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DC business leaders praise the District’s innovative, family-friendly child care policies and offer recommendations for how the child care and business sectors can overcome persistent affordability challenges.
Failure to fund system upgrades at the FHA could cost taxpayers $41 million In 2016, the Federal Housing Administration insured approximately 9,507 mortgages for ineligible borrowers.How the Fair Housing Act’s role in combating discrimination will continue to evolve A lawsuit filed against Facebook by fair housing organizations provides one example of how discrimination can take new forms.Expanding small-dollar mortgages can put homeownership in reach for more families New research on existing low-cost single-family homes shows a lack of mortgage financing available to purchase them.Beyond raising rent, Ben Carson’s housing overhaul would increase burdens on low-income Americans HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s proposal to raise rents comes during the worst rental housing crisis in generations.Proposal to limit mortgage data collection would not help rural, vulnerable areas The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act makes it possible to track important trends in mortgage lending.What separates the most- and least-inclusive cities in the country? A new report examines economic and racial inclusion in 274 of the most-populous US cities over the past 40 years.
