Housing Affordability & Cost Burden

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Chicago Tenants Face Increasing Rent Burden

Of Chicago’s 1.3 million renters, over half are paying more than one-third of their incomes on housing, the Metropolitan Tenants Organization (MTO) reports in a paper released September 15. The report, which contains data from the Census Bureau, HUD as well as data collected from the MTO’s renter…

Census Assesses Barriers to Housing Affordability During Boom

At the height of the housing boom in 2004, 42% of American families (both current owners and renters) were unable to afford to purchase a modestly priced home with standard underwriting, according to a May 2009 report published the U.S. Census Bureau. The study, which looked at…

Study Shows Housing Costs Consume Increasing Share of Household Budget

A report released by the Center for Housing Policy on October 8 shows that many components of the typical household budget increased significantly faster than incomes between 1996 and 2006. During that time, housing costs increased as a percentage of the household budget relative to food,…

Foreclosures: Economic, Legal & Social Impact

TOPIC: Foreclosure STATE: Nevada TYPE: Slideshow  DATE: February 2008 AUTHOR: Gail Burks, Nevada Fair Housing Center, Inc. DESCRIPTION: This presentation provides an overview of the economic, legal and social impacts of foreclosures and highlights some local data from Nevada and…