The Unaffordable Dream: How Housing Voucher Shortfalls Are Emptying Affordable Units The crisis of affordable housing in America has been well documented.
However, a recent phenomenon is exacerbating the problem: a mismatch between the type of affordable units being built and the needs of those who require them most.
Developers are constructing more apartments for low income households earning 50% or more of an area's median income (AMI), but these units often sit empty because they're priced out of reach for the very people who need them.