Housing In Session: A Brief Survey of State Legislative Activity on Housing Affordability
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In state legislative chambers and governors’ offices across the U.S., interest in local affordable housing issues is on the rise. The contexts are unique to each state and region, but the common thread is a multi-dimensional housing crisis that shows few signs of abating. State legislation that deals with housing spans dozens of policy areas, many of which are interconnected. This study, prepared for NACo by Ben Kelly, looks at a few of them, including a mix of supply-side and demand-side topics.
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