In this Urban Land Institute article, experts discuss the growing crisis of housing attainability for lower- and middle-income households across the United States, including ways the private and public sectors could help increase housing production, preserve existing affordable housing, and give more people access to housing; strategies for encouraging communities to accept more housing construction; and other related trends. LIIF’s Stephanie McFadden was invited to the roundtable.
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The discourse on affordable and attainable housing shifted during the pandemic and beyond as interest rates rose and inflation became a significant issue. Mainstream media reported in a deeper way on housing issues, including racial equity, eviction and the unhoused. This allowed the conversation to get more refined.
LIIF Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer Stephanie McFadden