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He also comfirmed the serious possibility that the grocery store on the Montgomery Inn center is still in the works, for those that are interested (God, I hope so).

 

A reliable source told me that the grocery store for that project is unlikely to happen.  Six separate grocery companies have declined to sign on.

 

I don't know, this is just what he said. Hopefully, someone with good business sense will buy into the idea that we NEED a grocery store. Sure this isn't an issue that is enough to stop people from moving downtown, but it sure would be nice!

That, and the Broadway garage location.  If I had the ability, I'd develop a grocery store ASAP.  There's money to be made!

From the 9/5/05 Enquirer:

 

Last residents moving out of English Woods

By Allen Howard

Enquirer staff writer

 

Parts of English Woods, a 63-year-old, barracks-style public housing development sitting on prime land on Cincinnati's West Side, will be torn down either later this year or early next year.

 

After a three-year delay in getting its application for demolition approved, the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority is now relocating the last residents, as it prepares to tear down the 717 units.

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050905/NEWS01/509050323/1056/rss02

 

From the 10/7/05 Enquirer:

 

 

County, city may merge Section 8

Proponents cite uneven distribution

By Kimball Perry

Enquirer staff writer

 

Westwood's Jim McNulty is hoping Hamilton County's public housing program merges with Cincinnati's because he believes too much public-assisted housing is focused on too few communities.

 

"We do have a very large concentration of Section 8 housing in our area, over 800," McNulty said Thursday.

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051007/NEWS0102/310060019/1077/rss02

 

I live behind several section 8 buildings (well at least for another couple of months) and most of them are there all day, selling drugs, drinking and throwing garbage on everyone Else's property (did I mention I received 1200 in fines because of that)  on the other hand there are several section 8 families who live on my street, always cleaning, most elderly and are great neighbors.  Section 8 in and of itself is not the problem but it does empower those who want to just sit back, live off everyone else while divorcing themeselves from societies laws.

Lets do a three strikes your out, 3 crimes commited your government funding is gone. ( I prefer one strike but I am willing to give a little.)

 

:mrgreen: sorry, I just always wanted to use this guy.

City, county might unite on housing programs

 

By Kimball Perry

Enquirer staff writer

 

 

 

Hamilton County commissioners are considering merging a federally subsidized housing program with Cincinnati's.

 

Commissioners also are considering other options that would give them some control over how a merged program would operate.

 

Commissioner Pat DeWine, after listening to complaints that two governments running the same programs are inefficient, suggested Monday that Hamilton County contract with the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority to operate its program.

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=news01

Voucher programs may merge

 

By Tony Cook

Post staff reporter

 

 

A discussion among commissioners and community members about who should control low-income housing vouchers in Hamilton County revolved around two issues Monday - accountability and cost efficiency.

 

Commissioners are considering the possibility of handing over control of the county's Section 8 housing voucher program to the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority.

 

http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051011/NEWS01/510110353

Building projects flood Ky. riverfront

Hundreds of condos springing up, selling out

By Marla Matzer Rose Enquirer staff writer

 

The evolution of the Northern Kentucky riverfront soon will strike another high note as construction of one luxury condominium project is poised to begin while several others are on the drawing boards.  So far, demand appears strong for The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge. The $40 million-plus project sold over 40 percent of its 72 units within the first five weeks that they went on sale in August at prices averaging more than $900,000 - well over $400 per square foot.

 

The project, from developer Bill Butler's Corporex Corp., has benefited from a flood of interest - largely due to the striking design by architect Daniel Libeskind, known for his work on the World Trade Center site design.  Sales also have been brisk at the Ackerman Group's $90 million Harbor Greene and Joshua One's $20 million WatersEdge in Bellevue.

 

The 24-unit WatersEdge is more than half sold after six months, and Harbor Greene has sold half of its first phase of 36 units. WatersEdge units are priced from $750,000 to $990,000, while the larger Harbor Greene contains high-end units as well as more moderately priced homes.  Some real-estate agents wonder whether the market will be flooded with half-million-dollar-and-up condos on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River if a couple of other major projects in the planning stages come online.

