25 See U.S. Census Bureau (2019), Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey, April 4, https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/data/ann18ind.html. 26 See Dettling, Hsu, and Llanes, “A Wealthless Recovery?” in note 23; and Jeff Larrimore and Jenny Schuetz (2017), “Assessing the Severity of Rent Burden on Low-Income Families,” FEDS Notes (Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 22), https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.2111. - 13 keep prices high.
27 Often put in place in areas with single-family homes to block the development of affordable, multifamily housing, these policies also have contributed to the persistence of racially segregated neighborhoods. The challenge is to increase accessibility to workforce and affordable housing in ways that address legacy disparities.