Panelists Say Affordable Housing Is Catching the Private Sector’s Eye

At a Washington, D.C., housing conference on Wednesday, representatives of several major corporations and nonprofits each spoke to a growing recognition of workforce housing supply as a critical issue, even for companies in unrelated fields like tech and health care. Attracting top talent has always meant chasing workers to some of the country’s top real estate markets, but the executives that turned up to the event, hosted by Fannie Mae and the Urban Institute, acknowledged that their companies’ presences can also make life difficult for renters who might be squeezed out by induced demand...

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RSK: Let`s not confuse the single-family detached dwelling with housing in this discussion...home is a completely different meaning here.