CINCINNATI —

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval is exploring new ways to make housing more affordable for more people in Cincinnati as he prepares to enter his second term in office.

During his State of the City address last week, Pureval said Cincinnati continues to face record high rent increases. Advertisement

While the affordable housing trust fund, in tandem with other city efforts, has helped triple the rate of affordable new homes for families, city leaders say there is more work to be done.

Leaders at City Hall have set a lofty goal to bring in 40,000 new units in the coming years to address a local housing shortage.

In addition to setting a goal for new units, city leaders have also created a registry to better monitor nearly 3,000 vacant buildings. The goal is to make sure th

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