Rachel Bogardus Drew

Research Dir @e_housingpolicy @EnterpriseNow. @Dartmouth Alumni Council. @McCormackGrad @UMassBoston PhD. Fmrly with @harvard_jchs. Opinions are my own.

[Rachel Bogardus Drew @RachelBDrew]

Great meeting with the staff of @ZachNunn’s office to discuss disaster resilience and the important role of #CDBGDR in Iowa #HousersOnTheHill @EnterpriseNow

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#HousersOnTheHill between meetings and showing off the cool @EnterpriseNow pen summarizing our policy priorities!

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Thank you @RepSylviaGarcia for your support of #CDBGDR for affordable housing and disaster recovery!#HousersOnTheHl

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On Capital Hill with @EnterpriseNow making the case for critical housing and community development programs like #CDBGDR #HousersOnTheHill

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@PippengerHarlo In the early days of the pandemic, yes, but they were coming back down by spring 2021, when this data was collected. Also this is national data, so trends in a few locations will not register. Finally, the other half of the equation is income, which was way down for renters.

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The longer version of my tweet from earlier today, published on the @EnterpriseNow blog.

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NEW: Today @uscensusbureau released data showing that, for the first time since 2015, more than half of American renters say they are struggling to pay housing costs. As our @RachelBDrew writes, it's a tragic reversal in affordability trends. https://t.co/9a1Bl6GuV4

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The number of renters paying at least half their income on housing increased by nearly 1million in the last two years alone!

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New @uscensusbureau data out today confirms what millions of renters already know - rental affordability worsened during the pandemic, with the share spending at least 30% of income on housing rising to over half of all renters. @EnterpriseNow @E_HousingPolicy

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The share spending at least half their income on housing, meanwhile, was up to 26%, another 6-year high. These data are the first American Community Survey results since 2019 to show the extent of renter affordability challenges nationally.

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The administration’s #Housing Supply Action Plan’s legislative #zoning reform proposals could work, but they have to be designed and implemented properly. Learn more in my @EnterpriseNow blog post on unlocking possibilities through zoning reform: https://t.co/jjLUKhJL1u

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Excited for my (virtual) meetings today with members of @EnterpriseNow's Southeast market! @E_HousingPolicy #EnterpriseLegislativeDay

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Today is #EnterpriseLegislativeDay!

Follow our policy team @E_HousingPolicy all day (and every day) to hear about our top priorities that we'll be presenting to two dozen legislative offices today!
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@gbenga_ajilore I have a PhD in public policy (and BA in econ) but sometimes call myself an economist when telling people outside my field what I do for a living, as it's simpler than explaining what a 'housing policy research director' is 🤪

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The rise in shelter costs is even more remarkable given the index captures average monthly occupancy costs, which for most households (with leases/mortgages) don't change month-to-month - so only a small # of households is driving that change @EnterpriseNow @E_HousingPolicy

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NEW: The @USDOL this morning released consumer price index data, showing consumer prices rose 8.5 percent -- shelter costs are a major part of the CPI basket, and are up 5 percent year over year. https://t.co/u0jId4JrGd

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@jessekb This map of Poland before/after WWII always blows my mind a little (red area is between wars and black outline is after)

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Latest #PARE post is out! In it, @FloraArabo and I discuss how a return to pre-pandemic 'normal' means a return to high eviction rates for BIPOC renter households, and what actions are needed to prevent this, for @E_HousingPolicy @EnterpriseNow
https://t.co/MhI53CPHbG

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It is always exciting when a new @Harvard_JCHS report comes out, though I have a soft spot especially for the #rentalhousingreport (having been the lead author of the first two of them). https://t.co/WlPFdP1hRj

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A new white paper from @RachelBDrew, research director with @EnterpriseNow Policy Development and Research team, shows that more than half of all U.S. counties experienced a net-loss of housing units between 2010 and 2020 https://t.co/mu1WVtXLsR

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Going into Year 2, I'm interested to know what other housing policy topics folks would like to see featured in the #PARE series? Comment below or DM me with suggestions! /End

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I've been lax lately about announcing additions to the @E_HousingPolicy Policy Actions for Racial Equity (#PARE) blog series - here are three recent contributions by the amazing staff @EnterpriseNow, plus a question for interested readers on the future of the series /1

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Last week was also the anniversary of the #PARE series, with 12 blogs produced in 12 months on the racial equity implications of various housing policies. I'm so proud of and grateful to my @EnterpriseNow colleagues for their contributions and support of this effort! /5