Columbia County Habitat for Humanity (CCHFH) has published a study that details how current state and local tax policies work against efforts to promote affordable housing, and specifically harms efforts to promote homeownership among low to moderate-income families and communities of color.
Conducted for CCHFH by the regional research and planning group Pattern For Progress, “A Case for the Fair Taxation of Subsidized and Affordable Owner-Occupied Housing in New York State,” details the systemic challenges to addressing the housing crisis in New York State generally, and in Columbia County specifically.