Even with ambitious state investment in subsidized housing, we can subsidize only about 10% of the new housing units that we need to bring down rents and home prices.
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The Unsustainably Rent Burdened — Part III
HUD microdata confirm that rent burdened households are less numerous than commonly reported and less concentrated among the ELI population.
The unsustainably rent burdened — part II
The housing supply gap for Very Low Income and Low Income populations may be considerably greater than the gap for the Extremely Low Income.
The unsustainably rent burdened — Part I
This post explores data about households that report to the American Community Survey that they are paying more than 80% of their income in rent — the “Unsustainably Rent Burdened.”
Data on Extremely Low Income Renters
This post explores American Survey Community data pertaining to extremely low income renters in Massachusetts.
Summary of Economic Development Bill
I was very pleased to support the broad package which House and Senate negotiators were able to achieve.