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Rising rents, families on the edge
Land Matters
English - February 25, 2021 18:51 - 21 minutes - 30 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsNews Government infrastructure urbanplanning affordablehousing climatechange landuse propertytax Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Rising rents are straining family budgets now more than ever, says NYU professor Ingrid Gould Ellen, co-author of the Lincoln Institute report “Through the Roof” – and the pandemic has both revealed and exacerbated the affordability crisis. Local governments should establish comprehensive plans to create more housing, she says, but action at the state and federal level will help as well.