HOUSTON — The overwhelming majority of people questioned in a recent survey about housing in Texas said affordability is a problem.
The survey by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University Schools of Public Affairs questioned over 2,200 Texans.
Forty-four percent said housing affordability is a big problem in Texas while 46% said it's somewhat of a problem.
Two-thirds of Democrats and half of Republicans support government policies to increase low and middle-income housing but in different ways.
“The survey suggests Republicans are going to be more likely to focus on property tax relief, Democrats more on greater regulations of developers as well as subsidies for low-income housing," UH professor Mark Jones told us. He's one of the study's authors.
Minorities, low-income and younger people report that housing costs are a greater financial strain than others.
A big issue is that housing demand has outstripped supply.
We checked and the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment of 1,050 square feet in Houston is $1,170 a month, according to www.apartments.com.
It lists some of the most affordable neighborhoods in Houston as Alief and Westchase.