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The Boston University Initiative on Cities released the results of its 2017 survey of 115 mayors of cities with at least 75,000 residents. Fifty-one percent of the mayors surveyed identified housing costs as one of the top three factors that prompts residents to move away from their city. Only 13%…
An analysis by Freddie Mac provides further evidence that the supply of affordable housing for low income renters is declining. The analysis examined the affordability of rental properties that Freddie Mac financed twice between 2010 and 2016. These properties accounted for more than 97,000 housing…
National Rental Housing Landscape Report Finds Poor Households Continue to be Severely Cost-Burdened
New York University’s Furman Center released their annual National Rental Housing Landscape report on October 5. The report looks at rental market data from 2006 to 2015 for the 53 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. The report finds a recent decline in the share of all renters who are cost-…
Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) introduced a bill on July 19 that would allow residents living in manufactured home communities to enjoy more stability without the threat of eviction. The Senate companion bill was introduced by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).
Residents of manufactured homes…