Bay State housing poll

[0:00] ..." Meyer and the WBZ user and talking with doctor Michael Goodman at UMass Amherst. But the results of a recent poll talking to Massachusetts residents. About their concerns about their jobs and concerns about affordable housing a lot of serious concerns that you wonder uncovered in this poll. I'll tell you what are the things that I guess"...

[0:43] ..." That's right meanwhile price declines low interest rates and government incentives are really creating opportunities for first time homeowners at least those who have well paying jobs and and the credit. It's clear that there are hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts families to continue to struggle. Over a 60% identified affordable housing has -- major policy concerns second only to jobs. 77%. Expressed concern with affordability of housing in their area. 30% which were"...

[1:22] ..." fourth time we've done university pastures its chapel housing poll com. Clearly affordable housing has been a major issue for several years now I think if there's anything which changed its -- The rise in concern"...

[2:07] ..." finding that the numbers in terms of people who were concerned about affordable housing concerned about it just have really significantly increased."...

[2:30] ..." off those declined to offer opportunities to people who -- outside the housing market booking in at least those that did have jobs and decent credit and some cash on hand. For folks that are continuing to make mortgage payments or rent payments those those price declines really don't help them make ends meet and what you'd think about. The financial pressure are working families are are under concerned about losing a job in the cases having already lost jobs. I guess it it makes sense that I think the idea that. That the decline and housing market is insulting our affordable housing problem. Perhaps at the very high and the market is making it different but it's clear that it it remains a major"...

[3:17] ..." do was to have to funnel odd that into our building new affordable housing creating jobs and also creating -- that people can live in. I'm are you finding any support for that did you ask"...

[3:31] ..." questions about the extent to which people support the development of new affordable housing. And specifically raskin and when they support the development of affordable housing in their neighborhoods. This year 67%. Of the folks we passed indicated that they would support that development which is quite striking. It's clear that -- Indeed in the not in my backyard. Continues to be -- major issue in Massachusetts but clear majorities of our residents support the development of affordable housing. I I suspect that support that was relatively soft when it's time to get that house approved at the local planning board"...

[0:00]" This is Lisa Meyer and the WBZ user and talking with doctor Michael Goodman at UMass Amherst. But the results of a recent poll talking to Massachusetts residents. About their concerns about their jobs and concerns about affordable housing a lot of serious concerns that you wonder uncovered in this poll. I'll tell you what are the things that I guess our knowing if the minds of people in the state most."

[0:43]" That's right meanwhile price declines low interest rates and government incentives are really creating opportunities for first time homeowners at least those who have well paying jobs and and the credit. It's clear that there are hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts families to continue to struggle. Over a 60% identified affordable housing has -- major policy concerns second only to jobs. 77%. Expressed concern with affordability of housing in their area. 30% which were very concerned and so this this remained very salient issue in the minds of Massachusetts as."

[1:22]" Yes this is the fourth time we've done university pastures its chapel housing poll com. Clearly affordable housing has been a major issue for several years now I think if there's anything which changed its -- The rise in concern about jobs and economic conditions. Over two thirds of the folks we polled expressed concerns about jobs in the community almost half expressed concern that they were member of their immediate family living with them -- their jobs in the near future -- response to. And about a quarter expressed concern that they may fall behind of their mortgage payments of the the next and so I think what's really different about this iteration of the poll. Is the extraordinarily. High level of economic side."

[2:04]" And when you look at odd past years are are are you finding that the numbers in terms of people who were concerned about affordable housing concerned about it just have really significantly increased."

[2:13]" Now I think they've raised they've state state pretty steady it's been it's been a concern for some time here I think what's striking about this poll. Is that that level of concern has been maintained despite. Significant declines in housing crisis which reminds -- that even though that that off those declined to offer opportunities to people who -- outside the housing market booking in at least those that did have jobs and decent credit and some cash on hand. For folks that are continuing to make mortgage payments or rent payments those those price declines really don't help them make ends meet and what you'd think about. The financial pressure are working families are are under concerned about losing a job in the cases having already lost jobs. I guess it it makes sense that I think the idea that. That the decline and housing market is insulting our affordable housing problem. Perhaps at the very high and the market is making it different but it's clear that it it remains a major concern for households across the top."

[3:12]" I've talked to people recently who say that that one of the smartest uses of stimulus cash would be to do was to have to funnel odd that into our building new affordable housing creating jobs and also creating -- that people can live in. I'm are you finding any support for that did you ask the question."

[3:28]" We have over the last several polls asked questions about the extent to which people support the development of new affordable housing. And specifically raskin and when they support the development of affordable housing in their neighborhoods. This year 67%. Of the folks we passed indicated that they would support that development which is quite striking. It's clear that -- Indeed in the not in my backyard. Continues to be -- major issue in Massachusetts but clear majorities of our residents support the development of affordable housing. I I suspect that support that was relatively soft when it's time to get that house approved at the local planning board meeting. Clearly it's that 30% of folks and support who don't support that development attempt to turn up and make their voices heard so. It is clear though that there's a relatively silent significant majority of people. Who believe that this is a major problem and that needs to be at least in part met by developing new affordable houses across the state."