division
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“They see the $300,000 number and figure it’s unaffordable. But there are methods to purchasing that home.”
—Janece Simmons, vice president of community and housing services at Far South Community Development Corp.
A Kinexx Modular Construction home being built.