In this speech before the NAHRO Annual Legislative Conference, Bruce Katz outlined three key challenges facing the provision of affordable housing in the United States—price, location, and racial disparity—and called for a new federal housing policy to better address these shortcomings. Ultimately, Katz argues, housing policy is not just about housing—it is about the health and well-being of the economy and the country as a whole.
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