[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$ft1pjbkc1teyt":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":42,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":46},{"item":4,"previous":30,"next":36},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":9,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":28,"updatedAt":29},533,"building-wealth-first-rung-on-the-ladder-is-housing","Building Wealth: First Rung on the Ladder is Housing ","\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>How Housing Matters\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong> is a joint project of the \u003Cem>Urban Land Institute\u003C\u002Fem> and the \u003Cem>MacArthur Foundation\u003C\u002Fem>. It is “\u003Cem>an online resource for the most rigorous research and practical information on how a quality, stable, affordable home in a vibrant community contributes to individual and community success”\u003C\u002Fem>.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F01161506\u002FFirst-Rung-Featured-1.jpg","\u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>How Housing Matters\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong> is a joint project of the \u003Cem>Urban Land Institute\u003C\u002Fem> and the \u003Cem>MacArthur Foundation\u003C\u002Fem>. It is “\u003Cem>an online resource for the most rigorous research and practical information on how a quality, stable, affordable home in a vibrant community contributes to individual and community success”\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nA recent story they published, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhowhousingmatters.org\u002Farticles\u002Fladder-economic-opportunity-starts-housing\u002F\">The First Rung on the Ladder to Economic Opportunity Is Housing\u003C\u002Fa>, discussed the importance of having affordable housing available to as many families as possible because:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The ladder to economic success can stretch only so high without the asset-building power of homeownership.\u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\n\u003Cem>Home equity provides Americans with the ability to send their children to college with less student loan debt and is the primary source of funds for retirement. 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