The Real Cost Of Housing Subsidies

Subsidized low-cost housing costs more than private projects, according to new research.

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January 29, 2004, 7:00 AM PST

University of California at Berkeley's center on real estate and urbaneconomics has taken a look at the costs of building low income housingand found that state-subsidized housing costs between 10% and 32% moreto build than private housing projects. The source study is also available at this URL: http://urbanpolicy.berkeley.edu/pdf/DQR0903.pdf

Thanks to Adrian Moore

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