Why affordable housing can't pay for itself – Greater Greater Washington
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Understand development costs, the financing needed to meet them, and the ever-present “gap.” This is the first in an ongoing series about how affordable housing works.
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WA Legislature poised to go big on affordable housing
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Luxury Apartment Boom Pushes Out Affordable Housing in Austin
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Austin looks to tame its housing affordability crisis with zoning
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Will Up-Zoning Make Housing More Affordable?
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An “anti-NIMBY” bill will soon be law in Virginia. Will it have an impact on affordable housing? – Greater Greater Washington
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New California law aims to create more middle-income housing. Will it work in San Diego? - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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and other companies invested in affordable housing. Did it
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Investors Mine For Profits In Affordable Housing, Leaving
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Milwaukee County pushes for affordable housing in suburbs
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The US city where 'desert palaces' are sprouting as affordable homes dwindle, Housing