Kamala Harris says America needs more homes. Here’s why that’s different. | Harris’s approach has inched closer and closer to what’s known as “YIMBYism,” shorthand for “Yes in My Backyard.”
Kamala Harris says America needs more homes. Here’s why that’s different. | Harris’s approach has inched closer and closer to what’s known as “YIMBYism,” shorthand for “Yes in My Backyard.”
>The core of Kamala Harris’s housing platform is a simple idea: America needs more houses. But the vice president’s pitch — to help build 3 million homes and incentivize local governments and builders to join in — stands apart from how major political candidates typically talk about housing, if they do at all.
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Harris’s plans also include expanding the low-income housing tax credit — a key program for constructing and rehabilitating rental housing for low-income households — and creating a $40 billion “innovation fund” to help local governments build more affordable housing. She has also talked about taking on corporate landlords and capping rent increases.
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>The core of Kamala Harris’s housing platform is a simple idea: America needs more houses. But the vice president’s pitch — to help build 3 million homes and incentivize local governments and builders to join in — stands apart from how major political candidates typically talk about housing, if they do at all.
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Harris’s plans also include expanding the low-income housing tax credit — a key program for constructing and rehabilitating rental housing for low-income households — and creating a $40 billion “innovation fund” to help local governments build more affordable housing. She has also talked about taking on corporate landlords and capping rent increases.
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