homeownership
Affordable housing tax credit, single-family housing tax credit programs signed into Ohio budget
Two new housing tax credit programs are launching as Ohio grapples with affordable housing. The state housing tax credit program and the single-family housing tax credit program are part of Ohio’s two-year, $191 billion budget that Gov. Mike DeWine signed earlier this month. “Governor DeWine recognizes the need to have a holistic statewide housing strategy […]
Black families fall further behind on homeownership
This story originally appeared in Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Some cities and states are trying to boost Black homeownership, which dropped to a 60-year low even before the economic turmoil wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Black homeownership fell in 2019 to 40.6%, down from the 2004 peak of 49.7%. The rate […]