tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post2778233243762922131..comments2023-12-22T01:59:35.407-05:00Comments on The Musings of an Urban Christian: Housing in PennsylvaniaLHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02127870226377459490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post-3987337806594793762009-06-05T05:20:42.274-04:002009-06-05T05:20:42.274-04:00Daniel, thanks for your comment. You're right...Daniel, thanks for your comment. You're right that in these older communities, the problem isn't lack of housing stock but lack of reasonably habitable housing stock. And particularly to the extent that housing trust funds provide the "last dollar" (and thus leverage tons of other sources), you can get a lot of housing bang for your public buck.LHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127870226377459490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015340.post-39905611275498899982009-06-02T09:39:05.593-04:002009-06-02T09:39:05.593-04:00"Rehabilitating homes is particularly potent, in t..."Rehabilitating homes is particularly potent, in that it produces more houses per million dollars, and also has a greater statewide multiplier effect."<br /><br />Good point. We visited a friend living in inner-city Baltimore the other day. About 2/3 of the row homes on her street were boarded up, only one block from the giant Johns Hopkins medical campus. Such a stark contrast. All I could see was the amazing amount of potential here. (of course, the issues are complex, but maybe sometime like a housing trust fund would go a long way)Daniel Nairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127732825472374125noreply@blogger.com