When politicians
talk about affordable housing they are usually referring to properties that are sold or rented at 80 % of the local market rate.
The budget does express
concern about affordable housing by investing $ 2.3 billion over two years for social infrastructure in communities where it is most needed.
There is also greater concern
about affordable housing among the working class (65 percent) than for public servants such as teachers, firefighters or police (55 percent).
Chris Ballard, Ontario's housing minister, called the federal measures interesting and said the Ontario government is very concerned
about affordable housing in the province.
More about his affordable housing plan: Mayor Bill de Blasio promised 200,000 affordable housing apartments, including 50,000 units for New Yorkers earning less than $ 40,000.
«This policy will help us when advocating to elected officials and the
public about affordable housing by making our position clear, and it will help us in educating our members on the necessity of affordable housing,» says June Wiener, ABR ®, CRS ®, president of the Saint Paul Area Association of REALTORS ®.
Dozens of protesters gathered at Renaissance Plaza in White Plains for a
rally about the affordable housing settlement, and whether or not the county is doing enough to create affordable housing in Westchester.
«I would much rather have a Prime Minister who was trying to take aim at poverty and the
issues about affordable housing that Jeremy was raising - huge, huge problems in this country - than trying to take aim at the Labour leader.»
«The conventional wisdom that the city can't do
anything about affordable housing is destructive, demoralizing, and legally wrong,» said tenant attorney Seth Miller.
Residents, activists, elected officials and preservation officials voiced concerns
about an affordable housing crisis above 155th Street at Community Board 12's Housing Task Force meeting Thursday.
He said that Moya is a leading advocate on immigration and workplace protection and that Powers
cares about affordable housing and protecting against predatory equity.
On today's program, Scott Loomis, Executive Director of Mountainlands Housing Trust talks
about affordable housing at Silver Creek Village — the Homeownership 101 workshop — and the possible affordable project on Mayflower property near Richardson Flat.
It also promotes activities of state and local bar associations, ABA entities, and other legal groups that educate the legal
community about affordable housing and community development matters and provide assistance by way of special projects.
F.L.U.D. stands for Florida Land Use and Development Law, so it's no surprise that The F.L.U.D. Zone Blog is a go - to blog for
articles about affordable housing, coastal development, growth management, and land use planning.
REALTOR ® Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): $ 2,500 to hold a housing symposium to educate REALTORS ® and prospective home
buyers about affordable housing programs and opportunities.
«The over one hundred tenant leaders that are supporting Keith Wright for Congress care much
more about affordable housing than a printer's error,» said campaign manager Luther Smith.
Those efforts signal our concern
about affordable housing in our communities to consumers and show our willingness to step up and care for one another.
«People aren't worried about the next generation, about our bond rating,
about affordable housing, about the future of this community.
We have to talk
about affordable housing,» he said.
«Not on taxes, or water rates, homeowners feel like they're being squeezed, and there is all this talk
about affordable housing and no one is talking to them.»
Our mortgage loan officers can tell
you about affordable housing assistance programs in which Bank of America participates.
The 15,000 - member Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS ® and the 1,500 - member REALTOR ® Association of the Fox Valley partnered with the city and local lending institutions to get the word out
about affordable housing in the Aurora area.
Mayor Kasim Reed says he is concerned
about affordable housing.