Housing costs

“Everyday at HUD, Colin worked to ensure families had access to affordable housing and were treated fairly by landlords and banks.”

“The comprehensive proposal lays out a four-pronged offensive to ease the financial strain on working families: expanding housing accessibility, strengthening child care infrastructure to support working parents, slashing energy and grocery bills at the checkout line, and equipping local communities with the regulatory firepower to push back against unchecked corporate data center encroachment.”

“Address housing, healthcare, energy, and education costs to help American families”

“We need a congress focused on providing health care, safer communities, and stabilizing the economy to make the price of groceries, healthcare, and housing more affordable.”

“Lead efforts to cut red tape, increase housing supply and construction, and make housing more affordable for buyers and renters.”

“We must lower housing and child care costs, take on price gougers, and incentivize more development, especially near transit.”

“Lower Housing Costs for All”

“Incentivizing New Development: If we want to lower housing costs, we need to build more homes. The federal government can and should work to remove barriers to building, incentivize construction, and bring down the cost of buying and owning a home.”

“I’m fighting to bring down housing costs so Maryland families can afford to build a future in the communities they love. Too many working families are being priced out by rising rents, limited supply, and corporate investors buying up homes. It’s time for a federal housing strategy that makes homeownership possible for the next generation.”

“Affordable Housing should be available for every tax payer.”

“Bring housing costs down in the Lehigh Valley.”

“Lowering the Cost of Housing”

“Supporting Renters and First-Time Buyers: Expand rental assistance and provide down-payment support for families shut out of homeownership.”

“Darializa will fight to protect all tenants, fully fund Section 8, fully fund NYCHA, prevent deed theft, and build affordable housing.”

“Increase federal funding for rental vouchers like Section 8”

“90-Day Housing Access for Veterans & Families: Setting an enforceable 90-day standard from application to lease-up for HUD-VASH and Housing Choice Voucher applicants.”

“A binding timeline – Require HUD-VASH and Housing Choice Voucher applicants to reach lease-up within 90 days of application, with public reporting by housing authority, and cut wait times by digitizing applications and allowing self-certification or virtual inspections for minor issues.”

“Accountability and veterans first – Tie a share of HUD administrative fee funding to housing authorities meeting the 90-day benchmark, paired with technical assistance rather than punishment for under-resourced agencies, and expand HUD-VASH voucher allocations with VA caseworkers embedded locally to fast-track veteran eligibility.”

“As Lt. Governor, Peggy has been a champion for housing investment and affordability. She fought for policies to make it easier for renters and those trying to buy a house to actualize that dream. This work culminated in 2023 with a historic state investment to support down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers, housing construction support, and rental assistance for Minnesotans in every region of the state.”

“Voucher utilization Increase voucher use and landlord participation”

“Senior housing stability Reduce displacement risk through rental assistance and home repair grants”

“Increase emergency rental assistance to prevent housing loss before families enter shelters”

“Support increased funding and improved utilization of Housing Choice Vouchers, including expanded use of project-based vouchers”

“It rejects cuts to vouchers, public housing, and fair housing enforcement”

“Expand preservation and affordability tools Support legislation strengthening LIHTC, vouchers, preservation financing, and the National Housing Trust Fund.”

“Angela grew up in Section 8 housing after her father was deported, and she's fighting for a federal housing system built on vouchers as a guarantee, community land trusts, and permanently affordable housing, not speculation and profit.”

“Too many families wait years, even decades, for a Housing Choice Voucher. Angela supports fully funding and expanding the program so it becomes an entitlement available to every eligible household, not a lottery — alongside permanent, robust federal support for emergency rental assistance.”

“Let's talk housing! More apartments … and more (housing) coupons.”

“Expand housing tax credits and increase funding and eligibility for rental assistance.”

“Hilda Solis authored a motion which created the Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool (FHSP). This program is a supportive housing rental subsidy program managed by the Department of Health Services that provides ongoing financial assistance and housing retention support to ensure long term stability for individuals who have experienced homelessness.”

“Hilda Solis authored a motion to enhance the County’s Rent Relief Program and provide flexibility to tenants. The motion directed the County to make any necessary program changes to the Rent Relief Program to ensure maximum flexibility to stabilize eligible tenant households in need.”

“Claire will fight to fully fund vouchers so every qualifying household gets the support they need to stay housed, protect mixed-status families from being pushed out of housing programs, and crack down on landlords who illegally discriminate against voucher holders. Claire will also fight to prioritize project-based vouchers for social housing to crate permanently and deeply affordable housing outside of the private market.”

“Expand housing vouchers to provide immediate relief to low-income families while permanently affordable homes are being built.”

“We need to build more starter homes, crack down on corporate landlords and rent gouging, and expand programs that help first-time homebuyers get their start. And yes, sometimes cut rules and red tape that make it harder and more expensive to get homes built.”

