Friday, August 19, 2011

Delaware studies little change

This week, an independent consulting working on behalf of Delaware released a study on the state of affordable housing in state. Nothing has really changed.

  • Racial minorities have a tougher time becoming homeowners and are disproportionately denied mortgages loans.
  • Elected officials, staff, landlords and the public need more training on fair housing.
  • Certain fees discourage development of new affordable housing projects.

The study argues that while there has been much progress on increasing the affordable housing stock in urban areas, the state needs to do a better job in helping increasing access to fair housing in rural and suburban areas of the state.

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Until Next Time
M Lewis
Affordable Housing Development