Tuesday, April 11, 2017

These Numbers Prove the Affordable Housing Crisis is Nationwide

April 9th, 2017                              By: Mike Rothschild

Over the last ten years, a record number of Americans have entered into the rental market. But even as demand for affordable - which is defined as when cost doesn't exceed 30 percent of the median family income in a given area - rental units are skyrocketing, the supply is either stagnant or plummeting.

It's a crisis that's not restricted to expensive coastal cities - it's happening everywhere.


"[T]he last decade has seen nine million Americans become new renters, the largest 10-year gain in history," according to real estate website Curbed. This increase has "[pushed] the percentage of households that rent from 31 to 37 percent, the highest level since the Johnson administration......Read More

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