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Study results showed that there is a role for sustainable leases in developing affordable housing <br />for Hawaii. Once they understand how a sustainable lease works, between 24 and 51 percent <br />of people will be willing to take advantage of a sustainable lease to get into their own homes. <br />More important, sustainable leases appealed to buyers who most need them. Sustainable <br />leases appealed to renters, potential buyers who had no down payment, and those with debt. <br />They appealed to crowded households, to those with shelter -to- income ratios between 30 and <br />40 percent, and to prospective home buyers with incomes between 80 and 140 percent of <br />median income. Finally, the sustainable lease was attractive to households that included <br />"hidden homeless" persons. <br />Hawaii Housing Policy Study, 2006 <br />© SMS, Inc. <br />Page 6 <br />February, 2007 <br />