MORGANTOWN – In July 2020, Patrick Bowen of Bowen National Research stood before Morgantown City Council with some alarming news in terms of affordable housing in the city. Based on market research and a months-long needs assessment, Bowen reported that more than 98% of non-student, ...
When I was a kid, my grandparents purchased an RV. My family used it often, regularly traveling around the East Coast and up into New England. I have many fond memories of our time camping — spending time close to my parents and sisters and meeting people at the campgrounds. We never spent ...
The evidence against rent control is vast and continues to pile high. The latest example comes from Argentina. In 2020, Argentina faced rapidly rising rental costs, just as many parts of the United States are currently experiencing. The South American country implemented rent ...
The United States of America needs more housing — lots of it. The lack of supply in cities and suburbs in particular is the main force driving up the cost of living for millions, and keeping young people on the outside looking in, their faces pressed against the double-pane glass. Though ...
Morgantown never had ‘housing-first’ In the most recent Morgantown City Council Committee of the Whole meeting, councilors stated Morgantown has used a housing-first strategy for years to address homelessness. While the city might have aspirations for a housing-first strategy, it ...
by Ben Harris Recently released government data hammered home what we have known for at least a year: A national housing shortage, not broad-based price increases, is driving inflation. Inflation over the past year was 3.1% — far less than in 2021 but still high enough for the ...