The government isn’t providing enough affordable housing and for-profit builders won’t keep rents low. America has a serious affordable housing problem. Since 2001, rents in constant dollars have risen by 32 percent while wages have stagnated. As a result, roughly one in four renter households spend more than half their monthly income on rent. For […]

As the U.S. Treasury Department begins the process of implementing Opportunity Zones under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, it is essential that Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds benefit low-income residents and small businesses within the Zones — protecting the interests of those most susceptible to displacement that too often result from private investment. Investments