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"How severe is Asheville's housing crisis? Nearly half of renters and 38 percent of homeowners in Asheville pay more than they can afford for housing. A land and housing shortage, coupled with growth has created a sellers’ market, increasing the average price of a home by 8 percent in just 12 months...News 13 will look at what's keeping more homes from being built, skyrocketing rents, the vanishing middle market and finally solutions to this problem."
Check out the four-part series below:
News 13 Investigates: Asheville's housing crisis
Asheville's housing crisis applies to the rental market
Barriers to building: Why Asheville struggles with affordable housing
Outside the box solutions to Asheville's Housing Crisis