{"id":2257,"date":"2021-12-19T04:39:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T04:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandpointrealtyidaho.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/tell-congress-we-need-affordable-housing\/"},"modified":"2021-12-19T05:47:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T05:47:29","slug":"tell-congress-we-need-affordable-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandpointrealtyidaho.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/19\/tell-congress-we-need-affordable-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell congress we need affordable housing!"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><div>ADD YOUR NAME!<br>\nSome Members of Congress are considering budget reconciliation legislation that could limit private-sector investment in real estate construction by raising taxes. Now is not the time to be taxing investments that can help put a dent in our country\u2019s housing shortage and even create good paying jobs.<br>\nRight now, the average American household simply cannot afford to own a home due to a chronic shortage of around 6 million housing units. This also impacts renters across the country.<br>\nWe must no longer turn a blind-eye on our country\u2019s housing shortage. Sign the petition calling on Congress to focus on affordable housing.Now is not the time to tax private-sector investments in real estate. The Administration\u2019s announced efforts to provide more affordable housing at this critical time offer a ray of hope for millions who earnestly desire to find the pathway to homeownership or who are simply desperate for adequate places to live at a price they can afford. 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Some Members of Congress are considering budget reconciliation legislation that could limit private-sector investment in real estate construction by raising taxes. Now is not the time to be taxing investments that can help put a dent in our country\u2019s housing shortage and even create good paying jobs. 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