Lancaster City Living is in its second year of promoting increased homeownership in Lancaster City. The effort has employed the use of a website (www.lancastercityliving.org), a magazine (The Ultimate Guide to Owning a Home in Lancaster City), a "storefront" at 308 East King Street and a host of other activities.
What makes this issue so important is that increased homeownership helps to take care of a lot of other community issues. A good number of well kept rental units is important but, when the rental stock becomes the majority of housing units, the majority of the population takes a temporary view of their role in the community. In short, when you own your home you care more about issues like crime, schools and trash.
The good news is that Lancaster is on fire with development. The promise this holds is on a magnitude not seen in decades. The push for homeownership is simply one of the last pieces in this development. If you want to know what is going on, visit the Lancaster City Living website and check out what's new. You can find it by clicking on the "Pop" icon on the lower right hand corner of the home page.
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