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Podcast: BiggerPockets Daily
Episode: Solving the Housing Crisis: What Lawmakers Must Do to Support Investors and Boost Housing Supply by Kurt Carlton
Description: There’s a critical lack of affordable housing. This housing shortage began following the 2008 financial crisis and worsened during the pandemic, and now, not enough homes have been built to meet current demand. Inventory is slowly rising in Q2, which is helpful, but more inventory alone doesn’t solve the problem.The government has plans to help create more affordable housing inventory and keep large-scale investors from taking homes away from middle-income Americans. The White House released a budget in March that included plans to support Biden’s Housing Supply Action Plan. Items like significant tax credits for first...