Increase taxes on the “greedy” landlords?
Affordable housing, just means bring the ghetto to your town.
Don't count out property taxes in all of this. Back when my family was in the construction business I had reason to look into the tax laws in my town. The property tax assessment was based on what a property was approved for not what was actually on the property. Some of the landowners around would approve a small apartment building and work on it when they had the time (when their other business was slow.) The town would charge the full price of a completed four unit apartment building when all that was there was a foundation and a well. They couldn't afford to take a couple years of those rates so they would just stop building on their land. Supply of rental units was reduced and demand stayed the same so prices went up.
See how it works...only Obama/Democrats will save the poor