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The Affordable Housing Crisis in 2023: Where Do We Stand, and What are the Solutions?

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The affordable housing crisis in the United States has plagued Americans across the country since the Great Recession—and is only getting worse. 2022 estimates indicate that the U.S. needs some four to five million more homes on the market than it has right now . Housing costs have become increasingly untenable for renters and buyers alike; over 40% of renters are cost-burdened (meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs), and housing prices are rising faster than wage growth in 80% of U.S. markets . Moreover, the situation has been exacerbated by the work-from-home boom and supply chain shortages that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand increased as Americans moved to the suburbs; at the same time, supply decreased due to shortages of labor and building materials.

We talk to Andra Ghent, Professor of Finance at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business , to discuss the problem of housing affordability, as well as what solutions might be possible for the public and private sectors.

How has the work-from-home boom changed housing affordability and migration patterns since the pandemic?

People need more space to be able to work remotely. We know this from pre-pandemic data showing that people that worked remotely spent a larger fraction of their income on housing and had more rooms in their home (see graph below from Stanton and Tiwari, 2021). Importantly, it’s not just dedicated home office space that people want more of when they work remotely. They also use the other parts of their home more intensively (bathrooms, kitchens, basement gyms) since they’re more likely to do all the ancillary activities they did at the office at home now. The increase in work-from-home thus lead to a big increase in housing demand that increased housing prices.

Working from home makes living in the suburbs less costly, since people only need to commute 2-3 days per week instead of 4-5. Subsequently, it shifted housing demand towards the suburbs, particularly in cities where people face long commutes, where suburban space is relatively cheap, and with high shares of white-collar workers.

In the long run, the increase in house prices will moderate a bit as home builders are able to add more space where people want to live. That said, municipalities have enacted increasingly onerous land use regulations that are making it harder for home builders to add supply—even in the long run—so some of the increase in home prices is permanent.

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How are higher interest rates affecting renters as opposed to homeowners?

Unfortunately, any fall in home prices from the increase in interest rates is not due to either a short-run or long-run improvement in affordability for either renters or buyers. Home prices are just the capitalized value of the future expected stream of rents, and the rate at which they are being capitalized has risen. This is part of why you are seeing some moderation in home prices or even outright declines in some places. Mostly, the rise in rates means that some people who previously could have qualified for a mortgage can’t right now. As a result, there are fewer buyers bidding on any homes on the market.

The rise in interest rates also means that many would-be home sellers are effectively locked into their current home, since they can’t take their current mortgage rate with them if they buy a new house. This means the market for existing homes is especially thin.

Rents are not falling significantly, so it would be a mistake to think that affordability has improved because of the increase in interest rates. Nothing has improved for renters; in fact, new construction of housing is declining because homebuilders are having a harder time getting deals to pencil with the increase in interest rates. That means that the rise in rates will decrease affordability in the medium-term.

What solutions are most viable from the public and private sectors? Are there examples of successful policies that have increased the supply of affordable housing?

We need states to step in and preempt municipalities from enacting and enforcing land use restrictions that raise housing costs. Land use control is a police power that is constitutionally guaranteed to states, not cities. While states often delegate the power to municipalities, they can take it back when cities don’t use it for the public benefit. Because housing markets are regional, any individual city does not bear the full cost of making it hard to build.

The best chance we have to improve housing affordability in the long term is to reduce construction costs through automation of construction processes. There is a lot of innovation going on in housing construction – “modular” housing, 3D printing, and so forth – but right now there are problems getting these processes to scale and become affordable. We’ve seen little to no productivity growth in housing construction in 50 years, unlike what we’ve seen in the rest of the manufacturing sector, because we haven’t seen scale in manufactured housing.

So, we need manufactured housing built at scale. To make this possible, we need harmonization of land use law to make it possible to build the same type of housing in many cities and know it adheres to code. HUD can change its manufactured housing definition to allow home builders to remove the chassis and still have it count as manufactured housing. This needs to be accompanied by laws at the state level mandating that manufactured housing is a permitted housing type in any zoning code that allows single-family housing. Otherwise, manufactured housing will get relegated to parks.

