{"id":196592,"date":"2025-04-21T12:33:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T12:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/real-estate\/affordable-housing-for-seniors-st-paul-real-estate-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T12:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T12:33:18","slug":"affordable-housing-for-seniors-st-paul-real-estate-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=196592","title":{"rendered":"Affordable housing for seniors &#8211; St. Paul Real Estate Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpaulrealestateblog.com\/images\/2025\/02\/housefinch.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[27610]\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27472 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stpaulrealestateblog.com\/images\/2025\/02\/housefinch.jpeg\" alt=\"house finch sitting on bird house\" width=\"374\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stpaulrealestateblog.com\/images\/2025\/02\/housefinch.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.stpaulrealestateblog.com\/images\/2025\/02\/housefinch-500x402.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.stpaulrealestateblog.com\/images\/2025\/02\/housefinch-768x618.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\"\/><\/a>I was going to write about affordable housing for seniors, but there isn\u2019t much, if any, 0n top of that, the city of St. Paul likes to condemn the houses seniors live in and fine them $5000 a year to register their home as vacant.\u00a0 There are no senior discounts when it comes to fines which become a poverty tax.\u00a0 The City of St. Paul can be a cruel place for seniors.<\/p>\n<p>Homelessness among seniors is a growing problem in the United States, with older adults (aged 55 and up) making up a significant portion of the homeless population.\u00a0About 146,000 older adults were experiencing homelessness in 2023,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/blog\/more-older-adults-are-homeless-what-can-be-done-help-vulnerable-population-unique-needs\">according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)<\/a>.\u00a0The trend is expected to continue, with projections suggesting a near tripling of homeless seniors by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>As our population ages, there will be more seniors living and dying on the streets. Look for more people suffering from Alzheimer\u2019s trying to keep the city inspectors at bay. Everyone who is alive today may one day be elderly, homelessness is just one more thing to look forward to.<\/p>\n<p>Housing isn\u2019t just for young people. 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