 

At least two would be in Newport: Park Avenue, a 50-unit, 14-story project by developers Dwight Broeman and Burgess Stone, and a condo development backed by the owners of Newport on the Levee that would be built alongside that popular destination, on what is now a parking lot.  Those projects are still in the planning stages, and representatives for the developers did not return calls seeking comment.

 

Read full article here:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051023/BIZ01/510230380/1076/

In a previous post someone said that they had talked to a realtor and they said the buildings available DT are asking too much for units.  I'd suggest the construction of a new condo tower DT there are quite a few prime locations to look at:  former Nordstrom site, 8th & Sycamore (near the booming Power Building & St. Xavier Place Apts.), or even at the lots near City Hall.  This would allow for the units to be priced at the developers choice, which would be the demanded choice....affordable.  The demand is there why not build up with another tower.

In a previous post someone said that they had talked to a realtor and they said the buildings available DT are asking too much for units.  I'd suggest the construction of a new condo tower DT there are quite a few prime locations to look at:  former Nordstrom site, 8th & Sycamore (near the booming Power Building & St. Xavier Place Apts.), or even at the lots near City Hall.  This would allow for the units to be priced at the developers choice, which would be the demanded choice....affordable.  The demand is there why not build up with another tower.

 

"Developer's choice"  is somewhat limited.  To build affordable housing (pick a number, $150,000/unit?)  There would have to be massive subsidy to write down the cost of the land and building costs.  This is the rub with any type of affordable housing, be it downtown, in the burbs, low income, or income assisted.  The costs of land and construction outweigh the revenue from sales unless the units are sold at a high enough price to pay all expenses and show some profit for the developer.

It is almost impossible to offer affordable housing in super-structures downtown.  The land is not cheap, materials are more expensive then ever before and utilities are going up.  "The Nati", there is a demand to live in Ohio's downtown areas, however there isn't a demand to pay high prices for that yet.  The problem is that there are not alot of younger people making alot of money in Ohio right now.  There are high paying jobs for experienced seasoned employees.  However, those people tend to be 45-50 with three kids and a wife...don't forget the dog.  They are not going to live downtown (maybe a handfull).  I here what your saying, I know young people in Cleveland who always say I wish they would build affordable condo's downtown so I could buy.  Easier said then done.  They should probably be saying, I wish Ohio would offer higher paying jobs for young people so I could buy a place downtown.  In places like New York and Dallas, there are 25 to 28 year olds making 150,000 to 200,000 a year.  That is why you see the high rise living catching on and gaining momentum in those areas. 

SW Ohio home sales surging

11.3% September jump leads rise in region

By James Pilcher Enquirer staff writer

 

Home sales in September climbed 8.4 percent throughout the region compared with last year, even though all of the increase was fueled by strong results in Southwest Ohio.  Figures provided by the Cincinnati Board of Realtors showed an increase of nearly 11.3 percent in residential sales, with 2,470 properties sold.

 

That compares to a drop of less than 1 percent in Northern Kentucky reported by the Northern Kentucky Association of Realtors, and a drop of 3.1 percent reported by the Southeastern Indiana Board of Realtors.  Officials with the Cincinnati board credited low mortgage rates for the jump, the largest percentage increase for any month to date in 2005 as compared with last year.

 

Read full article here:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051026/BIZ01/510260316/1076/

Nationally, existing home sales rose 7.2 percent over September 2004, according to the National Board of Realtors, which said the impact of Hurricane Katrina actually led to more homes sold to people displaced by the storm.

I would like to know how is that possible. If they have no job? How was the loan approved?

 

Here's what they're saying:

 

1) Home sales would have been flat without the increased demand caused by the hurricane and its displacement.  While many lost everything, many evacuees had insurance or savings, etc., which bumped up demand for existing homes.  Some left town for good.

2) While sales plummeted in places like New Orleans and southern Mississippi, they shot up 150 percent in places like Baton Rouge.

3) Companies forced to relocate bought houses in bulk so that their employees would have somewhere to live.

