Microsoft will fund housing projects with at least 100 units that set aside at least 40 percent of those units for middle-income families, or 80 percent for low-income families. Real estate developers will further have to commit to keeping those units affordable for 10 years.
Source: Inman News
Microsoft’s $500M affordable housing plan begins to shape
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