Estimating the Gap in Affordable and Available Rental Units for Families

April 2019

By: Jennifer Molinsky, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Whitney Airgood-obrycki

https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/harvard_jchs_family_sized_rental_housing_2019.pdf
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This report points out the challenges that families face when seeking out affordable rental housing and then estimates the gap in supply and demand of this housing type nationally and in four metropolitan areas. It considers the role that single-family rental units play in providing an affordable housing type to families and discusses policy implications.