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PD&R Edge, an online magazine, provides you with a snapshot view of our newly released research, periodicals, publications, news, and commentaries on housing and urban development issues. Stay informed on current topics and check back frequently, as our content is routinely updated. Featured: Housing Affordability Challenges of High Interest Rates At the National Housing Conference’s Solutions for Affordable Housing convening, one panel discussion examined the role that elevated interest rates play in shaping the U.S. housing market and the consequences this has for housing affordability and municipal budgets and services. Panelists discussed the feedback loop of inflationary housing costs, elevated interest rates in response, and a consequent pullback in building activity that perpetuates the high cost of housing. Rapid changes over the past few years in work patterns, living preferences, and interest rates have shaken housing markets in the United States, underscoring the nee