Published September 18, 2024
Al Jazeera quoted Kelly Patterson, associate professor in the School of Social Work, in a story on the housing plans put forth by presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Among other proposals, Vice President Harris has pledged to work with the private sector to build 3 million new homes in her first term, funded through tax incentives for developers to build affordable housing.
“These tax incentives to build starter homes and smaller homes are important because if developers don’t have that kind of tax incentive, they really lose money in building affordable small homes. It is a lose-lose situation for developers,” Patterson said.