affordable housing

The city of Cincinnati is hosting a rental housing fair at Washington Park, while a local organization is hosting a homeownership event at Xavier University.

The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority and several partners are rehabilitating 18 properties in the historic West Side neighborhood. They cut the ribbon on the first two renovated homes Thursday.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati is moving beyond its traditional model of building one house at a time.

New federal funding criteria for helping people without homes emphasizes mandatory treatment for addiction and mental illness over providing housing first. The head of a local service provider says that doesn't match the need his organization sees.

Authorities arrested Dion Crockett in Kenton County. He's accused of embezzling rent money from tenants at The Evanston, a 100-unit CMHA complex.

Dion Crockett faces multiple charges related to allegations he pocketed tenants' rent money. He could serve up to 10.5 years in prison if convicted.

Residents of The Evanston, a Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority complex, say a former onsite property manager made off with their rent money. Now they've received notice their leases are being terminated.

The 948 housing units are all affordable to residents making 80% or less of the area median income, and most are affordable at 60% AMI.

The quasi-public development authority purchased the 194 single-family rental properties from California-based Raineth Housing in 2021. It has since sold many of them to first-time homebuyers.

The grant-funded project includes a design competition and city-funded demonstration projects.