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The rise of buy now, pay later products, which often aren’t reported to credit bureaus, could affect borrowers’ ability to buy a home and sustain homeownership.
Three Lessons for Implementing Rapid Re-Housing for Young People from San Francisco’s Rising Up Program Young people experiencing homelessness need solutions now more than ever.By 2040, the US Will Experience Modest Homeownership Declines. But for Black Households, the Impact Will Be Dramatic. By 2040, the national homeownership rate will decline 3 percentage points. This may seem like a modest decline, but it will have an enormous impact on each successive generation in their prime homebuying and equity-building years.Place-Based Workforce Development Strategies Can Support an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery The strength of local cross-sector partnerships will determine whether systemic inequities in employment and financial security will be maintained or disrupted.To Make the Child Care System More Equitable, Expand Options for Parents Working Nontraditional Hours Nontraditional hour work schedules shape the types of child care families can access, which can limit their opportunities to work, earn a living wage, and support their kids’ healthy development.Three Ways to Support and Stabilize Native Communities during the Pandemic Native Americans are 3.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with the virus than white people, in large part because of inadequate health care services.Five Housing Outcomes That Could Promote Long-Term Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic How can households advance beyond the inequitable, prepandemic status quo?