Housing isn't just an urban problem
Housing
A critical obstacle to universally affordable housing in the United States is the nationwide web of “not-in-my-backyard” laws and regulations that restrict growth in the supply of housing. In addition, we should modernize housing assistance so that it can help people live near their jobs and families, and reform macroeconomic policies that have placed home prices out of reach for middle- and lower-income Americans.
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The Senate Budget Committee recommends consolidating housing assistance so we can better help those in need.
Katrina Bilella lost a job and a home, thanks to coronavirus lockdowns and eviction bans.
Market-based rents will increase housing supply, improving quality, expanding choice, and lowering costs.
How should government best help those struggling to pay rent?
Section 8 reform is a key to helping low-income Americans afford a place to live.
Housing price controls are a dangerous and ineffective temptation.
Secretary Carson also pointed out that bureaucratic red tape doesn’t just slow the production of housing but also the efforts of people to end generational poverty.