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  2. Land value tax - Wikipedia

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    The present value of ground-rent is the basis for land prices. A land value tax (LVT) will reduce the ground rent received by the landlord, and thus will decrease the price of land, holding all else constant. [citation needed] The rent charged for land may also decrease as a result of efficiency gains if speculators stop hoarding unused land.

  3. List of highest-income ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in the ...

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    v. t. e. The following is a list of the highest-income ZCTAs in the United States. ZCTAs or ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are the census equivalent of ZIP codes used for statistical purposes. The reason why regular ZIP codes are not used is because they are defined by routes rather than geographic boundaries. Thus, they have the tendency to overlap ...

  4. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, subsidized housing is administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized rental assistance for low-income households. Public housing is priced much below the market rate, allowing people to live in more convenient locations rather than move away from the city in search of lower rents.

  5. Low-income housing units coming soon to Ames, near the ... - AOL

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    The proposed $13 million development is designed for households earning less than 50% of the area median income. ... Rent for two-bedroom units will be $675; rent for three-bedroom units will be ...

  6. Biden administration awards $85 million to ease affordable ...

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    The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the award of $85 million in housing funds to 21 state and local governments for a new program aimed at helping them remove barriers to the ...

  7. Biden unveils plan to cap rent hikes - AOL

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    A record-high 22.4 million renter households spent more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities in 2022, the last time the data was measured, according to a report from the Joint Center for ...

  8. Affordable housing - Wikipedia

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    The definition of affordable housing may change depending on the country and context. For example, in Australia, the National Affordable Housing Summit Group developed their definition of affordable housing as housing that is "...reasonably adequate in standard and location for lower or middle income households and does not cost so much that a household is unlikely to be able to meet other ...

  9. Subsidized housing - Wikipedia

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    The subsidy amount is typically based on the tenant's income, usually the difference between the rent and 30% of the tenant's gross income, but other formulas have been used. [4] According to a 2018 study, major cuts in rental subsidies for poor households in the United Kingdom led to lowered house prices. [5]