Most new housing in North Texas is out of reach for low-income renters, study shows

Affordable housing in Dallas is becoming more scarce for renters who make less than $30,000 a year, according to a new study released Tuesday.

The Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality shared the latest findings in a study titled “Abundance For Who?” exploring housing access and affordability in the fastest-growing metro areas in the country.

As North Texas keeps growing, more housing is going up to address the housing shortage. The study finds just over 22% of housing inventory in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area is newly built — about double the national average…

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