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The Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors just purchased a house (no longer available) that will provide affordable housing for one family in the region. Affordable housing is something that affects us all, and it takes quite an effort to even begin to offer solutions. Dave Norris writes about the Charlottesville City Council’s recent attempt to penetrate the affordable housing crisis. The (no longer available) accompanying (no longer available) press (no longer available) is (archived: 2008) valuable. The relationship with the impacted family and friends is invaluable.
Charlottesville Podcasting Network has a nine minute interview
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