Housing Affordability: A Place Families Can Actually Afford
The problem: Home prices, rents, and property taxes have climbed faster than paychecks across North Fulton and the rest of Georgia. Longtime residents are being priced out of the neighborhoods they grew up in, young families can't find a starter home, and renters have no real protections against sudden rent hikes. Incumbent Chuck Martin's own platform on housing, "Protecting Home Values," is entirely about property tax exemptions for existing homeowners. It says nothing about renters, nothing about housing supply, and nothing for the young families and workers who don't already own a home in District 49.
What Sara will do about it:
Support policies that protect renters and homeowners alike, including stronger tenant protections and safeguards against unfair rent hikes.
Encourage the development of housing that actually fits the needs of local workforces, seniors, and young families, not just luxury units.
Support responsible tools to help make homeownership more attainable for first-time buyers.
Protect homeowners, especially seniors, from being taxed out of homes they've lived in for decades.
Why it matters to her: Sara Fuchs and her husband chose to put down roots and raise their sons in Roswell because it's a place where families can build a life. She hears from neighbors constantly who are worried their own kids won't be able to afford to live in the community they grew up in, or that their own property taxes will outpace their income. District 49 should be a place where teachers, nurses, and young families can afford to stay, not just a place they can afford to leave.