What will Obama center mean for nearby home values on the South Side? Wary of being priced out, groups push for housing benefits and protections – Chicago Tribune/MSN

There has been a loss of lower-cost rental units citywide, but South Shore has seen its share of renter-occupied households with rents under $900 — a key measure of affordability — drop by 23% since 2010, a slightly larger drop than the city. Housing prices in South Shore, meanwhile, have grown faster than prices for the city overall since 2015, when the Obama Foundation announced the center would be located on the South Side.