or the first time in US history, the leaders of four key government agencies overseeing the housing market are women. Marcia L. Fudge runs the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development , which administers the policies and programs aimed at creating more affordable housing and inclusive communities; Sandra L.
The rental market doesn’t offer much relief. Thanks to a confluence of factors ranging from higher construction costs and zoning restrictions to homeowners’ resistance to development and landlords allegedly ‘warehousing’ apartments to keep prices high, the supply of rental units has fallen millions short of projected demand.