You can use statistics to say anything, 4 out of 5 people know that :-D

Buoyed by the bubble

The housing market didn't overheat, so mortgage firms are expanding here

Steve Watkins  Staff Reporter

 

Cincinnati doesn't look like one of the nation's overheated housing markets that could be building a bubble about to burst.  But that doesn't mean mortgage bankers are skipping over the Queen City. America's largest home mortgage lender, Countrywide Home Loans, has targeted this market for plenty of growth.

 

Countrywide, the market's second-largest mortgage lender, has added four local retail branches and a joint venture with a real estate agency in the year and a half since Greg Harkleroad took over as vice president and area sales manager. He's planning to open two more local branches in the near future.

 

"One will focus on builder production and one will be a retail branch," Harkleroad said. "Our strategy is to increase the number of branches." He doesn't have locations yet, but he's eyeing Tri-County for the former and Mason for the latter.

 

Read full article here:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2005/11/21/focus1.html

The following story from the 12/14/05 Enquirer updates this story:

 

 

County ends its Section 8 housing

By Kimball Perry

Enquirer staff writer

 

It's taken Jim McNulty and some of his neighbors awhile to have their complaint addressed that too much public housing is destroying their Westwood neighborhood.

 

McNulty and others have complained that confusion about which governments issue housing vouchers - more commonly known as Section 8 housing - prevents them from trying to limit it.

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051214/NEWS01/512140410/1056/rss02

 

Suburban housing reflects a shift

Niche for condos, apartments seen

By Jessica Brown Enquirer staff writer

 

Mason has long been known as a haven for subdivisions. But last year, for the first time in a decade, more apartments and condominiums were built there than single-family homes.  The Warren County city was one of a handful of suburban areas north and east of Cincinnati that saw a surge in apartment and condo building despite a regionwide decline in multifamily construction.

 

This unusual shift in construction trends reflects two basic factors, experts say.  In some of the more-established suburbs, high land costs and a shrinking pool of big, available tracts has made multifamily projects more attractive to developers.  And even though these communities remain dominated by single-family homes, there's an undercurrent of demand for housing that caters to single people, divorcees and empty-nesters.

 

Read full article here:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060102/NEWS01/601020327/1056/

Regional home sales set records

SW Ohio tops $4.6B; $1B-plus in N.Ky. a first

By Jeff McKinney Enquirer staff writer

 

The total value of homes sold has hit record levels in both the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati housing markets.  Sales of homes in Northern Kentucky last year topped $1 billion for the first time, while sales in Southwest Ohio surpassed the $4.6 billion mark.

 

The figures are another indication that 2005 will become the region's fifth straight year of record sales. In 2004, 33,146 homes were sold in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. As of Nov. 30, 2005, 31,855 houses had been sold in the region.  The latest total sales figures are through Dec. 19. December's breakdown will be available later this month.

 

In Northern Kentucky, the value of homes sold hit $1.03 billion, representing 6,697 single-family homes and condos sold in Northern Kentucky. That's up from almost $950.2 million for 6,331 homes sold during the same time in 2004, the Northern Kentucky Association of Realtors said Tuesday.

 

Read full article here:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060104/BIZ01/601040330/1076/

Just a little update...browsing through the auditor's website, it looks like 26 of the units have been sold thus far, for a total of $8.5MM:

 

