Jennifer Ludden
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983 appearances
138 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 1 Sep
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That makes a difference for residents like Kenesha, Missouri.
Saving, definitely saving.
It makes my life a little easier.
The housing bill in Congress would allow manufactured homes in more places and make it cheaper to build them.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News.
Factory-built homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs, but more places are relaxing those restrictions to use them for badly needed affordable housing.
In Petersburg, Virginia, City Councilman Howard Myers says dozens of such homes are filling vacant lots in an area hit hard by job loss.
Manufactured housing is faster than building on site and nearly half the cost per square foot.
That makes a difference for residents like Kenesha, Missouri.
Saving, definitely saving.
It makes my life a little easier.
The housing bill in Congress would allow manufactured homes in more places and make it cheaper to build them.
Jennifer Ludden, NPR News.
The proposed rule is not a mandate.
It would allow local housing authorities and private landlords to impose the requirements if they choose.
Elderly and disabled tenants would be exempt.
It's part of a push by HUD Secretary Scott Turner to promote what he calls self-sufficiency.
Supporters also say there are such long waiting lists for rental aid, it's more fair to spread it around.
Critics of the proposed rule say most people who can work already do, they just don't make enough to pay market rate rents.
A few places have experimented with time limits, but dropped them because as the cutoffs approached...
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