Ezra’s vision: How a shortfall of student housing ripples across the Ithaca market

January 25, 2017 0 By Vaughn Golden
My first cover story! I evaluated the effect of Ithaca’s collegiate presence on the local housing market. Affordable housing in Ithaca is difficult to come by, and often times that debate turns into a slough of finger pointing. College students, or moreso college officials are on the other end of those accusations. However what validity do this claims have an what circumstances have driven the market to its current state?