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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
A Proposed Arena in Philadelphia’s Chinatown Would Have Likely Displaced Residents and Businesses. How Can the City Address These Effects in Their Next Development Proposal? Before developing Market Street East near Philadelphia’s Chinatown, local government and developers should partner with residents and consider how people may be displaced to ensure all communities to benefit from the project.America’s Housing Market Is Failing Older Adults As the US population ages, more older adults are facing severe cost burdens, with limited ability to move or maintain their homes.Car Manufacturing Plant Shutdowns Could Cost Half a Million US Jobs Japanese automakers are reportedly considering shutting down US-based plants in response to tariffs, which could dramatically increase unemployment in local labor markets.Ginnie Mae Is a Pillar of the Housing Finance System. Staffing Cuts Threaten Its Stability This lean government agency’s small staff of highly technical experts keep the government-backed housing finance system working.Gutting the FHA Will Decrease Housing Market Efficiency and Hurt Borrowers Expected staffing cuts of at least 40 percent at the Federal Housing Administration risk hurting borrowers, reducing lender liquidity, and making a strong, profitable government program inefficient.Mass Deportations Would Worsen Our Housing Crisis Mass deportations would reduce the construction labor force, which is highly dependent on immigrant workers, exacerbating the US housing crisis—but some states are more at risk than others.
