Affordable Housing Quotes

“it is hard to argue that housing is not a fundamental human need. Decent, affordable housing should be a basic right for everybody in this country. The reason is simple: without stable shelter, everything else falls apart.”
― Matthew Desmond, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

“We saw an inventory problem, where there weren’t enough houses for people. Because there weren’t enough houses, the high demand meant housing prices went up. We recognized this isn’t just a problem in Laie and the islands, but a problem everywhere all over the world. #tinyhomes”
― Richie Norton

“...a lack of affordable housing in rural Scotland is perhaps the biggest issue threatening the viability of communities today. This situation is not new but since house prices really took off some 20 years ago, there is asense that the issue has now become existential. Lack of employment is often similarly highlighted as a major issue, but thanks to the social security system most people can manage, to some degree at least, a period of being unemployed or under employed. In contrast, without adequate and secure accommodation people very quickly have to leave their home communities in search of housing, more often than not in distant towns and cities - even if, as is often the dase, they have a job offer locally.”
― Jamie McIntyre, Reforesting Scotland 67, Spring/Summer 2023

“Homelessness isn’t a reflection of individual failure; it’s a systemic issue rooted in decades of neglect in critical areas like affordable housing, mental health care, and education. (Texas HB 1925: Criminalizing Homelessness Is Not the Answer – blog)”
― Carlos Wallace