Affordable housing

According to Wikipedia, affordable housing is housing which is deemed affordable to those with a household income at or below the median as rated by the national government or a local government by a recognized housing affordability index. The purpose of this area is to provide resources for learning, teaching, and researching ideas related to affordable housing.

Discussion questions and essay ideas

  • What social problems can a lack of affordable housing potentially worsen?
  • What laws and regulations could be implemented to help increase the supply of affordable housing?
  • Is building more housing a reasonable method of lowering housing costs?
  • What can be done to help motivate the building of more residential homes?
  • What are some cities, nations, or states that have successfully made housing affordable?

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