Accessing capital is the most significant hurdle facing emerging small-scale Black, Indigenous and other people of color (BIPOC) real estate developers, and much of that challenge is rooted in the legacies of systemic racism.
This August, we at Enterprise Community Partners presented our comments on the proposed rulemaking changes to the Community Reinvestment Act, the 1977 law that was designed to undo the racist underinvestment in low-income and communities of color.
People spend nearly 90 percent of their time inside, making indoor air quality central to health and well-being. Low-income populations are disproportionally affected by a range of illnesses and adverse health effects that can be exacerbated by poor indoor air quality, and improvements to the indoor environment can be an important mechanism to address health disparities.
President Biden released his fiscal year 2023 budget request, proposing increases to many of Enterprise’s key affordable housing and community development policy priorities.
As the country heads toward a pivotal midterm election, we outline the key policy priorities Congress and the White House must enact to create more affordable housing in America.