Josephine Villasenor: Platform on Real Estate and Affordable Housing

Should there be rent control? If the government required rent control, rents would probably go up, so I would say no. The government should not require inspections after real estate sales. The buyer should be smart enough to know, to look and ask about the property they are buying.  Should government require property inspections on rental properties? The Proactive Rental Housing Inspection Program. is a done deal, it was even supported by the Apartment Association, and yes inspections should be done on all rental properties. 

Government should mandate a percentage of units be set aside for low income housing. Low income housing should be spread out and not concentrated in the same area. The government should release some land that could be developed that is held by the government.  Everyone should be able to afford housing and to be able to live in them too. To increase home ownership the government should also keep on giving first time buyers incentives and helping them to buy a home.