A bill to create more affordable homeownership opportunities was heard in the Senate Housing Committee Friday.
Senate Bill 6173, sponsored by Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), aims to expand the production of affordable housing by enabling local municipalities to support organizations in creating homeownership opportunities for households earning up to 80% of area median income.
It also seeks to address the significant gap between median incomes and home prices in areas where homeownership is largely unattainable for those earning less than the median income, particularly among communities of color.
According to state Department of Commerce’s homeownership disparities report, the white household homeownership rate of 68% was 23 percentage points higher than the Hispanic/Latino household homeownership rate of 45% and a staggering 37 percentage points higher than the Black household homeownership rate of 31%.
“This is a critical step in fostering inclusivity and ensuring that hardworking individuals and families are not left behind,” Nobles said. “When all our neighbors have the opportunity to own a home, they invest in their communities, creating a ripple effect of positive change.”
Follow the bill’s progress here.
So who pays for this new program on top of the other countless programs already in place?
How will the high-paid administrators of this program quantify who and what is a “hard-working” individual?
Is there a lifestyle/budget analysis performed to vet who does and does not qualify for this program?
Is there a minimum standard of contribution/performance to remain in the program?
See, these are the personal quantifications those of us who actually pay for these programs have to meet in our own lives before we can cover our expenses, let alone someone else’s, through ever-increasing taxes and fees.
I have a friend who manages many subsidized residential properties.
If smoke was clouds, many of them would make their own weather.