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Housing advocates have warned that the Obama Presidential Center could price out longtime residents. So far, the cost of single and multi-family homes in Woodlawn closest to the Obama Center have doubled since 2019, and less than a third of housing stock in the area was considered affordable. Also, the number of short-term rentals, like Airbnb, are increasing in the neighborhoods around the Presidential Center, which takes potential rental housing out of the market.
In the Loop digs into how the city has fallen short of delivering on promises aimed at protecting residents from displacement, and how the growth of Airbnbs in the area is impacting affordability.
GUESTS: Sidnee King Pineda, journalist, Illinois Answers Project
Infiniti Gant, housing organizer, Southside Together
Kristy Ramsey, Airbnb host, Woodlawn resident
Cam Rodriguez, WBEZ data reporter
Alexandra Salomon, WBEZ senior editor
For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.
In the Loop digs into how the city has fallen short of delivering on promises aimed at protecting residents from displacement, and how the growth of Airbnbs in the area is impacting affordability.
GUESTS: Sidnee King Pineda, journalist, Illinois Answers Project
Infiniti Gant, housing organizer, Southside Together
Kristy Ramsey, Airbnb host, Woodlawn resident
Cam Rodriguez, WBEZ data reporter
Alexandra Salomon, WBEZ senior editor
For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.