Sunbelt blues : the failure of American housing /
Ross, Andrew, 1956-
Sunbelt blues : the failure of American housing / Failure of American housing. Andrew Ross. - First Edition. - 268 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-256) and index.
"...The single worst place in the United States to look for affordable housing is Osceola County, Florida. Once the main approach to Disney World, where vacationers found lodging on their way to the Magic Kingdom, the fifteen-mile Route 192 corridor in Osceola has become a site of shocking contrasts. At one end, absentee investors snatch up foreclosed properties to turn into extravagant vacation homes for affluent visitors, destroying affordable housing in the process. At the other, underpaid theme park workers, displaced families, and disabled and elderly people subsisting on government checks are technically homeless, living crammed into dilapidated, roach-infested motels or even in tent camps in the woods. Through visceral, frontline reporting from the motels and encampments dotting central Florida, renowned sociologist Andrew Ross exposes the overlooked housing crisis sweeping America's suburbs and rural areas, where residents suffer ongoing trauma, poverty, and nihilism..."--WorldCat.
9781250848895 (paperback) : $17.99
Housing policy--Florida--Osceola County.
Housing--Florida--Osceola County.
Low-income housing--Florida--Osceola County.
Real estate investment--Florida--Osceola County.
Working poor--Florida--Osceola County.
Osceola County (Fla.)--Economic conditions--21st century.
Osceola County (Fla.)--Social conditions--21st century.
HD7303 .F6 / R67 2021
Sunbelt blues : the failure of American housing / Failure of American housing. Andrew Ross. - First Edition. - 268 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-256) and index.
"...The single worst place in the United States to look for affordable housing is Osceola County, Florida. Once the main approach to Disney World, where vacationers found lodging on their way to the Magic Kingdom, the fifteen-mile Route 192 corridor in Osceola has become a site of shocking contrasts. At one end, absentee investors snatch up foreclosed properties to turn into extravagant vacation homes for affluent visitors, destroying affordable housing in the process. At the other, underpaid theme park workers, displaced families, and disabled and elderly people subsisting on government checks are technically homeless, living crammed into dilapidated, roach-infested motels or even in tent camps in the woods. Through visceral, frontline reporting from the motels and encampments dotting central Florida, renowned sociologist Andrew Ross exposes the overlooked housing crisis sweeping America's suburbs and rural areas, where residents suffer ongoing trauma, poverty, and nihilism..."--WorldCat.
9781250848895 (paperback) : $17.99
Housing policy--Florida--Osceola County.
Housing--Florida--Osceola County.
Low-income housing--Florida--Osceola County.
Real estate investment--Florida--Osceola County.
Working poor--Florida--Osceola County.
Osceola County (Fla.)--Economic conditions--21st century.
Osceola County (Fla.)--Social conditions--21st century.
HD7303 .F6 / R67 2021