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America's Affordable Housing Crisis: A Contract Unfulfilled

For many poor Americans, having a decent home and suitable living environment remains a dream. This lack of adequate housing is not only a burden for many of the poor, but it is harmful to the larger society as well, because of the adverse effects of inadequate housing on public health.

Not only is the failure to provide adequate housing shortsighted from a policy perspective, but it is also a failure to live up to societal obligations. There is a societal obligation to meet the housing needs of everyone, including the most disadvantaged. Housing assistance must become a federally-funded entitlement.

AMERICA HAS BOTH AN IMPLICIT and an explicit social contract to provide adequate housing for its entire population. To date, this is a contract whose obligations remain unfulfilled. Evidence of this failure abounds in the vast numbers of homeless families on city streets, in the large numbers of families that have to live doubled and even tripled up with other families, and in the crushingly high rent burdens that many low-income families have to endure. Less transparent but no less important are the pernicious effects of this unfulfilled contract on the health of the disadvantaged, as has been described elsewhere. 1

THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION

The explicit nature of the societal contract to meet the housing needs of all is spelled out in the Housing Act of 1949 (42 USC §§ 1441–1490r [1994]), which stipulates the “realization as soon as feasible of the goal of a decent home and suitable living environment for every American family.” But the Housing Act of 1949 was passed more than a half century ago by different politicians representing a different population. One could argue that this contract is no longer binding. Yet there is substantial evidence that the American polity still views a decent home as a minimal right in America. This is evidenced by the numerous state and local policies that mandate a minimal level of housing. As will be shown below, however, these mandates are insufficient to meet the housing needs of our most disadvantaged citizens.

Through the enactment of building codes and other regulations, we have deemed that housing below minimal standards is unacceptable and unfit for human occupation. The cost of producing housing that meets even minimal standards, however, is above what many low-income households can afford. Consequently, such households are priced out of the market in many places—owing, in part, to society's consensus that housing below a certain level is not acceptable.

Of course, most housing occupied by the poor, and by most other people, for that matter, is not new but previously occupied housing. But in many expensive urban centers even used housing is beyond the means of many low-income households. If maintenance costs required to keep housing from falling below standards exceed what lowincome families can afford to pay, landlords may try to upgrade their units to attract more affluent and profitable tenants, or they may simply walk away from the property. Both gentrification and abandonment may occur in low-income neighborhoods if low-income families lack the purchasing power to make the provision of affordable housing profitable to landlords.

Owing to transformations in technology, overseas competition, and other factors that are not completely understood, the American economy over the past few decades has increasingly bifurcated into a highly skilled and well-paid sector and a low-paying service sector. 2 Jobs in the low-paying service sector often leave households without sufficient income to afford housing that meets even minimal standards. A growing proportion of the populace simply earn too little to afford what society deems decent housing.

Further exacerbating the affordable housing shortage is the enactment of exclusionary zoning policies by many suburban communities. These policies typically exclude multifamily units or require large parcels of land for each unit, driving up the price of housing and making it virtually impossible for affordable housing to be located in the community. Entire swaths of communities are off limits to the poor because of local land use policies.

The enactment of building codes and zoning policies is prima facie evidence that America has deemed a certain standard of housing a basic requirement of a civilized society. If this were not so, we would allow the poor and homeless to build shantytowns, as is done in many cities of the Third World. Yet simply legislating out of existence housing deemed unacceptable does nothing to ensure everyone access to housing. If we are going to mandate a certain quality of housing, we are obligated to provide everyone with the means to obtain that housing.

AN UNFULFILLED OBLIGATION

America has come nowhere close to meeting this obligation. Although great progress has been made in improving the physical condition of housing, significant problems remain. For example, recent surveys of housing stock indicate that approximately 7% of all households and 15% of all low-income renter households live in units with severe or moderate physical problems (defined as malfunctioning plumbing, heating, or electrical systems, dilapidated public areas, or inadequate maintenance). 3 Moreover, some of these physical deficiencies have serious health consequences, most notably, lead paint poisoning and exposure to pathogens stemming from pests.

