Higher mortgage rates and skyrocketing rents have fueled the nation s housing crisis. In states like Iowa, rural communities deal with the same market issues, but they point to existing efforts as a blueprint to increase access. In the past decade, housing growth in rural areas was roughly 3%, which is far below suburban areas. .
Those who enroll renters in the program say there's been some improvement, but delays in receiving funding still occur, resulting in unnecessary evictions.
When fair housing laws are enforced, people have choices about where they live and aren’t relegated to neighborhoods of concentrated poverty or limited in their community access.
Rydz writes, "When fair housing laws are enforced, people have choices about where they live and aren’t relegated to neighborhoods of concentrated poverty or limited in their community access."