Explainer: The housing shortage and why it isn't getting solved
Some programs could ease housing burdens for hundreds or thousands of households, but Congress has only approved a miserly amount of money for them.
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Some programs could ease housing burdens for hundreds or thousands of households, but Congress has only approved a miserly amount of money for them.
Is the housing shortage merely awful, or jaw-droppingly catastrophic? Depends on who you ask.
An affordable home is hard to find. The federal government is engaging the situation with a polite nudge instead of solving the problem with a rude shove.
Is the housing shortage merely awful, or jaw-droppingly catastrophic? Depends on who you ask. The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies estimates that there's a deficit of 1.5 million dwellings.
Is the housing shortage merely awful, or jaw-droppingly catastrophic? Depends on who you ask. The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies estimates that there's a deficit of 1.5 million dwellings.