Affordability is an intransigent problem that we have not come close to solving. Because housing is the single largest expenditure for most households, housing affordability has the potential to affect all domains of life that are subject to cost constraints, including health. Crushingly high rent burdens leave poor families with little money for food, doctor's visits, or other necessities. Thus, households lacking affordable housing are vulnerable to diseases and illness associated with malnutrition and inadequate health care. Doubling or tripling up lead to overcrowding and having to navigate relationships with other families, which is stressful. In extreme cases, a lack of affordable housing can result in homelessness. As a substantial body of research attests, these types of psychological stressors can have a negative impact on health. 4

Despite the paramount importance of housing affordability, this front remains one where relatively little progress is being made. Indeed, by the rule of thumb that a household should devote no more than 30% of its income to housing, we may actually be losing ground. As Figure 1 ▶ illustrates, the proportion of all renters paying more than 30% in rent was higher in 1999 than it was in 1989. Even if we use a less stringent measure of affordability, the picture remains the same. In 1989, 17% of renters paid more than 50% of their income for rent; in 1999, 20% did. Thus, during the period of the longest economic boom in history scarcely any progress was made in the arena of affordable housing.

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Rent burdens in the United States, 1989–1999.

America, then, has an unfulfilled social obligation to adequately house all of its disadvantaged residents. This obligation grows out of the implicit agreement that no one should be forced to live in substandard housing. The failure to meet this obligation has an impact on the public's health.

POLICY IMPLICATIONS

A housing policy designed to fulfill the social contract of providing decent housing for all would be funded at the federal level, as all redistributive programs should; would be funded at levels necessary to ensure that all those with needs could have their needs met, as others have advocated 6 ; and would be sensitive to the conditions of local housing markets. Federal funding is most efficient and avoids the problem of localities' engaging in a race to the bottom, whereby each locality attempts to avoid attracting more poor households by providing overly generous housing benefits.

Making housing an entitlement would not only help meet the needs of all, but would be inherently more equitable than the current system. Affordable housing is now rationed, for the most part, on a first come, first served basis. There is nothing equitable about a system that provides some households with a subsidy worth up to the market rate for rental units in that area, while other equally deserving households receive nothing.

Finally, housing, as a relatively immobile good, cannot be redirected to places where needs emerge, the way food or financial capital can. Hence it makes sense for the federal government to redirect housing subsidies to areas experiencing the most need. Making housing assistance more sensitive to local housing conditions would target aid to localities most in need. To a certain extent this is already done through the use of “fair market rents,” which are based on the local market rate for similar units and are used to calculate the amount of assistance each family receives. But making housing assistance an entitlement would better target aid to cities with the most need.

Under present circumstances, a city with a dire affordable housing shortage and many families who cannot afford market rents does not necessarily receive more housing assistance than a city with less of a shortage, because the condition of the housing market plays only a minor role in determining where federal housing assistance is directed. This is in contrast to other entitlement programs, such as Medicaid or food stamps, in which resources automatically flow to localities with the most needy clients.

Moreover, the type of housing assistance needed in a locality will vary depending on the condition of the housing market. Tight housing markets may be more in need of newly constructed affordable housing, whereas markets where affordable units are abundant would be better served by housing vouchers.

The current direction of US housing policy is not particularly reassuring. Because the Bush administration has yet to articulate a clearly defined vision for affordable housing in urban America, the policies of the Clinton era have become the de facto policy orientation.

Under Clinton, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) attempted to change its image from that of a lumbering agency that indefinitely subsidized housing for low-income families in isolated ghettos to that of a more nimble and efficient agency that would provide its low-income clientele more choice but would also exact more obligations. Choice would come in the form of access to a greater variety of neighborhoods and an increase in opportunities to buy a home. Housing vouchers and counseling would be used to provide poor households with the means and information necessary to relocate to less poverty-stricken neighborhoods.

