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Seizing the Opportunity: Preserving Affordable Rental Housing (Part 2)

Sept. 9, 2008, 3:01 p.m.

Almost everyone rents their home at some point in their lives, but the supply of affordable rental housing is shrinking. The non-profit developer Preservation of Affordable Housing is working to preserve and improve affordable rental housing across the U.S.

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MacArthur’s grantmaking is designed to support more balanced housing policies that acknowledge the importance of affordable rental housing and to help low- and moderate-income Americans improve their lives.

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