“Homes Act to build deeply affordable public housing, cooperatives, and community land trusts with rent caps and other protections for tenants”

“Cap rent increases on existing units at 5% annually for large landlords”

“Making Housing Affordable: Expanding federal support for affordable housing, modernizing zoning laws, and protecting renters from skyrocketing rents and evictions.”

“Improve our affordable housing stock in the Pikes Peak region and stop corporate landlords and hedge funds from gouging people with higher rents and home prices”

“His innovative investment in purchasing the loan portfolio of the failed Signature Bank protected nearly 35,000 rent-stabilized apartments in New York City while delivering strong returns for pensioners.”

“We need to protect all tenants with better federal protections including nationwide rent control to cap annual rent hikes from corporate real estate conglomerates, just-cause eviction protections to stop baseless evictions, federal right to counsel legislation so every renter facing eviction has a lawyer, and strengthening tenant unions so tenants have the power to defend themselves against greedy and predatory landlords.”

“We must ensure that rent is affordable and accessible to everyone, and that renters aren’t price-gouged by greedy landlords who exploit our housing shortage and the economic insecurity of our community in order to increase their own profits.”

“Universal rent control;”

“Rent control works. It is the most direct, immediate tool we have to keep working people in their homes – slowing or even stopping rent increases while everything else gets more expensive.”

“Rent control must be expanded not just to every New York tenant but to every tenant in the country.”

“Pass national rent control. In the 1940s, Congress established near-universal rent control and set up local rent boards to administer and enforce it, because housing stability was considered essential to the functioning of the country. Claire supports returning to that model, allowing localities to set rent adjustments based on local housing data, and legislation that closes the loopholes that let landlords deregulate units and raise rent without limit between tenants.”

“Fix the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). LIHTC exists to incentivize private developers to build more affordable housing, but it also allows developers to raise rents or exit affordability requirements after a few decades. Tenants in LIHTC buildings deserve permanent affordability. Claire will fight to require 99-year affordability and cap rent increases at 3%.”

“AB 1482 (Author: Chiu; co-author: Wiener): Statewide rent cap and just cause eviction requirements. Scott co-authored this important tenant-protection legislation, which caps annual rent increases at 5% (plus the rate of inflation) for most of California’s housing supply, and which is the most aggressive in the country.”

“Everyday at HUD, Colin worked to ensure families had access to affordable housing and were treated fairly by landlords and banks.”

“Darializa will fight to protect all tenants, fully fund Section 8, fully fund NYCHA, prevent deed theft, and build affordable housing.”

“Homes Act to build deeply affordable public housing, cooperatives, and community land trusts with rent caps and other protections for tenants”

“Tenants Right to Organize Act so renters receiving housing vouchers are protected from landlord retaliation”

“It rejects cuts to vouchers, public housing, and fair housing enforcement”

“Making Housing Affordable: Expanding federal support for affordable housing, modernizing zoning laws, and protecting renters from skyrocketing rents and evictions.”

“I’ll fight for major federal investments in affordable housing, first-time homebuyer support, renter tax credits and protections, and housing production that meets the needs of working families, seniors, and young people.”

“We need to protect all tenants with better federal protections including nationwide rent control to cap annual rent hikes from corporate real estate conglomerates, just-cause eviction protections to stop baseless evictions, federal right to counsel legislation so every renter facing eviction has a lawyer, and strengthening tenant unions so tenants have the power to defend themselves against greedy and predatory landlords.”

“Claire will fight to fully fund vouchers so every qualifying household gets the support they need to stay housed, protect mixed-status families from being pushed out of housing programs, and crack down on landlords who illegally discriminate against voucher holders. Claire will also fight to prioritize project-based vouchers for social housing to crate permanently and deeply affordable housing outside of the private market.”

“AB 1482 (Author: Chiu; co-author: Wiener): Statewide rent cap and just cause eviction requirements. Scott co-authored this important tenant-protection legislation, which caps annual rent increases at 5% (plus the rate of inflation) for most of California’s housing supply, and which is the most aggressive in the country.”

“SB 329 (Author: Mitchell; co-author: Wiener): Banning discrimination by landlords against Section 8 voucher holders. SB 329 finally aligns California with other states by prohibiting landlords from refusing to rent to Section 8 voucher holders. Low-income residents who receive housing assistance need housing, and SB 329 will help.”

“Ending Corporate Price-Gouging: Crack down on Wall Street landlords and private equity firms that artificially inflate rent and exploit housing shortages, including by banning the use of algorithms to set rent and by penalizing hedge funds and private equity firms that buy up single family homes.”

“Roy Cooper has a plan to lower the cost of housing by stopping the bad actors driving up the price for families, including by stopping big corporations and foreign companies from buying single-family homes and preventing companies that make rent-pricing software from using algorithms to drive up rent with landlords. He’d also make it easier to build more housing, driving down the cost for everyone.”