In addition, the low-income housing tax credit replaced public housing as the source of project-based housing assistance, with the federal government no longer building public housing and indeed demolishing some units. Recipients of HUD subsidies were also in some cases required to move toward self-sufficiency by developing a plan to earn sufficient income so that they would no longer need public subsidies.

While the pilot programs of many of these initiatives show signs of promise, the jury is still out on whether they can be expanded to encompass all of HUD's clientele. More importantly, from an affordable housing perspective, these innovations do not adequately address the shortage of affordable housing. The federal government currently provides assistance to approximately 4.6 million households, but roughly 9.7 million low-income households receive no housing assistance. Put another way, only about a third of all households in need of housing assistance receive it. Moreover, because housing assistance is not an entitlement, it is not as sensitive to local conditions as it could be, and resources do not automatically flow to localities with the greatest needs.

Thus, even if HUD's innovations to replace public housing with integration of low-income households into communities are successful beyond our wildest dreams, they would not help the majority of low-income households that need housing assistance but do not get it. Indeed, one policy innovation, which demolishes public housing and replaces the lost units with vouchers, may actually exacerbate the affordable housing shortage. Particularly in tight housing markets with low vacancy rates, the housing vouchers will not, in the short run, do anything to increase the supply of affordable housing. At best, current federal policy may be developing a more effective delivery system for a wholly inadequate remedy.

Addressing the remaining health-threatening physical deficiencies in the housing stock is largely a matter of mustering the political will to devote the necessary resources. For example, HUD's strategic plan of 2000 contained an initiative to eliminate lead hazards in approximately 2.3 million housing units, representing approximately 2% of the occupied housing stock, within 10 years. If successful, such an initiative would place the threat of lead poisoning in the dustbin of history. The fact that HUD could develop such a plan suggests that making serious progress concerning this problem is within the scope of current policy.

The example of lead paint poisoning aptly illustrates the progress made in combating the ills of poor housing and the work that remains to be done. The terrible housing conditions that once plagued many households have largely been eradicated; but a small yet significant number of households still live in physical conditions that may harm their health. It is surely within our power to eradicate the remaining problems.

Seriously addressing the issue of affordability would require a major expansion of resources devoted to affordable housing. Some estimates suggest HUD's budget would have to be doubled. 6 The most equitable policy would be to treat affordable housing as an entitlement, rather than rationing it on a first come, first served basis as is done today. As daunting as this might seem initially, the logic behind expanding housing subsidies substantially is not that radical. Other needs, such as education, medical care, and food, are treated as entitlements; until recently income support was too. Even with the elimination of Aid to Families With Dependent Children as an entitlement, most states still treat it as such. Therefore, treating affordable housing as an entitlement would be consistent with most other public support programs.

If our goal is to improve the health of the most disadvantaged among us, it would be unwise to ignore the crisis of affordable housing. Poor physical conditions, affordability, and location are the 3 dimensions through which housing affects health. From a policy perspective, eliminating the few remaining physical housing problems that plague some of the poor is the most feasible task, and it is the domain where the most progress has been made.

The challenge of providing affordability is more daunting, but the logic is certainly there. We have entitlements for health, income, food, and education. Why not housing? This is also a place where social science might have a major impact. When light is shed on the links between affordable housing and health, the shortsightedness of neglecting housing only to incur higher medical costs later becomes clear. With regard to location, some progress has been made, but again, many low-income households are not receiving the financial assistance that would enable them to relocate.

Given the current political climate and the reemergence of budget deficits, the prospects for extending housing assistance to all those in need appear dim. Nevertheless, any effort to improve the health of the disadvantaged should include a major initiative to expand housing assistance. We will undoubtedly have to wait for a time when housing assistance will be an entitlement. But this is a wait that may be bad for our health.

