Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2009
Abstract
There is no such thing as “affordable” housing. Affordability is not a characteristic of housing: It is a relationship between housing and people. For some people, all housing is affordable, no matter how expensive. For others, no housing is affordable, no matter how cheap.
Recommended Citation
Stone, Michael E., "Unaffordable “Affordable” Housing: Challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Area Median Income" (2009). Center for Social Policy Publications. 36.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/csp_pubs/36
Comments
Published in Progressive Planning, the key publication of Planners Network http://www.plannersnetwork.org/.