“Ban Algorithm-Driven Rent Setting. Companies like RealPage and Yardi collect real-time pricing data from landlords and use algorithms to recommend rent increases, with reports showing the practice increases rents between 5% and 12% (ProPublica, October 2022). Stop companies from using revenue-maximization software that allows landlords to raise the rent on tenants in coordination.”

“Roy Cooper’s plan would provide incentives to build more housing, lowering the overall cost of housing. It would stop big corporations, like investment funds and foreign companies, from buying single-family homes. He’d ban the algorithms from companies like RealPage and Yardi that use real-time data to increase rents. And he’d eliminate the unnecessary rules and red tape that make it harder to build houses and drive up costs, and eliminate the tariffs that make building materials more expensive.”

“Roy Cooper’s plan would ban the algorithm-driven software used by landlords to increase your rent. He also supports incentives to build more housing, which would lower the cost of rent and homes for everyone.”

“And I will support federal legislation to ban algorithmic rental price-fixing software that allows corporate landlords to collude to raise rent.”

“Stop anticompetitive price collusion from landlords, including the use of algorithmic pricing designed specifically to reduce competition and drive up rent for tenants.”

“Ban corporate landlords from using algorithmic pricing software that enables them to collude with each other to increase rents.”

“Authored legislation to ban algorithmic price fixing by stopping corporate landlords from using anti-competitive algorithms to artificially jack up rent prices.”

“Lower housing costs: Stop corporate landlords from engaging in market manipulation to artificially hike rents, ban Wall Street from buying up housing stock to enrich wealthy investors while making it harder for families to afford homes, expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, repeal outdated red tape that hinders the construction of housing, support legislation to lower property insurance costs, and create a federal task force charged with helping communities use quality, cost-effective options like factory-built “modular” homes to speed up construction timelines.”

“End big tech price fixing. Landlords have used algorithmic driven software like RealPage to collude with each other and raise rents across entire housing markets – costing tenants $3.8 billion nationwide in inflated rents in 2023 alone. Claire will fight to pass the Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act to ban algorithmic rent-setting software nationwide and protect tenant data from being weaponized against them.”

“No more than 30% of your income on rent.”

“Renter’s tax credit: ~$3,300/year (30% of their income is $25,500; their $28,800 annual rent puts them $3,300 over, and the credit refunds the difference).”

“As Senate Leader, he passed the largest affordability package in decades, providing $60 billion in electric bill rebates for consumers, expanding the renters tax credit, deploying high-speed broadband to thousands of rural homes and businesses, expanding the first-time home buyers program, and making it easier to build more housing, which will expand opportunities for working families.”

“In the California Senate, I've taken these issues head-on — saving Californians $60 billion in electric bills, securing funds for first-time homebuyers and tax credits for renters, and expanding subsidized chilcare slots in every corner of the state.”

“I’ll fight for major federal investments in affordable housing, first-time homebuyer support, renter tax credits and protections, and housing production that meets the needs of working families, seniors, and young people.”

“Make housing and property insurance more affordable so Floridians can stay in their homes and aren’t forced into 90-minute commutes just to afford where they live.”

“Lower housing costs: Stop corporate landlords from engaging in market manipulation to artificially hike rents, ban Wall Street from buying up housing stock to enrich wealthy investors while making it harder for families to afford homes, expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, repeal outdated red tape that hinders the construction of housing, support legislation to lower property insurance costs, and create a federal task force charged with helping communities use quality, cost-effective options like factory-built “modular” homes to speed up construction timelines.”

“Just as we don’t build enough housing, we also don’t build enough transit, modern infrastructure, or produce enough energy. And the result is higher rents and home prices, higher electricity prices, trains that go slower than they did a century ago, and slower economic growth.”

“High costs are crushing almost everyone but the wealthiest Americans – housing, healthcare, electricity, groceries, childcare and eldercare. We need to build more housing, produce cheaper renewable energy, and make sure markets actually work to give consumers real choices.”

“Patty has built coalitions by doing the work alongside the people most affected by broken systems. That has meant standing with immigrant families facing detention and deportation, helping tenants and homeowners navigate rising costs and displacement, and working with labor and community partners to secure resources for neighborhoods that have been locked out for too long.”

“With rising costs of everyday necessities like groceries, families are having to make hard decisions about big investments like healthcare and housing. I am ready to bring bread back to the table for you and your family.”

“He pointed to housing costs, energy prices, agriculture, small businesses, and economic growth as examples of areas where excessive government regulation has made life harder for everyday Americans.”

“Lamb said the effects of illegal immigration do not end when someone crosses the border. They reach communities throughout the country and can affect the availability and cost of housing, competition for jobs, public safety and taxpayer-funded services.”

“Lamb's point was straightforward: millions of additional people need somewhere to live. When the housing supply is already limited, that added demand can make it harder for American families to find an affordable home or rental.”

“For young Americans trying to buy their first home and families struggling with rising rent, Lamb said immigration policy cannot be separated from the national affordability crisis.”