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From YouTube: Housing Matters Speaker Wrap Up

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Greater Des Moines’ low unemployment rate and reasonable cost of living make it an attractive place to live, but this balance can be precarious and not without future risks, especially when it comes to housing. So said Maya Brennan, a researcher for the Urban Institute and editor of the How Housing Matters website, who spoke in Des Moines on April 5, 2017, as part of The Tomorrow Plan Speaker Series and the Annual Housing Symposium put on by the Polk County Housing Trust Fund during Affordable Housing Week.

“Without a supportive policy landscape, the decision of millennials and others to stay in or come to Des Moines can have unexpected consequences – boosting property values only for those already bought in, while closing the door on other essential members of the workforce,” Brennan says. “Choosing to focus on planning for the right mix of housing, before the market is too hot, is a discussion the region’s leaders and municipalities will want to have sooner rather than later to ensure the region continues to be economically strong and a place all people can thrive.”

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