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Low-Income Housing Policy

The United States government devotes about $40 billion each year to means-tested housing programs, plus another $6 billion or so in tax expenditures on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). What exactly do we spend this money on, why, and what does it accomplish? We focus on these questions. We begin by reviewing the history of low-income housing programs in the U.S., and then summarize the characteristics of participants in means-tested housing programs and how programs have changed over time. We consider important conceptual issues surrounding the design of and rationale for means-tested housing programs in the U.S. and review existing empirical evidence, which is limited in important ways. Finally, we conclude with thoughts about the most pressing questions that might be addressed in future research in this area.

This chapter was prepared for the 2014 NBER conference on means-tested transfer programs organized by Robert Moffitt. We thank the Kreisman Initiative on Housing Law and Policy at the University of Chicago Law School for financial support and Benjamin Keys, Robert Moffitt, Edgar Olsen, Barbara Sard, Alex Schwartz, our discussant Lawrence Katz and other conference participants for helpful comments. Rob Collinson remained an unpaid employee of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) during the writing of this chapter. Any errors and all opinions are ours alone and do not represent those of HUD or the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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Discourse on urbanization of cities has been the focus of research in the past few decades, as it creates striking challenges in the housing environment. Records have it that 68% of the world population by 2050 will live in urban centers, which would negatively affect city infrastructures and services. The expected outcome would be the proliferation of more slums in urban centers. Slums are marked with inadequate and poor housing conditions, which continue to expand at an alarming rate because of the inability of residents to improve their housing conditions or afford better housing in better locations. Governments, at all levels globally, are making efforts to curtail poor housing problems, at least, to the nearest minimum, by putting in place approaches that focus on transformation, renewal, redevelopment, and forced eviction in some cases. However, housing researchers have discouraged forced eviction and slum clearance in a bid to improve the outlook of urban centers. They have advocated that other solutions should be found to the problem of urbanization in order to make the urban centres more livable. One such solution in recent times is the “smart city” concept. The “Smart city” concept has been engaged in cities around the world in housing, waste management, transportation, security, water management, maintenance management system, and energy management. It would be noted that, in most cases, the vulnerable slum populations were not included in this concept. Therefore, this research's main purpose is to seek ways to include the urban poor in the “smart city” solutions to urbanization toward reducing homeless and improving smart living. This is calling practitioners and researchers to submit reports/ research findings/ case studies papers on smart city models that would facilitate/ promote sustainability and affordability in housing settings. The working objective includes: 1. Engage in case studies of cities where the smart city model has been implemented and assess its impact on the residents/ urbanization. 2. Identify the smart city indicators that could enhance sustainability and affordability 3. Develop a smart city model/ design that could serve as a sustainable and affordable housing design standard. 4. Develop a model for the maintenance of components of a smart city 5. Formulate a checklist of smart, sustainable, and affordable housing key indicators To achieve these objectives: literature review papers, case study papers, policy and survey research papers are welcome Sub-themes include the following:  Sustainable housing  Smart housing  Housing access  Affordable housing  Smart Mobility  Public-Private Partnership  Digital Citizen  Public Safety & Security  Smart maintenance system  Smart Energy  E-governance  Green Urban Planning  Advanced Waste Management  Intelligent Farming  Advanced housing security  Advanced home network

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In partnership with federal, state and city housing agencies, the Furman Center created a database containing physical and financial information on the nearly 235,000 units of privately-owned, subsidized affordable rental housing in New York City developed with HUD financing, insurance, or project-based rental subsidies; New York City or State Mitchell-Lama financing; or the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. We released a report on the State of Subsidized Housing in New York City in September 2011, and are examining current and historical data to explore why certain owners opted-out of the Mitchell-Lama program, while others decided to remain in. This research will help us begin to develop a system to predict which buildings are most likely to exit the Mitchell-Lama program going forward, and suggest when and how government should provide incentives for buildings to remain in the program. This project is the first in a series of research projects undertaken to better understand how to most effectively preserve the affordability of other subsidized housing portfolios, including HUD Assisted and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit developments.

