(12-18-2021, 02:19 PM)Bchbunnie4 Wrote: Do quick search for subsidized housing and property values and everything that pops up is results about affordable housing potentially helping areas increase in value. But to me, that’s a little deceptive. Affordable housing and subsidized housing are not necessarily the same things. Having properties with reasonable rents in any area is helpful. If the government has to pay part of your rent every month, then it’s not really affordable on its own.

Exactly.  Subsidizing rents can create perverse incentives. Rent can be subsidized almost anywhere, it is up to the individual landlord to participate in section 8 or not. 
It is much better when the initial creation of an affordable housing unit is incentivized or subsidized. If the government or a charity spends any money, they do so on a one-time basis, rather than ongoing. Eventually, the property might float back to a market rate, but creating more units, increasing supply, helps the high density, low square foot, low amenity sector of the housing market stay affordable.

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