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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. 

If state and local governments end rent controls, they should provide a transition period during which rent increases would be limited.

Policymakers should establish requirements or provide incentives for universal design features to be incorporated into homes. 

Policymakers should encourage coordination of housing, health services, and other supports.

Federal, state, and local laws should protect people from all forms of housing discrimination. These laws should be fully enforced. 

Governments should provide additional funds to build and modernize public housing in order to create adequate supportive housing options for people with physical and

State and local governments should promote the safety of residents living in multifamily units. 

They should require: 

Policymakers and the private sector should facilitate the creation of housing options and neighborhoods that encourage and effectively accommodate multiple generations living together. 

Policymakers should preserve the existing stock and expand the availability of affordable, accessible, safe housing, particularly for those with the most severe cost burdens.