News round-up
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News Round-Up: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s recent off-mic remark that he might eliminate HUD if elected president sparked much speculation in the news about what would happen if that agency were to disappear. Advocates agree that for the 2.5 million people helped by HUD-administered housing aid, HUD has a very meaningful impact. Meanwhile, a profile of… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Renters in the Middle
Many communities across the U.S. are reporting rents beyond the reach of many renters, especially those with the lowest incomes. In Pittsburgh, Essential Public Radio reports that two out of three low income Pennsylvania residents have trouble finding rental housing they can afford. Rents in New Jersey, as we read in this article, are the… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Upset
This March has become a month of upsets. As college basketball fans know- and the friends and family of basketball fans are surely tired of hearing- the NCAA men’s basketball tournament saw two major upsets over the weekend: two 15th-seed teams beating their 2nd-seed opponents. It seems many in New York were shocked by an… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Housing and Homelessness
Today, the National Low Income Housing Coalition is releasing Out of Reach 2012: America’s Forgotten Housing Crisis. In this report, we reveal that the Housing Wage- the amount a household must earn working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, in order to afford rent and utilities on a modest 2-bedroom apartment- is $18.25. Meanwhile,… Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Left Behind
America’s shortage of low-cost housing hit the news over the last couple of weeks with the release of NLIHC’s report, Housing Spotlight: The Shrinking Supply of Affordable Housing, analyzing 2010 American Community Survey data. The Wall Street Journal points out that while the number of extremely low income renters grew by 200,000 households between 2009 and 2010, HUD,… Continue reading
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