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Relief Eludes Renters and Homeowners as Housing Remains Unaffordable
A diffusion index shows how broadly a particular indicator is changing—i.e., an overall trend—as opposed to a specific level of change. For the diffusion indices above, BPC first calculated the year-over-year changes in all metro areas for which the Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index were available. Metro areas with increasing prices were then assigned a value of 1, unchanged prices were given a value of 0.5, and decreasing prices were given a value of zero.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Congress enacted the Fair Housing Act in April 1968 as an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The amendment, sponsored by Senators Walter Mondale (D-MN) and Edward Brooke (R-MA), was the culmination of several previously failed attempts to legislate fair housing protections federally.
Which Metro Areas Are Seeing Rising Rents and Home Prices? All of Them
A diffusion index shows how broadly a particular indicator is changing—i.e., an overall trend—as opposed to a specific level of change. For the diffusion indices above, BPC first calculated the year-over-year changes in all metro areas for which Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index was available. Metro areas with increasing prices were then assigned a value of 1, unchanged prices were given a value of 0.5, and decreasing prices were given a value of zero.
Streamlining subsidies to build more affordable housing
Today’s housing affordability crisis stems largely from a lack of adequate housing supply. This is happening for a variety of reasons, from fallout from the 2008 Great Recession, restrictive local zoning policies and high land costs to labor and supply shortages. Housing supply simply has not kept pace with population growth, new household formation, and rising demand.
BPC/Morning Consult Poll on Recent Housing Issues – 2022 | Bipartisan Policy Center
Blog Post Housing By Andrea Lau Oct 03, 2022 Key Takeaways A majority of respondents reported experiencing increased housing expenses—with renters far more likely than homeowners to report difficulty paying. Half of respondents (54%) said they have experienced an increase in their rent, mortgage, or utility payments over the past 12 months—with urban respondents (60%) and renters (65%) more likely to report an increase in their housing expenses.
A Deep Dive into the Proposed AFFH Rule Rewrite
On January 19, the Biden administration released their long-anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to rewrite and strengthen regulations implementing the Fair Housing Act’s mandate to “affirmatively further fair housing,” which require HUD and recipients of HUD funding to take additional steps towards ensuring fair housing beyond simply pledging not to discriminate.
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