federal-evaluation source

Affordable-rental preservation evaluation

GAO found that about 60 percent of reviewed rural properties with maturing mortgages exited the affordable program from 2014 through 2017 and identified data, capital, planning, and long-term restriction limits in preservation work.

Reviewed July 24, 2026

U.S. Government Accountability Office, Rural Housing Service: Better Data Controls, Planning, and Additional Options Could Help Preserve Affordable Rental Units, GAO-18-285 (2018).

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GAO found that about 60 percent of reviewed rural properties with maturing mortgages exited the affordable program from 2014 through 2017 and identified data, capital, planning, and long-term restriction limits in preservation work.

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Topic reviews: Preventing Displacement & Gentrification

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