• The city of Gastonia is now the temporary landlord of an affordable housing unit that failed to sell. • The home, priced at $260,000, did not sell within the nine-month timeframe required by the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. • City officials cite market conditions, buyer demand, and neighborhood perceptions as reasons for the unsold property.

The city of Gastonia recently found itself operating as the temporary landlord of a Norment Avenue house that was constructed to be sold as part of an affordable housing initiative in the Highland community.

When the city announced that it planned to partner with the Belmont Community Development Corporation to build two new single-family affordable housing units and sell them for more that $250,000, residents living in the Highland co

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