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Policymakers should mitigate the effects of foreclosures on renters.
Policymakers should mitigate the negative impacts of foreclosures on neighborhoods. Strategies should consider the needs of older adults.
State and local policymakers should encourage the construction of more housing units to ensure that people of all incomes and ability levels can afford to live in a community.
State and local policymakers should encourage innovation in housing construction.
If state and local governments end rent controls, they should provide a transition period during which rent increases would be limited.
Policymakers should take actions to prevent and address homelessness. This includes:
Policymakers should establish requirements or provide incentives for universal design features to be incorporated into homes.
Consumers should have access to the full range of legal remedies when they have been harmed (see also Private Enfor
Government agencies should collect and report data for groups that are discriminated against, while ensuring consumer choice and control over what data they provide.
Policymakers should encourage coordination of housing, health services, and other supports.