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        • Program Structure
        • On-Site Development
        • Compliance Options
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    If we build more luxury housing, won’t that just free up existing units for lower income residents?
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    Posted March 23, 2016

    If we build more luxury housing, won’t that just free up existing units for lower income residents?

    Yes: But probably not enough. It might stand to reason that development of housing—any kind of housing—would lead to lower housing prices. In most urban areas, however, the opposite occurs. [...]

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    By lauren
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    Posted March 23, 2016

    If the problem is that we aren’t building enough housing, shouldn’t we just build more?

    Yes: But we aren’t likely to build enough housing to solve the affordable housing problem in growing regions. While it is clear that the high cost of housing is the result of building less [...]

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    By lauren
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    Posted March 23, 2016

    Is it fair to ask one group (real estate developers) to help solve a broad social problem?

    Yes: When housing prices rise, we all pay the price, but one group – owners of developable land and developers of real estate – receive the profit. Inclusionary housing programs recapture some [...]

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