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Policymakers and researchers should study and put in place successful policies to keep housing costs affordable for existing residents, particularly in neighborhoods where housing costs are rising

Federal, state, and local policymakers should enact, monitor for compliance, and fully enforce laws prohibiting housing discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income, including use of a ho

Policymakers should increase subsidies for low-income rural housing to preserve existing affordable housing units and construct new units.

Self-help housing programs, which enable low-income households to become homeowners by working together to build homes through “sweat equity,” should be supported.