Building multiple publicly subsidized low-income housing developments in a neighborhood doesn't lower the value of other homes in the area—and in fact can even increase their worth, according to a new ...

The federal tax credit provides up to $15 billion in subsidies a year to help developers build apartments. It’s created housing that’s often no more affordable than the market rate.

New provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could help finance more than a million units of low-income housing over the next decade. The changes are complicated but will increase assistance both ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Sep 03, 2025, 09:30am EDT The LIHTC provides too little housing for too ...

For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the U.S. Now it’s becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher’s salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades, according to a ...