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New Census Data Show Growing Share of Americans Struggling to Pay Rent

New Census Bureau data show that for the first time since 2015 more than half of all renter households have reported struggling to pay their housing costs.

September 15, 2022

Upward Mobility 

Policy 

Story

Spurring Equitable Economic Growth in Communities

The NMTC is a “place-based” tax credit that drives capital to distressed and low-income Census tracts typically overlooked by traditional investment. Advocates say that making the credit a permanent part of the tax code is the most significant way to realize the full potential of the NMTC program.

September 17, 2024

Racial Equity

Upward Mobility 

New Markets Tax Credit

Policy 

Fact Sheet

Aerial view of Central Park Stapleton building with solar panels installed on the rooftops

Preservation: A Way Forward

June 6, 2023

“Use what you have” sounds simple. But in the affordable housing realm, preservation is an innovative strategy – the most cost-effective, sustainable way to protect and expand access to rental homes and preserve affordability where it exists.

Partner Sustainability  

Preservation and Production

Preservation

Resident Success

Upward Mobility 

Technical Assistance

Community Development Financial Institution

Development, Property Management and Resident Services

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

Story

Low-Income Renters of Color Increasingly Struggled to Pay Rent During Pandemic

In 2021, as the nation was still grappling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of American renters were facing another challenge – increasingly unaffordable housing. According to our latest analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), the number and share of renters that year reporting rental housing cost burdens rose across all subsets of renters by race/ethnicity and incomes, with the largest increases observed among renters of color and those with extremely low incomes.

September 11, 2023

Upward Mobility 

Policy 

Story

Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Universal Vouchers

On June 9, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing titled “Universal Vouchers: Ending Homelessness and Expanding Economic Opportunity in America.” The hearing focused on several recently introduced articles of legislation that seek to expand Housing Choice Vouchers.

June 18, 2021

Upward Mobility 

Policy 

News

Enterprise’s Statement on the Trump Administration’s Executive Order

Enterprise issues a statement in response to the Trump Administration's newest Executive Order on Homelessness.

July 25, 2025

Report

Worsening Rental Affordability Linked to Higher Rates of Homelessness

March 17, 2025

This report analyzes the correlation between worsening rental affordability and rising homelessness rates, highlighting the urgent need for policy solutions to expand affordable housing and support struggling renters.

Preservation

Policy Development and Research

Documents

Testimony for the 2025 New York City Charter Revision Commission

April 16, 2025

Testimony from Enterprise New York for the New York City Charter Revision Commision in April 2025.

Preservation and Production

Enterprise in the News

Solving the Housing Affordability Crisis at Its Source

In this Affordable Housing Finance op-ed, our Solutions President Jacqueline Waggoner writes that the Biden housing plan is a road map for getting upstream of breakdowns in our housing system.

Preservation and Production

Upward Mobility 

Policy 

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