A growing concern involves the segment of the population caught in the middle: those who may not qualify to live in traditional affordable housing properties, but for whom market-rate apartment prices are getting uncomfortably high.
Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) released a list of the Top 20 most rent-burdened metropolitan statistical areas pdf (MSAs) in the United States. See where Austin ranks...
Economists are sounding alarm bells in Midland stressing if the region doesn't do something to increase the supply of affordable housing, the economy will not be able to grow.
UnitedHealthcare announced it has surpassed $400 million in investments in new affordable housing as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to remove social barriers to better health for people in underserved communities.
A recent analysis of the American Community Study suggests that housing affordability problems and cost-burdened households are also hurting rural areas.
Some affordable housing developers are waving the warning flag on Opportunity Zones.
Housing is central to people’s opportunities for living long and well. Nationwide, housing costs far exceed affordability given local incomes in many communities. As a result, people have no choice but to spend too much on housing, leaving little left for other necessities. In Texas, 13% of households spend more than half of their income on housing costs. Severe housing cost burden ranges from 2% to 24% of households.
From Midland Reporter-Telegram At a recent State of Education luncheon hosted by the Midland Chamber of Commerce, college presidents from Midland College, Odessa College and University of Texas Permian Basin are sounding alarm bells about the lack of affordable...
From Dallas Weekly State Rep. Eric Johnson filed his "anti-corruption" bill, HB 4370, removes "letters of support" from state representatives, municipalities and and county officials that give elected officials "veto" power in the scoring process for housing tax...
From NAHBNow President Trump is seeking to reduce the 2020 budget for the department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The budget cycle begins October 1, 2019 and runs through September 30, 2020. While no White House budget is ever approved "as is" by...
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