Despite record apartment construction, HUD’s 2025 report finds that severe rent burdens continue to leave roughly 8.5 million very low-income renter households with “worst case” housing needs, underscoring that affordability remains a core challenge
The bipartisan Housing Affordability Act would let the FHA use a construction-cost index instead of CPI to set loan limits
Even one-fifth more affordable listings hasn’t moved the needle as the pervasive affordability problem demands bigger changes, analysis finds
Urban Institute proposes changing the tax code, but will policymakers and trade groups go for it?
Rule codifies equitable housing programs, GSE Plans
The GSEs increased affordable housing outreach by $180 million last year.
Redfin found in the fourth quarter that investors were busy scooping up low-cost housing.
The National Association of Home Builders reported that only 37.7% of new and existing home sales sold during this time were affordable.
MBA supports legislation aimed at enhancing the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, potentially creating 200,000 additional rental units and addressing the housing affordability crisis.
