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HUD Spending Still Misses Affordability Gap, OpenTheBooks Finds

8/19/2026

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Open The Books found $460 billion in HUD spending failed to narrow the affordability gap.
Home prices outpaced incomes in all states, creating double-digit gaps in 48 states and gaps over 50 percentage points in 17 states.
HUD spokesperson told Fox News Digital the agency uncovered nearly $495 million in fraud and helped more than 1 million Americans buy homes.

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Open The Books found $460 billion in HUD spending failed to narrow the affordability gap.
Home prices outpaced incomes in all states, creating double-digit gaps in 48 states and gaps over 50 percentage points in 17 states.
HUD spokesperson told Fox News Digital the agency uncovered nearly $495 million in fraud and helped more than 1 million Americans buy homes.