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Analysis

Design and Methodology

Case Study of Flagstaff housing:

  • Analysis of scholarly articles.
  • Analysis of newspaper articles.
  • Interviews with city officials.
  • Contrast with similar college

towns and cities.

Focus on neighborhoods directly bordering NAU (largely composed of students, and high rental increases).

Ethics of objectivity achieved through peer review.

  • Inclusionary zoning
  • Rent Control
  • Public-Private

campus housing

partnerships

Market Failure

Flagstaff Nexus Study

Market Failure: a situation where an unregulated market does not reach equilibirum as a result of a lack of incentives.

Protected forests, mountainous terrain, exclusionary zoning lead to market failure and stabilized vacancy rates.

"The government has a significant influence on housing markets through its control of land release and development in regional areas" (Haslam, Mackenzie, and Rowley, 2013, p. 375).

Justyna Costa states that housing department is not interested in government intervention with regards to housing.

Affordable housing: "Decent safe housing that does not cost burden members of the local workforce... housing that is affordable to... residents... when they spend no more than 35% of gross income on housing."

In 2008, 40% of renters were cost

burdened. Survey responses listed

housing as the #1 quality of life issue.

Vacancy rate at 3%. There is a shortage of

land on which to build coupled with rising

populations. Should fall at 5% according

to market principles.

Inclusionary Zoning

Indusionary zoning: governments encourage or require developers to create affordable housing. Shown not to be harmful.

It is also important to prevent exclusionary zoning (min. lot sizes, etc.).

  • Neighborhood inequality.
  • Concentration of poverty.

Rio Homes is a good example of indusionary zoning.

Zoning laws are only suggestions and incentives.

Income to Rent Ratio and Population Growth

NAU Public-Private Partnerships and Flagstaff Rent Control

In the areas near NAU, 24.5 to 57.5% of the population live under the poverty line.

Flagstaff has the lowest cost of living adjusted-wages out of 191 cities investigated.

There has been a surge in population growth 1990-present: 46,000 --> 68,000.

Large increases in enrollment have fueled displacement.

Flagstaff housing index: 154.3%.

Median Flagstaff rent in 2013: 1,059$. U.S.: 905$. Arizona: $890.

Students also cannot afford these rents --> large debt load.

Flagstaff Nexus Study

On campus housing is available for less than half of enrolled NAU students. When there is a lack of money, public-private partnerships are a good option to address housing shortages.

It is imperative that NAU consider the community, and when possible be responsible for construction. Students would be offered protection and the market would be unburdened.

There are three different forms of rent control: moderate is recommended in Flagstaff.

Pros and cons to rent control policies.

Gentrification/Studentification in Flagstaff

"The arrival of a higher income group in an existing district, a related increase in rents and property values, a displacement of existing residents and tenants, and changes in the districts character and culture" (Piering, 2013, p. 2).

Flagstaff is a good candidate for gentrification because of low vacancy rates, lack of land to build, and low incomes.

Studentification is similar to gentrification but is the result of increased numbers of students in a college town.

Local governments tend to be hesitant to intervene because students are seen as more desirable residents than low income populations.

Conclusions and Recommendations

Flagstaff Nexus Study

  • Main barriers to affordable housing:
  • Lack of land on which to build,

the rapidly increasing population,

and a lack of government or university

initiatives to address the problem.

  • Cited as main quality of life barrier in Flagstaff.
  • Solutions:
  • Indusionary zoning
  • University housing
  • Rent control.
  • The best solution would be a combination

of the three.

Barriers to Affordable Housing

Introduction

  • Only half of enrolled students were offered on- campus housing this year.
  • Topics discussed include:
  • Studentification/Gentrification.
  • Barriers to affordable housing.
  • Low vacancy rates.
  • Implications for long term residents.
  • Recommendations on how to increase the availability of affordable housing.
  • Major limitation: census data does not capture student demographics.

Studentification in Flagstaff

Shannon Rose

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