City’s housing mix could take hard hit in pandemic
Tillman Cove consisted of 116 apartments that opened in 1948 to provide housing to veterans and their baby-booming families after World War II. The city bought the abandoned property for $800,000 last year and chose Elmington Capital of Nashville to develop the site. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The city’s mix of housing has flipped in recent years, with renters now making up the majority as investors continue to buy single-family homes.
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