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A raid in Loudoun stemmed from growing complaints about large groups of people packing into homes and apartments meant for one family. Housing Help Shrinking Local governments face large shortfalls in their subsidized housing voucher programs under proposed White House cuts. Housing Aid Dwindles Across the Washington region and the nation, housing authorities say they are being forced to increase the burden on low-income renters. Disabled, Not Confined Maryland allows federally subsidized nursing home residents ages 18 to 59 to opt for care in their own homes, part of a wider trend toward giving the disabled more options to live in the community. More Doors Closing on Working Poor No longer valued as a solution to the affordable housing problem, surburban garden apartments are more often seen as a scourge, breeding crime and poverty in Washington's increasingly affluent suburbs. Homes of Their Own More people with low and modest incomes are buying homes in the Washington area, one of the nation's priciest housing markets, a trend that carries both promise and risk. Housing Lottery Helps Some Beat the Odds Aaron Fisher wasn't asking for much: a modest place, maybe with a spare bedroom, in a safe, quiet neighborhood near the Laurel schools where he teaches music. On his $38,000-a-year teacher's salary and evening job in the mall, he figured he could afford about $150,000. Housing Vouchers No Magic Key When high housing costs leave low-income families struggling to find a decent place to live, the largest federal program to help them is itself seriously strained. Crowded Houses in Pricey Suburbia  Homes in suburban communities are being filled with extended families of immigrants, pitting them against neighbors who fear property values will decline. • What's Your Opinion? Prosperity Feeds Housing Pinch The rapid escalation of housing prices in the Washington area is devastating thousands of working families. © 2002-2005 The Washington Post Company |
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Affordable Housing
