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As data centers see a surge in demand because of generative AI, Henrico County, Virginia, shows how local governments can turn the economic gains of this new industry into sustainable funding for affordable housing.
What Different Denial Rates Can Tell Us About Racial Disparities in the Mortgage Market Identifying disparities and their causes can lead to strategies to help people get over financing barriers, address the legacies of racist policies and practices, and tap into the security and wealth-building power of homeownershipAddressing Inequitable Access to Services as a Market Failure New Urban research on promising policies from abroad offers lessons for US policymakers to address inequitable access to services, partly symptomatic of market failures, by encouraging a larger role for government action.How Can Policymakers Ensure the Homeowner Assistance Fund Reaches People in Need? A combination of loss mitigation solutions and Homeowner Assistance Fund dollars will support a more robust recovery.How Can Policymakers Ensure the Homeowner Assistance Fund Reaches People in Need?Build Back Better Could Make Transformative Investments in Children for Years to Come The House-passed Build Back Better bill would make significant investments in programs supporting children.How Would Doubling the Pell Grant Expand Aid Eligibility? Doubling the maximum Pell grant award would substantially expand access to college funding, providing a large increase in grant funding for current recipients and increasing the number of eligible students.Benefit Cliffs Underscore the Need for a Stable, Accessible Social Safety Net Unpredictable benefit cliffs resulting from interactions between earnings, benefits, and taxes create challenges for parents trying to support their families.
