Main Topic: The Issue with Housing Affordability in South Ca…

The Issue of Modern Housing Costs in South Carolina

] 1200 word count, works cited not included

[ ] local community issue, national data allowed

[ ] must argue a solution

[ ] scholarly tone

[ ] thesis needs two sides (counter-argument)

[ ] include signal phrases for quotes

[ ] evidence needs to appeal to logos

[ ] nothing personal (I, me, you, we…)

[ ] must be done in Word

Claim: South Carolina’s housing affordability is affecting low-income families significantly.

Thesis Statement: Homes in South Carolina are too difficult to afford, and their pricing must be reduced, or the minimum wage must be raised.

Solution: Reduce the price of housing and rent costs or increase the wage for low-income workers.

Sources Used:

https://www.builderspatch.com/housingcount/us-states/south-carolina

https://www.expertrealestateteam.com/blog/breaking-down-housing-affordability-south-carolina/

Housing crisis: S.C. has too many people, too few homes

https://www.epi.org/publication/ib341-raising-federal-minimum-wage/

Sources Found: https://schousing.sc.gov/homebuyers/made-it-home

https://www.realtor.com/advice/hyperlocal/south-carolina-housing-construction-homebuilding-affordabilit/

https://www.builderspatch.com/housingcount/us-states/south-carolina

https://www.expertrealestateteam.com/blog/breaking-down-housing-affordability-south-carolina/

https://nlihc.org/housing-needs-by-state/south-carolina

Housing crisis: S.C. has too many people, too few homes

https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2026-02-12/the-pace-of-development-and-affordable-housing-in-south-carolina-is-fast-its-also-uneven

https://www.epi.org/publication/ib341-raising-federal-minimum-wage/

[ ] Annotated Bibliography with 5 sources (4 used, 1 unused) answering the 5 questions each