RECESSION CONTINUES TO PUSH RENTAL HOUSINGFURTHER ‘OUT OF REACH’ FOR LOW INCOME AMERICANS A family in Florida needs to earn $20.29 an hour, or nearly $42,201 a year, in order to afford a modest rental home, according to a report released April 21 by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Despite the recession, the report finds that rents continue to rise, while wages continue to fall across the country

Cap Repeal Bill Clears Last House Committee, April 7 HB 655 by Representative Aubuchon passed unanimously out of its last committee-- Economic Development and Community Affairs Policy Council. This omnibus housing legislation includes repeal of the cap on the state and local housing trust funds. The next stop for the bill will be consideration by the full House