‘Staggering mismatch’ between housing need and supply in Michigan, advocates tell Senate committee

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 709

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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On Tuesday, housing advocates testified to the Michigan Senate Housing and Human Services Committee about homelessness in the state — emphasizing the drastic need for a greater supply of affordable housing.

Eric Hufnagel, CEO of the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness, detailed to the committee research from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which has estimated that Michigan has a shortage of around 195,000 rental homes that are affordable and available for extremely low-income …

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