Nation's Affordable Housing Gap Worsening

A report from the National Housing Conference, a nonprofit coalition of industry experts, advocates and academics, reveals affordable housing shortage affecting the working poor.

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December 25, 2001, 7:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


The average janitor earns enough to rent a one-bedroom apartment and pay for life's other necessities in just six of the nations's 60 largest cities. A retail salesperson can make ends meet in half that many locations. Both can forget about buying a home.

Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg

Monday, December 24, 2001 in The Charlotte Observer

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