Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents
by slg on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @11:21PM
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Those definitions aren't in conflict. The "progressive" definition is just the applied version of the "HUD" definition scaled to local income levels.
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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents
by cuuupid on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @11:28PM
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There is no "progressive" definition, income level is not at all part of the definition. Per the universal legal definition of 'affordable housing,' if a home costs $1B but is occupied by Elon Musk, it would still be affordable because it is less than 30% of his gross income.
When you are dealing with income levels it is universally called 'low income housing,' and the HUD definition is already scaled to local income levels, the 'A' in AMI stands for 'Area.'
You are conflating marketing ('we need more affordable housing!') with policy ('low income housing')