Utilities And Subsidized Housing: How Does Who Pays The Bills Affect Energy Consumption

Incentives for energy conservation or consumption by landlords and tenants in rental housing vary depending on which party directly pays the utility bills. In subsidized housing, energy expenditures and incentives to conserve also vary based on program rules and federal reimbursement payments. The Furman Center is identifying the energy reimbursement rules and associated landlord and tenant incentives across a variety of federal housing subsidy programs. We also are using the American Housing Survey to examine differences in the residential energy expenditures of subsidized and unsubsidized low-income tenants who directly pay their utilities.

What Is The Profile Of The Residents In Low-Income Tax Credit Buildings?

For policymakers to assess the efficacy of various housing programs, it is critical to understand the demographic characteristics of households helped by each program. This project uses never before available administrative data state housing finance agencies submitted to HUD in 2009 on nearly 400,000 households living in 5,900 properties in 26 states to examine income, race, and rent burden among these tenants. We also compare the demographics and income profiles of tax credit tenants to those in HUD tenant and project-based subsidy programs, and examine the crossover between the subsidy programs. This analysis is critical to understanding whether the tax credit program serves the lowest income households and the degree to which it fosters or undermines economic and racial integration, in comparison to other types of housing subsidies.

Where Do Tenants Move After Opt-Outs

In New York City, more than 10 percent of the nearly 700 properties that received a HUD project-based rental subsidy have opted out of federal assistance. Further, within the next five years, over 50 percent of the remaining properties with a HUD project based rental subsidy will reach a point where the owner can choose to opt out of the program. In partnership with HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research, we will match tenant voucher data to the Subsidized Housing Information Project database to examine tenants’ voucher use and decisions about whether and where to move. The results of the study will help us assess the benefits of place-based preservation efforts and better understand tenants’ mobility and housing decisions, especially in strong rental markets.

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Affordable housing remains a top priority across the u.s., by berkadia february 19, 2024 8:00 am.

By David Leopold , Senior Vice President and Head of Affordable Housing at Berkadia

The affordable housing crisis in the United States has been persistent for decades. The obstacles that owners, developers, lenders, investors, and most importantly residents are experiencing are complex and growing. 2023 saw a record high of 439,394 units delivered, the highest annual total on record, and 2024 is forecast to surpass that number with 672,285 new units scheduled to come online by year-end. While these new deliveries are essential to combat the housing crisis – not enough of them are built to cater to lower-income demographics. Therefore, this influx of supply does not necessarily improve affordability across the country. So, this begs the question – what is being done to combat the affordable housing crisis?

Barriers to Affordability

Construction costs rank high on the list of barriers to increasing the supply of affordable housing. Though the economy has begun to look more stable in the past month, fewer active lending sources, high interest rates, high labor costs, and high materials costs continue to prevent developers from pursuing ground-up affordable developments. Additionally, restrictive zoning laws and costly permitting fees act as barriers to entry for many investors.

Grappling with Challenges

Housing affordability is top-of-mind for all parties tied to the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. The demand for affordable and workforce housing from residents, real estate professionals, policymakers, and investors has risen – and will likely continue to rise. Therefore, the emphasis that agency partners, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD, have placed on affordability in 2024 only further illustrates the growing importance of meeting this demand.

Just last month, the House of Representatives passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 . If passed by Congress, the bill could expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, the largest federal subsidy program for construction of affordable housing. If expanded, incentives for investors would increase for the development of affordable housing, thus increasing the available supply. 

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Embedding Purpose in Organizations’ Mission

While new legislation would work to effectively fight against the growing affordable housing crisis, there are other methods available that can slowly chip away at the issue. With the rise of ESG initiatives across industries, more companies are becoming increasingly aware of the impact they have on the communities they serve. Organizations across CRE are creating goals, steps to meet those goals and methods to hold themselves accountable, to ensure the impact they are having is positive.

Berkadia has long been a key player in the affordable housing space and is committed to providing a myriad of affordable housing solutions to its clients. A core part of Berkadia’s mission is making a meaningful contribution to its communities, particularly those in the Low-Income and Very Low-Income households. Just last year, Berkadia was ranked #1 GSE and HUD Affordable Lender Nationwide. More specifically, Berkadia was the #1 Fannie Mae Multifamily Affordable Housing Lender, the #1 HUD Multifamily Affordable Lender, and the #3 Freddie Mac Targeted Affordable Housing Lender (#1 Low-Income Housing Lender and #1 Very Low-Income Housing Lender).

