What about manufactured housing. We could figure out ways to make affordable housing cheaper.

People neeed housing they OWN. Because of the deference we give proprty owners, renters are never able to feel secure as renters. that they will have stability and privacy and safety.

But housing is importance for peoples sanity and safety. Why cant we devote our energy to building a standard inexpensive affordable small homes. A standard small affordable home.

This one comes straight from the horse's mouth. I heard this straight from an IT worker and from my Voc Rehab counselor. Since both the 2008 crash and the end of the Space Shuttle program, people with Bachelor's degrees flooded the field en masse. So, because of that, I've literally no place to go.

          You don't really need to know the Specific Demographic Landscape of Medford, Oregon to understand the situation. Everyone here understands the implications of "gentrification" and many have experiences that provide a variety of perspectives.