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DC policymakers considering TOPA changes should understand the implications for owners and renters of two-to-four-unit rental buildings.
New York City is the first city to report on global sustainability goals. It shouldn’t be the last. Other cities can—and should—follow New York's lead in aligning the SDGs with local priorities and tracking and publicly reporting on local progress.How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act puts affordable housing production at risk As rents rise and incomes stagnate, changes in the LIHTC program’s production could have serious consequences for the communities dependent on it.The state of millennial homeownership If the homeownership rate for millennials had stayed the same as previous generations, there would be about 3.4 million more homeowners today.Census 2020: Ensuring “hard-to-count” Asian Americans count at the federal, state, and local levels Decisions to disaggregate data or not—and the funding allocations required to make that possible—have real consequences for underserved populations.Years of tightening immigration enforcement paved the way to “zero tolerance” Immigrant families who cross the border are now targeted by federal criminal law, rather than the civil immigration system.More mortgages for manufactured homes could mean more affordable housing Most manufactured homebuyers use chattel loans rather than more affordable mortgage loans to finance their purchase.