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The term "affordable housing" refers to housing that is considered economically accessible for individuals and families whose household income falls at or below the Area Median Income (AMI), as evaluated by either national or local government authorities through an officially recognized housing affordability index. [3]
NLIHC was founded in 1974 by Cushing Dolbeare, a housing policy analyst and consultant. [3] [4] Initially named the Ad Hoc Low Income Housing Coalition and incorporated as the National Low Income Housing Coalition five years later, Dolbeare created the organization in response to Nixon's 1973 moratorium on federal housing subsidies.
The affordable housing gap especially impacts the lower-income households in America. A 2017 HUD survey found that 89% of extremely low income renter households were moderately or severely cost burdened. 83% of very low income households, 54% of low income households, 20% of moderate income households, and 6% of high income households met the ...
In 2021, the city of Gastonia approved a zoning request submitted by Commonwealth Development Corporation to allow them to build Fairhaven Place, a $50 million affordable housing structure.
Tim Brigman argues raising the Real Estate Excise Tax to fund affordable housing would be counterproductive, leaving many renters worse off. | Opinion
The definition of affordable housing may change depending on the country and context. For example, in Australia, the National Affordable Housing Summit Group developed their definition of affordable housing as housing that is "...reasonably adequate in standard and location for lower or middle income households and does not cost so much that a household is unlikely to be able to meet other ...
Permanent, federally funded housing came into being in the United States as a part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. Title II, Section 202 of the National Industrial Recovery Act, passed June 16, 1933, directed the Public Works Administration (PWA) to develop a program for the "construction, reconstruction, alteration, or repair under public regulation or control of low-cost housing and slum ...
In the Los Angeles/Long Beach area, for example, affordable housing could cost between $737 and $2,160 for residents who earn between 30% to 80%, according to BRIDGE Housing.