Posted on 08/10/2015 8:52:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
There is a Ferguson, Missouri, that most Americans know: The town where a police shooting triggered violent protests, a federal civil rights investigation and a national debate on law enforcement's treatment of minorities.
But then there is the Ferguson that new arrivals see: cheap housing, a diverse population and vibrant community activism.
That second vision is helping to keep the city's struggling real estate market alive.
A year after Michael Brown's death tore Ferguson apart, homes are selling, but at a slower pace. Prices have dropped, but the $50,000 median price so far this year is on par with 2013, according to data provided by agents.
Among those moving in are young families and single strivers, fueling hope for the small city's rebound.
Here are some of their stories....
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
Or just broken white people (criminals, junkies, homosexuals); Jeffrey Dahmer (a homosexual child molester, murderer, and cannibal) was a white person living in a diverse neighborhood.
A new standard of outlandish euphemism: “vibrant community activism.”
I think I might retire there one day. /sarc
“$50,000 median price”
Around here that’s what you’d pay for a trailer house so run down the roaches & rats moved out.
It snows too much in Detroit and the slums are too pricey in Baltimore?
Next up: neckbearded hipster dooshes getting stomped by the “vibrant community”!
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