These rankings are in part attributed to Berkadia’s prioritization of building a team of experts who have deep expertise in the affordable housing space. They are also due to Berkadia’s uniquely integrated business lines – Mortgage Banking, Investment Sales, and Tax Credit Syndication – which allow clients access to investment and financing strategies that maximize products and subsidies.

Fighting the Good Fight

While there is no magical answer to solving the affordable housing crisis facing our country, there are steps being taken by key players across CRE to combat the issue and increase housing affordability. As the economy begins to stabilize, investors will become more active across the CRE industry, including the affordable sector. While we have a way to go, increased investment activity, new legislation, and embedding purpose and impact driven initiatives into company missions will help to combat the affordable housing crisis.

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Affordable housing essay topics and outline examples, essay title 1: the crisis of affordable housing: causes, effects, and solutions.

Thesis Statement: This essay explores the root causes of the affordable housing crisis, its far-reaching effects on individuals and communities, and potential solutions to address this pressing issue.

  • Introduction
  • The Affordable Housing Crisis: Definition and Scope
  • Causes of the Crisis: Economic, Policy, and Demographic Factors
  • Effects on Society: Homelessness, Gentrification, and Inequality
  • Solutions and Policy Measures: Affordable Housing Initiatives, Rent Control, and Housing First Programs
  • Community Engagement and Advocacy: Grassroots Movements for Change
  • Conclusion: The Ongoing Struggle for Affordable Housing

Essay Title 2: The Impact of Affordable Housing on Urban Development and Sustainability

Thesis Statement: This essay investigates how affordable housing policies and initiatives influence urban development, environmental sustainability, and the overall well-being of city dwellers.

  • Affordable Housing and Urbanization: Trends and Challenges
  • Urban Development and Affordable Housing: Mixed-Income Communities and Transit-Oriented Development
  • Sustainability and Affordable Housing: Energy-Efficient Design and Green Building Practices
  • Case Studies: Successful Models of Affordable and Sustainable Housing
  • The Future of Affordable Housing: Smart Cities and Inclusive Urban Planning
  • Conclusion: Achieving Sustainable and Affordable Urban Housing

Essay Title 3: Homelessness and the Affordable Housing Dilemma: A Comprehensive Analysis

Thesis Statement: This essay provides an in-depth analysis of the link between homelessness and the lack of affordable housing, examining the root causes, social consequences, and potential strategies to combat homelessness.

  • Homelessness and Affordable Housing: The Interconnected Crisis
  • Causes of Homelessness: Poverty, Mental Health, and Housing Instability
  • The Vicious Cycle: How Homelessness and Affordable Housing Are Linked
  • Government Initiatives: Housing First and Homelessness Reduction Programs
  • Community Responses: Shelters, Outreach, and Support Services
  • Conclusion: The Path Toward Ending Homelessness Through Affordable Housing

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Migrant encounters at the u.s.-mexico border hit a record high at the end of 2023.

The U.S. Border Patrol had nearly 250,000 encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico in December 2023, according to government statistics . That was the highest monthly total on record, easily eclipsing the previous peak of about 224,000 encounters in May 2022.

A line chart showing that 2023 ended with more migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border than any month on record.

The monthly number of encounters has soared since 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic temporarily forced the U.S.-Mexico border to close and slowed migration across much of the world . In April 2020, the Border Patrol recorded around 16,000 encounters – among the lowest monthly totals in decades.

This Pew Research Center analysis examines migration patterns at the U.S.-Mexico border using  current  and  historical data  from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the federal agency that includes the U.S. Border Patrol. The analysis is based on a metric known as migrant encounters.

