Report of the National Housing Task Force: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session ... April 12 and 14, 1988, Volume 4 |
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... rent burden , or an individual who needs specialized housing - an elderly or physically handicapped person , for example . That's why I was pleased with the initiative that led last year to formation of the National Housing Task Force ...
... rent burden , or an individual who needs specialized housing - an elderly or physically handicapped person , for example . That's why I was pleased with the initiative that led last year to formation of the National Housing Task Force ...
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... rental housing for lower income people is nowhere near what it ought to be to meet the demand . Of those that are housed , as this report points out , many are paying over half of their income in rent . The rate of home ownership ...
... rental housing for lower income people is nowhere near what it ought to be to meet the demand . Of those that are housed , as this report points out , many are paying over half of their income in rent . The rate of home ownership ...
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... rent . All of these problems manifest themselves in a growing tragedy in this nation -- the homeless , who are only the tip of the iceberg of far more fundamental problems . We are all moved by their plight -- men and women asleep on ...
... rent . All of these problems manifest themselves in a growing tragedy in this nation -- the homeless , who are only the tip of the iceberg of far more fundamental problems . We are all moved by their plight -- men and women asleep on ...
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... rental units where most poor families live . Ef- forts could be modeled on experience like that of Pittsburgh , where modest rehabilitation loans to landlords who own small buildings and rent to low income citizens have produced good ...
... rental units where most poor families live . Ef- forts could be modeled on experience like that of Pittsburgh , where modest rehabilitation loans to landlords who own small buildings and rent to low income citizens have produced good ...
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... rental housing . These needed changes are outlined in detail in our report . Other important recommendations in the ... rent of $ 250 a month or less . That's in 1986 dollars . That decline has been straight down , from 13 million units ...
... rental housing . These needed changes are outlined in detail in our report . Other important recommendations in the ... rent of $ 250 a month or less . That's in 1986 dollars . That decline has been straight down , from 13 million units ...
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Page 249 - Housing problems for this group are especially acute in lowdensity rural areas where the lack of a welldeveloped rental housing market results in high shares of households owning substandard housing. Although more careful targeting could make better use of existing housing assistance resources, the development of new program initiatives and the expansion of national housing assistance resources are needed if the nation is to improve the housing conditions of both low-income owners and renters.
Page 236 - Gross rent is seemingly the more comprehensive measure, but changes in contract rent have considerable analytical significance. Gross rent, for example, can change as a result of shifting energy prices or other factors that have little to do with the long-run cost of housing capital. Policy analysts should note, however, that the persistent increase in contract rent during a period of substantial new construction suggests that there has been a long-term increase in the rental price of housing capital....
Page 250 - Only 28 percent of renter households with incomes at or below the poverty line live in federally assisted housing units. This suggests that 5.4 million households are left to compete for the dwindling supply of low-cost rental housing available in the private market...
Page 195 - ... associations of the respective trades. 8. Board of review. — There shall be constituted a board consisting of a representative of the Government agencies, a representative of the building and construction trades department of the American Federation of Labor and a representative of the Office of Production Management.
Page 203 - OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR CRANSTON Senator CRANSTON. The hearing will please come to order. I welcome all of you to this morning's hearing.
Page 348 - Adaptable housing is accessible housing that does not look different from other housing and which has features that in only minutes can be adjusted, added, or removed as needed to suit the occupants whether they are disabled, older, or non-disabled.
Page 236 - Gross rents have moved up as well, but somewhat more modestly because of the slowdown in energy price inflation.
Page 246 - Housing adequacy is defined in terms of presence or absence of plumbing fixtures, heating equipment, and other mechanical subsystems, as well as repair and upkeep of properties.
Page 246 - Indeed, elderly marriedcouple households enjoyed a slight increase in real income thanks to the indexation of Social Security payments against inflation. It is important to note that the figures cited here refer to the rent burden for a dwelling unit of constant quality.
Page 83 - Policy Is of utmost Importance. The report of the National Housing Task Force, "A Decent Place to Live" Is a valuable starting point for addressing this nation's housing problems.