News round-up
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News Round-Up: Desperate Times, Inadequate Measures
Evidence has been mounting for decades that there exists in the United States an extreme shortage of rental housing affordable to the lowest income Americans. What those with influence choose to do about this situation is another matter. The Los Angeles Times and the Huffington Post reported last week that a Los Angeles landlord took advantage… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Something Has to Give
In this week’s News Round-Up, we find that one thing remains true for American cities large and small: there is not enough housing affordable to lower income people. According to HUD, the Washington, D.C. has the second highest rents in the country, which matches with the Coalition finding that the D.C. metropolitan region has the… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Past, Present, Future
This week’s news round-up shows the impact of present-day policy on the future of housing, and of our country. Illinois Public Media tells the story of the Danville, Illinois public housing stock. Under scrutiny by HUD for its fair housing practices, the city is attempting to move forward with a plan to demolish a significant… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: A Housing Problem and an Income Problem
In her testimony at a hearing of the housing subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee, Coalition President Sheila Crowley noted that “Observers often ask if the shortage of rental housing for the low and extremely low income population is a housing problem or an income problem. The answer is that it is both.” Two… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Doubling Up
This week’s news round-up shows the affects our nation’s high rental costs have on families and communities. According to the Coalition, Maryland is the 4th most expensive state for rental housing in the country. The Sentinel reports that many Maryland households are “doubling up” in response, putting a strain on households and putting more families… Continue reading
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