The term “encounters” refers to two distinct types of events:

  • Apprehensions: Migrants are taken into custody in the United States, at least temporarily, to await a decision on whether they can remain in the country legally, such as by being granted asylum. Apprehensions are carried out under  Title 8 of the U.S. code , which deals with immigration law.
  • Expulsions: Migrants are immediately expelled to their home country or last country of transit without being held in U.S. custody. Expulsions are carried out under Title 42 of the U.S. code, a previously  rarely used section of the law  that the Trump administration invoked during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic . The law empowers federal health authorities to stop migrants from entering the country if it is determined that barring them could prevent the spread of contagious diseases. The Biden administration stopped the use of Title 42 in May 2023, when the federal government declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency .

It is important to note that encounters refer to events, not people, and that some migrants are encountered more than once. As a result, the overall number of encounters may overstate the number of distinct individuals involved.

This analysis is limited to monthly encounters between ports of entry involving the Border Patrol. It excludes encounters at ports of entry involving the Office of Field Operations.

Since then, the monthly number of migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border has surpassed 200,000 on 10 separate occasions. That threshold previously hadn’t been reached since March 2000, when there were about 220,000 encounters.

It’s not clear whether the recent high numbers of encounters at the border will persist in 2024. In January, encounters fell to around 124,000 , according to the latest available statistics.

  • Apprehensions: Migrants are taken into custody in the U.S., at least temporarily, to await a decision on whether they can remain in the country legally, such as by being granted asylum. Apprehensions are carried out under  Title 8 of the U.S. code , which deals with immigration law.

A stacked bar chart showing that use of Title 42 began during coronavirus pandemic and ended in May 2023.

  • Expulsions : Migrants are immediately expelled to their home country or last country of transit without being held in U.S. custody. Expulsions are carried out under Title 42 of the U.S. code, a previously  rarely used section of the law  that the Trump administration invoked during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The law empowers federal health authorities to stop migrants from entering the country if it is determined that barring them could prevent the spread of contagious diseases. In the early months of the pandemic in the U.S., the Border Patrol relied heavily on Title 42 to expel most of the migrants it encountered at the border. The Biden administration stopped the use of Title 42 in May 2023, when the federal government declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency . Since then, the Border Patrol has been apprehending migrants within the U.S. instead of expelling them from the country.

Related:  Key facts about Title 42, the pandemic policy that has reshaped immigration enforcement at U.S.-Mexico border

Who is crossing the U.S.-Mexico border?

An area chart showing that a growing share of migrant encounters involve people traveling in families.

In December 2023, most encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border (54%) involved migrants traveling as single adults, while 41% involved people traveling in families and 5% involved unaccompanied minors.

In recent months, a growing number of encounters have involved people traveling in families. In December 2023, the Border Patrol had nearly 102,000 encounters with family members, up from around 61,000 a year earlier.

There has also been a shift in migrants’ origin countries. Historically, most encounters at the southwestern border have involved citizens of Mexico or the Northern Triangle nations of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. But in December 2023, 54% of encounters involved citizens of countries other than these four nations.

An area chart showing that most border encounters now involve people from countries other than Mexico and Northern Triangle.

Venezuelans, in particular, stand out. Nearly 47,000 migrant encounters in December 2023 involved citizens of Venezuela, up from about 6,000 a year earlier. The number of encounters involving Venezuelans was second only to the approximately 56,000 involving Mexicans in December 2023.

There has also been a sharp increase in encounters with citizens of China, despite its distance from the U.S.-Mexico border. The Border Patrol reported nearly 6,000 encounters with Chinese citizens at the southwestern border in December 2023, up from around 900 a year earlier.

How do Americans view the situation at the border?

The American public is broadly dissatisfied with how things are going at the border, according to a new Pew Research Center survey .

Eight-in-ten U.S. adults say the government is doing a very or somewhat bad job dealing with the large number of migrants seeking to enter the U.S. at the border with Mexico. And nearly as many say the situation is either a “crisis” (45%) or a “major problem” (32%) for the U.S.

Note: This is an update of a post originally published on March 15, 2021.

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