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DC Says Its Housing Is Affordable... Huh?

By Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce

The DC Office of Revenue recently crunched some numbers and declared its famously expensive housing market actually pretty affordable, if you look at affordability differently. Here's why their argument kind of makes sense... and kind of doesn't... More 





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Q: Are manufactured homes a bad form of affordable housing?

ANot any more!


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