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The US has an affordable housing shortage. Here’s what Congress can do to fix it

Por: The Hill Business November 02, 2022

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Despite and a bipartisan effort to lower inflation, the White House and Congress have neglected to address an issue affecting Americans of all backgrounds and in every community: a devastating shortage of affordable housing. Housing costs are in core inflation and a threat to long-term American growth — and the federal government needs to step up and address it now.  It has done so in the past, with historic investments in public housing,... + full article



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