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Local nonprofit Reinvestment Partners finished their renovations of Maple Creek Apartments last week. They bought the property in 2019 and have since updated its amenities and utilities for its 42 affordable units.

North Carolina is facing an affordable housing crisis, and it’s become an issue in the race for governor. One Republican candidate is proposing a tax credit for first-time homebuyers.

ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû Youth Reporter Avery Patterson sets out on a quest to understand why her neighborhood is predominately white. In the process, she uncovers a history of housing segregation in Durham and talks to her neighbors about inclusivity.

This week in politics: a landmark leak sent reverberations across the country, as advocates on both sides of an impassioned issue readied for the end of Roe; freshman Congressman Madison Cawthorn is again explaining an odd video; snd the housing crisis faces a new obstacle: corporate landlords. Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch and Donna King from the Carolina Journal review the week in politics.

As of this Monday, Aug. 24, tenants in federally-subsidized housing are facing eviction, homelessness and increased vulnerability to COVID-19. More than…