Understanding housing affordability is key to addressing the housing problem. This study evaluates housing … percent of income standard that is commonly used as a measure of housing affordability in the country. The authors note that … the 30 percent of income standard overestimates housing affordability among the poor and underestimates among those in the …

Housing costs across the nation and in Greater Boston are rising, and many policymakers have turned to Inclusionary …. We identify the potential for various policy levers to create affordable housing, and address the risks and limitations … affordable housing production policies …

Affordable housing policy in the developed world has been undergoing a systematic commodification for several decades … rational behavior, even as it simultaneously staunches the supply of new housing and drives up prices for non-homeowners. As … for commodified housing, asset-based welfare, and the intractable political problem of NIMBYism. …

Understanding housing affordability is key to addressing the housing problem. This study evaluates housing … percent of income standard that is commonly used as a measure of housing affordability in the country. The authors note that … the 30 percent of income standard overestimates housing affordability among the poor and underestimates among those in the …