05/12/2020

Editorial: COVID-19 pandemic worsens the housing crisis

Columbus Dispatch Posted May 10, 2020 at 4:33 AM

This editorial represents the opinion of the Dispatch editorial board, which includes the publisher, editor, editorial page editor and editorial writers.Editorials, like opinion columns, represent a particular viewpoint and are not to be confused with news stories.

When the coronavirus contagion finally eases up and fewer people are coming down with COVID-19, some of the deepest and longest-lasting scars are likely to be left in the nation’s already troubled housing sector.

Those who have lost jobs or have seen their pay cut — which is now half of American households — may not be in immediate jeopardy of losing their homes. Eviction moratoriums in most states, although not Ohio, will keep roofs over heads during the height of the health crisis...click here to read more.