Tag Archives: affordable housing

Letter to Regulators: AFR Education Fund Comment on Opportunity Zone Data Collection

AFR Education Fund comment on the need to collect data on Opportunity Zone tax break that could reduce affordable housing options, displacing lower-income families of color.

Fact Sheet: Wall Street Private Equity Landlords Snapping Up Apartment Buildings

Private equity owns over a million U.S. apartment units. Tenants pay a price when corporate landlords buy their buildings. In some cases, private equity buyers have pushed out lower-income tenants – through rent hikes, eviction threats, and more – to flip buildings into high-rent properties to sell for big profits.