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2. Affordable housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 2017, the new Atmosphere apartment building in downtown San Diego drew attention when it announced that it would be offering 205 apartments to low-income residents. Residents pay their portion of rent through Section 8 vouchers, and many of the apartments are available only to families who make 30% or less of the median income of the city.

3. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, subsidized housing is administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized rental assistance for low-income households. Public housing is priced much below the market rate, allowing people to live in more convenient locations rather than move away from the city in search of lower rents.

4. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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   Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1437f ), commonly known as Section 8, provides rental housing assistance to low-income households in the United States by paying private landlords on behalf of these tenants. Approximately 68% of this assistance benefits seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. [1]

5. Affordable housing - Wikipedia

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   In the United States [17] and Canada, [18] a commonly accepted guideline for housing affordability is a housing cost, including utilities, that does not exceed 30% of a household's gross income. [19] Some definitions include maintenance costs as part of housing costs. [20]

6. Single-room occupancy - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Single-room occupancy ( SRO) is a type of low-cost housing typically aimed at residents with low or minimal incomes, or single adults who like a minimalist lifestyle, who rent small, furnished single rooms with a bed, chair, and sometimes a small desk. [1] SRO units are rented out as permanent residence and/or primary residence [2] to ...

7. Tiny Boston apartment hits market for a whopping $410,000 - AOL

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   Sitting in Boston's ever-coveted Back Bay neighborhood, 160 Commonwealth Avenue (or "Comm Ave," as the locals call it) is a quaint, posh pad in the 42-year-old Vendome building. Except this ...