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| Revitalizing a Suburban New York Downtown |  | | The New York suburb of New Rochelle added housing units near its transit station, leading to stabilization of property tax revenue. The town's former mayor reflects on how the surge revitalized the local economy and strengthened the community's sense of connection. | |
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| State Retirement Programs Don't Crowd Out Private Plans |  | States with automated retirement savings programs have enrolled over 900,000 workers whom didn't have access to workplace plans before.
As these programs expand, data suggests they're not replacing private options—indicating the two options can coexist in the marketplace. | |
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| The Case for More Manufactured Housing |  | | Manufactured (or factory-built) homes can cost up to 50% less per square foot than site-built homes, offering millions of U.S. homebuyers a more affordable path to homeownership. What policies could help make them more accessible? | |
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| 🎧 Homeownership Challenges on Tribal Lands | | With a preexisting shortage of 4 million to 7 million homes in the United States and cultural conflicts surrounding the concepts of land and home ownership, many Indigenous communities face significant challenges in accessing homeownership. Policymakers and Tribes are working together to address this barrier. | |
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| States Explore Affordable Shared Housing |  | | New state laws are opening doors to affordable shared housing, an option particularly valuable to low-income renters. In one state, allowing microunits (one form of shared housing) helped add 360,000 units over 10 years—nearly doubling its housing production rate. | |
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