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Multifamily News
California Buildings News • July/August 2016
tion. The finale of the event featured a racecar competition, where competitors launched hand-built model cars—each using at least three maintenance products—down a pinewood derby-style track.
Housing Costs Too High A week following the conference, the NAA released the results of a national study that focused attention on
Jorge Blanco wins the Maintenance Mania competition at the National Apartment Association conference. Photo courtesy of the National Apartment Association.
the nation’s housing affordability challenge. NAA’s Culkin, commenting on the MacArthur Foundation’s 2016 “How Housing Matters” survey, said, “With four of five Americans believing housing affordability continues to be a problem, this study underscores the need for political leadership and results-driven policies to meet the demand for (Continued on page 41)
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