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While on the surface eviction moratoriums may seem like attractive policy tools to help renters facing prolonged unemployment or reduced income, they actually can cause more harm than good.

Washington Post columnist George F. Will questions the authority and validity of the CDC’s recent eviction moratorium. 

Several area banks have committed $330 million toward funding community development on Chicago’s South and West sides.

WBUR’s Beth Healy outlines what a new report from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council could mean for housing affordability in the region. 

NMHC President Doug Bibby outlines steps Congress can take to avert a housing catastrophe.

Hillary Chura with The Christian Science Monitor reports on the hardships being felt by some housing providers grappling with the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Boston Globe’s Tim Logan reports on the difficult position some housing providers have been put in by Massachusetts’ eviction moratorium. 

By taking meaningful action now and providing direct rental assistance to residents, Congress can keep roofs over families’ heads and potentially pull the country back from an emerging housing crisis.