UnidosUS published a new report on Latino rental affordability, “Calling It Home.” UnidosUS, formerly National Council of La Raza, the nation’s largest Latino nonprofit advocacy and services organization, is a Steering Committee member of the Opportunity Starts at Home multi-sector affordable homes campaign.
The report features the findings of 25 in-depth interviews with Latino renter households in New York City, Washington DC, San Francisco, Phoenix, Denver, Orlando, and Las Vegas. The interviews revealed that the households were forced to cut back on other basic expenses to afford rental housing, that affordability was a key reason people had chosen their current homes, and that affordable rental units are worth holding on to, especially when few affordable homes are available.
“High housing cost burdens threaten the economic security of Latino households,” write the authors. “Addressing cost burdens is critical to ensure that Latinos have access to an affordable home, while freeing up dollars that individuals and families need to buy health insurance, save for an education, or for a down payment for a home, or take the pressure off of day-to-day finances.”
Read the full report here.
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