AdvertisementNonprofits Pull In Investors To Tackle Housing AffordabilityFebruary 11, 2014Pam FesslerfacebookEmailMelissa Conklin, 23, stands in the kitchen of her two-bedroom apartment at Woodmere Trace in Norfolk, Va. She earns about $30,000 a year at a nearby car dealership, and says these apartments are not only convenient, but affordable. She pays about $900 a month here, far less than other apartments in the area. (NPR)