Bucking national trends, affordable housing in Memphis is a problem of quality, not quantity
The block around Lucy Avenue, across the street from the home of Aretha Franklin, hosts lots which have been priced as low as $50. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Even as housing prices are rising substantially in some parts of the area, the value of housing in other areas has been stagnant or even falling.
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Shera Avi-Yonah
Shera Avi-Yonah is an enterprise freelance intern for The Daily Memphian. She has previously reported for Bloomberg News and the American Prospect.
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