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August 12, 2026

Examining State and Local Affordable Housing Policy and Programs

Jonathan Kivell, Maria Carmelita Recto, and Jacob Scott

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Communities around the nation are grappling with a shortage of affordable housing. In this article, the second in a two-part series, we highlight key ideas from a recent roundtable the New York Fed held with Second District policymakers, bankers, and developers. The discussion centered on factors that are limiting the supply of affordable housing and the possibility that creative financing could spur new affordable developments.

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