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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.
Four Million People Will Lose Health Insurance If Premium Tax Credit Enhancements Expire in 2025 With the end of enhanced premium tax credits on the horizon, millions are at risk of losing health insurance, especially those living in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid eligibility.Latino Workers Power the Housing Sector but Remain Underrepresented in Leadership Roles Latino people are overrepresented in construction and contracting, both as business owners and workers, yet they’re starkly underrepresented as multifamily housing developers.Inherited Homes Are Most Likely to Be Poor Quality, Compounding Racial Wealth and Housing Gaps Untangling property titles and providing targeted resources and tools can improve heirs’ properties.Tenant Protections and New Lending Options Could Unlock the Manufactured Housing Market Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could unlock a critical part of the affordable housing market by requiring better consumer protections from investors who use government funding to purchase manufactured home parks and by entering the home-only loan market, thereby standardizing and lowering interest ratesHow the Federal Government Can Increase Housing Production Through Transportation Funding Requiring transportation funding to align with housing needs and relying on existing regional infrastructure to administer the requirements would help address the national housing shortage.Home Insurance Needs an Overhaul to Prepare for Climate Change. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Should Lead the Way. Current home insurance system requirements create distorted incentives, leaving some households overinsured and other households without enough coverage in the face of increasing climate risks, with taxpayers ultimately on the hook.
