Show:
Economics & The Market
The College Squeeze
Zoning & Laws
ADUs & Middle Housing
The Ripple Effects
100
What naturally happens to housing prices when the demand goes up way faster than the housing supply?
What is they increase (or go up)?
100
How many years does UNC Chapel Hill actually require its students to live in on-campus housing?
What is one year (or freshman year)?
100
What do we call the local laws that control exactly what kind of housing can be built in certain places?
What are zoning laws?
100
What catchy name do we use for "in-between" housing like duplexes and townhomes?
What is middle housing?
100
Because rent, tuition, and loans all add up, young people are staying financially dependent on who for a longer time?
Who are their parents?
200
What three-letter acronym represents the North Carolina area that is growing super fast because of massive job opportunities?
What is RTP (Research Triangle Park)?
200
Because Chapel Hill is so close to RTP, is its housing more expensive or less expensive than a college town like Greenville?
What is more expensive?
200
Right now, a lot of zoning laws mainly allow for what specific type of large homes?
What are single-family homes?
200
What does the acronym ADU stand for?
What is Accessory Dwelling Unit?
200
Our project shows that housing affects way more than just finances. Name one other major part of a young person's life that it impacts!
What are education, jobs, independence, or mental health?
300
True or False: Right now, young people's wages and paychecks are increasing faster than rent prices.
What is False (rent is increasing faster)?
300
Because of the crazy high demand, what month are some college students forced to sign a lease for the next school year?
What is October?
300
When zoning laws only allow single-family homes, does it increase or decrease the amount of affordable housing available for young people?
What is decrease (or reduces)?
300
A smaller living space attached to an existing home or a garage apartment is a perfect example of what?
What is an ADU?
300
High rent prices can actually change major life decisions, like where someone decides to apply for what specific type of graduate school?
What is law school?
400
Because the market is so competitive, it is almost impossible for young adults to buy a home immediately unless they have financial support from who?
Who is their family?
400
What is considered the absolute cheapest living option for college students trying to afford off-campus rent?
What is living with roommates?
400
Lawmakers currently focus most of their housing policies on adults buying homes, rather than what specific group of people?
Who are young people (or young people renting apartments)?
400
Middle housing is a much more realistic option for what age group who isn't ready to buy a huge house yet?
Who are younger adults (or college grads)?
400
Landlords and companies can easily take advantage of young people because they know young people are desperate for what two things?
What are opportunities and housing?
500
What are the names of the two major tech companies that brought tons of new jobs and housing competition to the Triangle area?
What are SAS and Cisco?
500
What major issue with UNC's dorms is practically pushing students out into the expensive off-campus market?
What is overcrowding?
500
If cities like Raleigh keep growing economically without changing their zoning laws to add more supply, what will happen to housing prices?
What is they will keep getting higher (or increasing)?
500
What kind of financial reward could the government give to homeowners to encourage them to build ADUs?
What are tax incentives?
500
What specific generation needs to be included in conversations about housing policy because they will deal with the effects the longest?
Who is our generation (or the younger generation)?