Affordable Housing

The North Carolina House wants to give builders another tool to create more affordable housing.

Four local public housing authorities received thousands of dollars in HUD vouchers.

Eleven pre-approved plans for accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are available for purchase.

New and redeveloped affordable housing units are beginning to come available in Durham, part of a $95 million housing bond passed three years ago.

Charlotte needs land for affordable housing, and local churches are stepping forward to help with donations of land, money and even entire buildings.

With the federal moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent ending this past weekend, the state program distributing federal pandemic-related rent and utility aid has increased the potential size of its awards.

Tenant advocates in North Carolina are bracing for a wave of evictions to begin Monday after the federal eviction moratorium expired over the weekend.

North Carolina is one of several states that enacted a moratorium last year halting eviction proceedings. The directive from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper expired on June 30 after he unsuccessfully sought approval for a one-month extension from the GOP-controlled Council of State.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday a three-month extension of the statewide eviction moratorium that had been set to expire at the end of March. The updated executive order comes a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention directed states to extend protections through June 30.

The owners of homes built by Habitat for Humanity tend to be in frontline and essential service occupations hit especially hard by the pandemic. Now, Habitat homeowners are having a harder time paying their mortgage. The organization’s Charlotte office reports that about 330 are behind in their mortgage payments – about triple the amount from a year ago.