Unit #1009: Sold 05/31/2005 for $308,000

Unit #2203: Sold 06/01/2005 for $399,000

Unit #1102: Sold 06/27/2005 for $397,000

Unit #1003: Sold 07/11/2005 for $271,000

Unit #1608: Sold 07/11/2005 for $198,000

Unit #2500: Sold 07/11/2005 for $758,000

Unit #2302: Sold 07/21/2005 for $488,000

Unit #1001: Sold 07/21/2005 for $133,000

Unit #2005: Sold 08/02/2005 for $211,000

Unit #1503: Sold 08/09/2005 for $352,000

Unit #2401: Sold 08/17/2005 for $261,000

Unit #1706: Sold 08/24/2005 for $374,000

Unit #1604: Sold 08/31/2005 for $210,000

Unit #903: Sold 09/08/2005 for $265,000

Unit #1203: Sold 09/08/2005 for $344,000

Unit #1703: Sold 09/20/2005 for $-

Unit #1801: Sold 10/28/2005 for $740,000

Unit #1103: Sold 11/09/2005 for $351,000

Unit #1207: Sold 11/15/2005 for $286,000

Unit #1505: Sold 11/29/2005 for $193,000

Unit #1104: Sold 11/30/2005 for $250,000

Unit #2206: Sold 11/30/2005 for $470,000

Unit #2504: Sold 11/30/2005 for $349,000

Unit #1105: Sold 12/23/2005 for $204,000

Unit #803: Sold 12/28/2005 for $246,000

Unit #1603: Sold 01/03/2006 for $450,000

I'm curious how home sales and prices inside the city limits compare to recent years.

^ That is great news for me as I will be venturing into the real estate career... I am curious of the average home ownership time (i.e. avg. time period in Cincinnati for someone that buys a home and then sells it. Maybe Michael Redmond can answer this question?)

6 years is the average but let me double check that number as inner city may differ (and I am certain it does) with the suburbs.  Also I am feel safe in saying that the west side probably has a longer occupancy rate than does the east (slight cultural difference).  CABR is the best resource for anyone looking for these type stats however Cincy on average I believe is 6.

I read an article like 7-8 months ago saying that loft housing in the inner city is responsible for raising real estate 20%.

Local homes sales up in January

 

Despite rising interest rates, January saw a small uptick in home sales, said the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors.  Home closings numbered 1,382 for the month, compared to 1,376 in January 2005. The average price per home was $176,789, up 3.9 percent from $170,212 for the same month last year.  The gross volume of homes sold was $244.3 million, 4.3 percent higher than $234.2 million in January of last year.

Read full article here:

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/02/27/daily17.html

So which is it? Up or down?

^ This may clear up your question.

 

Area home sales hot, cold

Flat in Ohio, 17.6% gain in Ky.

BY JEFF MCKINNEY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

 

The number of houses sold in the three-state region rose a modest 3.9 percent in January compared with the same month last year. A double-digit gain in Northern Kentucky offset relatively flat sales in Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana, area Realtors reported Tuesday.

 

The number of single-family homes sold in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana last month was 1,817, up from 1,749 in January 2005.  January's moderate rise - fueled by a 17.6 percent gain in Northern Kentucky - came after a bullish 2005, when low mortgage rates helped the region post record sales for the fifth consecutive year.

 

Read full article here:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060301/BIZ01/603010306/1076/

def. more furniture & accessories stores than just 2 years ago, several new convenience stores too (although these come & go,  still all-in-all.... a hopeful sign

 

It appears downtown Cincinnati is getting a boost after years of looking a bit like a ghost town.  Developers say residents of all ages are buying condos and that's leading to new business opportunities.  The interior designer at the Elgin Retro Furniture Store at the corner of 8th and Main says many new downtown residents came to the Elgin office store begging for a home furniture store downtown.

 

"There's a need for a little bit of everything, whether it's the stationary store, the business is here. The people are here at lunchtime and the sidewalks are crowded," said Stacey Seltman of Elgin Retro Furniture.  Talitha Lattimore lives downtown and is excited about the new places to shop.

 

Read full article here:

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/local/03/14/downtown.html

More and more demand for condos downtown looks like it's going to continue to bring in more and more businesses and there will actually be people downtown to support them! Who would've guessed? Do you know of any downtown plans as far as condos/apartments go? I know Columbus is aiming for at least an additional 10,000 residents downtown by 2012. 

4,500 people now live in the CBD! Wow! I remember when there was just about 3,500 ... things are changing so quickly!

cbus says 10,000 by 2012.  What exactly is the "CBD" in cbus.  i know its MUCH larger than cincys.  Isnt cincy's _CBD" like .8 square miles or something while.  What is cbus's?

1,700 acres, and it's bound by freeways, just look at a map and you'll see it. I was wrong about there being 10,000 more residents expected by 2012, it's 10,000 units. There are 640 acres in a square mile so Columbus has approximately 2.65 sq miles.

