Housing Policy Case Studies

The share of the country’s population that is 65 and older has grown significantly in recent decades. People are living longer, birth rates are lower, and baby boomers (an estimated 73 million people born between 1946 and 1964) are aging.

The additional housing financed by the bond is projected to increase Durham’s affordable housing stock by at least a third, as well as create nearly 3,000 jobs in construction and operations.

LA voters passed Proposition HHH, which enabled City officials to issue $1.2 billion in bonds to develop permanent supportive housing units for people experiencing homelessness.