Let's Talk New Mexico 6/21 8a: Many New Mexicans don’t make enough money to comfortably pay rent or a mortgage, even while working a full-time job. What’s the housing situation for middle-to-low-income people in New Mexico? What’s being done to address a lack of affordable housing? We want to hear from you! Email LetsTalk@KUNM.org, tweet #LetsTalkNM or call in live during the show.
Guests:
- Joseph Montoya, Executive Director for the Santa Fe County Housing Authority
- Andrew Estocin, Deputy Director of the Albuquerque Housing Authority
- Art Marrujo, Director of Housing at Tierra del Sol Housing Corporation
- Renia Ehrenfeucht, Professor and Department Chair of UNM Community and Regional Planning and Executive Committee member of Albuquerque Affordable Housing Coalition
Learn more:
- Out Of Reach Housing Affordability Analysis: New Mexico(2018, National Low Income Housing Coalition)
- State and Metro Area Impact Estimates for Trump Administration's Proposal to Raise Rents on Households Receiving Rental Assistance(June 7, 2018, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
- Ben Carson Talks Health and Housing, Backs Away From HUD Rent Hikes (June 8, 2018, U.S. News & World Report)
- Study: Millions Of U.S. Families Trapped In Poverty (May 2018, Executive Intelligence Review)