 

http://www.downtowncolumbus.com/publications/2002DTPlan_Part1.pdf - see page 10

Counting the sections of OTR immediately bordering the CBD how many people does Cincy have?

^would that count covington and newport?

^ so ok, let me get this straight, columbus's "downtown" is bordered by 670 to the north, I 71 to the east, I71/I70 to the south, and 315 to the west? 

As of 2000, OTR had a population of 7638, Mt. Auburn was 6,516, and the West End was 8115.  With the boundaries given for Downtown Columbus, it would not be a stretch to include all or some of these.  I think Indy gives an oddly large boundary for their downtown as well.

^^Correct!

Why don't they redefine it then.....why do we have to play by the rules while everyone else makes themselves look better than us....lets increase our designated CBD size, annex into 3, count them, 3 counties and claim to be the only growing city in ohio... :argue:

^but it will look so much better when there are 10,000 ppl living in cincy's downtown of .8 square miles and 12,000 living in columbus's "downtown" of 2.7 square miles. 

Are there any kind of stipulations and/or guidelines set up to regulate this sort of thing?  Because it seems as though Cincy has been catching the short end of the stick for some time now.

^but it will look so much better when there are 10,000 ppl living in cincy's downtown of .8 square miles and 12,000 living in columbus's "downtown" of 2.7 square miles. 

 

There doesn't appear to be much regular housing in downtown Columbus, are most of Columbus' downtown population from high-rise condo and apartment development?

^but it will look so much better when there are 10,000 ppl living in cincy's downtown of .8 square miles and 12,000 living in columbus's "downtown" of 2.7 square miles. 

 

That's why there's going to be at least 10,000 additional residential units, a good number of which will have more than one person living in each.

Why don't they redefine it then.....why do we have to play by the rules while everyone else makes themselves look better than us....lets increase our designated CBD size, annex into 3, count them, 3 counties and claim to be the only growing city in ohio... :argue:

 

Yeah well including otr and west end isn't going to make cincinnati's blighted buildings look any better or make them any more desirable places to live.  It would make population density look higher but it would also make us look absolutely terrible on lists of downtown property value and crime rate.

From the 3/27/06 Cincinnati Business Courier:

 

 

Landlords protest lower subsidies for Section 8 rent

Cuts up to 30% come amid crackdown by City Council

Cincinnati Business Courier - March 24, 2006

by Dan Monk

Senior Staff Reporter

 

It's been a rough week for Cincinnati landlords, facing four new regulatory assaults from Cincinnati City Council and double-digit cuts in rental subsidies from the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority's Section 8 voucher program.

 

Neighborhood groups have been pushing for months for a crackdown on local landlords, claiming lax property management has increased crime and blight. The landlord controversy was detailed in a Courier special report, "Closer Inspection," in January. Two months later, the crackdown has begun and landlords are fighting back.

 

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/03/27/story7.html

 

From the 3/29/06 Enquirer:

 

Subsidized tenants forced out

Voucher program's cuts too deep, landlords say

BY DAN HORN | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

 

Any day now, Sarah Shannon will get a letter evicting her from the best home she's ever had.

 

She's done nothing wrong during the year she has lived in the two-story brick house in Delhi Township, and her landlord considers her a model tenant.

 

She pays the rent on time, keeps the house clean and gets along with her neighbors.

 

She was stunned to learn that she would have to leave.

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060329/NEWS01/603290391/1056/rss02

 

A landlord friend was completely open to the idea of accepting Section 8 vouchers - to his mind, it was a much more guaranteed payment, where 80% of the rent or so was coming from the government - plus the renter has a lot of incentive to come up with the rest of it, and not to trash the pad, because he faces losing his vouchers.  Everyone is incentivized appropriately, and things should work fine.

