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Officials, organizers and neighbors in Cooper-Young give sharply different accounts of what "rents rise fastest in the neighborhoods with the least new supply" will actually mean, and who pays for it.
By Ruth Ann Mercer · September 16, 2026
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Binghampton give sharply different accounts of what "historic shotgun houses find…
Ruth Ann Mercer · 3 min read
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Binghampton give sharply different accounts of what "investor purchases account f…
Simone Barrow · 3 min read
Downtown Office Tower Converts to Apartments After Long Vacancy — a development residents in South Memphis have followed…
Marcus Whitfield · 3 min read
Eviction Filings Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Across Shelby County — a development residents in the Medical District ha…
Elijah Sandoval · 3 min read
First-Time Buyers Navigate a Market of Bidding and Waiting — a development residents in Raleigh have followed for months…
Walter Deane · 3 min read
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Cooper-Young give sharply different accounts of what "zoning rewrite would allow …
Simone Barrow · 3 min read
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Binghampton give sharply different accounts of what "property reappraisal sends s…
Ruth Ann Mercer · 3 min read
A closer look at the numbers behind the headline, and at the people in Midtown who have heard a version of this promise …
Priya Raghavan · 3 min read
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Cooper-Young give sharply different accounts of what "suburban growth pushes east…
Simone Barrow · 3 min read
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Berclair give sharply different accounts of what "home insurance nonrenewals clim…
Simone Barrow · 3 min read
Officials, organizers and neighbors in Binghampton give sharply different accounts of what "community land trust model g…
Dana Ruiz · 3 min read
Records, interviews and public filings reviewed by The Memphis Press trace how this reached South Memphis — and what sti…
Terrence Booker · 3 min read
Records, interviews and public filings reviewed by The Memphis Press trace how this reached Orange Mound — and what stil…
Curtis Lomax · 3 min read
A closer look at the numbers behind the headline, and at the people in Cooper-Young who have heard a version of this pro…
Priya Raghavan · 3 min read