 

But the reason he didn't do it was primarily horror stories he'd heard about the onerous inspections.  He doesn't keep slumlord housing or anything - he's got 50 to 80 year old single to three family homes in East Walnut Hills, they rent in the $700+ range, and he keeps them in great shape - I've lived in one of his units.  But to be Section 8 approved is much harder than FHA approved, and supposedly if there's any chipped paint anywhere in the house - in a door jamb, or in a window frame - you've got to get tested for lead paint.  Given the ubiquity of lead paint before 1978, it's not unlikely that it's in there somewhere.  And given the ubiquity of lead in gasoline for so many years, it's possible that there's plenty of lead, even without lead paint.  And once lead is discovered, you've got to remediate it, Section 8 or not, and that can get excessively costly.  If you're working on a margin near break even in the first years of an investment property, dropping $10K or more on lead paint remediation is a deal killer.  And then the other ticky-tack fixes add up too.

 

I don't know how much of this is true - this is second hand, and not based on research, just based on horror stories - but it is the reason that at least one very good landlord decided against Section 8.  Anyone know if there's any validity to these worries?

My mom decided to go with section 8 to rent their property out in PRidge. Guess what? After only a little bit over a month of occupancy, these people backed out of their lease without giving a long enough notice (my mom required a 45 day notice so she could prepare the house to rent out again and put another ad in the paper) well the woman was like "That's too bad, I'm going to be out by the first and I'm not paying to be there any longer". I live in Cincinnati while my parents live in Columbus so I went to the property for them to check it out after they had left, and I'm telling you it was absolutely pathetic the condition they left that house. THE FRONT DOOR WAS BROKEN OFF THE HINGES! They ripped the wallpaper trim off, they wrote on the walls, and the refridgerator had a ton of mold with old moldy pots inside! It was insannneeeeee! They left their shitty broken furniture on the property.  It was a complete loss to my parents, and it was such a shame to see such a charming little cape cod destroyed inside. It's all fixed now, and it's up for rent again.

I know you might think "you should interiview potential tenants and make sure they're decent people". Well, the woman they chose was extremely polite at first, has a job in Mason making 10 dollars an hour, and it was supposedly only her and her 2 or 3 kids living there. Section 8 isn't worth it unless you're a slumlord. My parents make monthly payments of about 1100 dollars for that house, and were only renting it for 1000. The voucher covered like 900 so she only had to pay 100 dollars to rent a nice 3bdroom house in a decent neighborhood.

 

People complain about the quality of public housing, but you know..you honestly can't have anything too nice with section 8 renters because it most likely will be ruined. That house had a new kitchen, remodeled bathroom, real wood paneling, bay windows, most expensive carpeting available. I got into an argument with someone over this subject because I said section 8 people don't appreciate a damn thing. She said "actually I think they appreciate it more because when you're not used to having things, you give it more value". Not true. They come to expect things as a result of their false sense of entitlement.

 

As much as I hate the people that abuse welfare and other social services, I don't think we should get rid of them. The parents may be too lazy to get a job but what about the kids? Are you going to deny these little kids food and shelter because their parents are fuck-ups? A lot of people can't get decent jobs because they are convicted felons and that does make it a lot harder to get a decent job. Yes, if you are a felon it is possible to get a job, I realize that, but if people are trying, then I have no problem at all with them getting these services. Maybe if we could figure out a way of requiring proof that these people are actually going out there and putting in effort to get a job, it would help motivate people. 

 

I've been around these kinds of people a lot, and I know the way they think...by using these services, they think they are "taking advantage of the system".  They think that the government and corporate exploits them so that's their way of getting their power back, by taking advantage of these programs. Unfortunately, all welfare does is allow you a chance to survive. Welfare doesn't get you a masters degree, it doesn't give you an important job, and it could never give you the type of lifestyle that any decent person should strive for. 

^Your parents should just sell the Pleasant Ridge house.  The market has been pretty solid there lately.

^Your parents should just sell the Pleasant Ridge house.  The market has been pretty solid there lately.

Yeah, I should tell them that.

From the 5/22/06 Cincinnati Business Courier:

 

 

Housing authority panel, consultant to review rent

Cincinnati Business Courier - May 19, 2006

by Dan Monk

 

Hyde Park and Mount Lookout could see an increase in low-income housing, while poor tenants in Westwood and Bond Hill could be forced out of their homes.

 

http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/05/22/tidbits1.html