Amazon Commits Over $2 Billion For Affordable Housing

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Amazon Commits Over $2 Billion For Affordable Housing

Amazon launched a $2 billion Housing Equity Fund to preserve and create affordable homes in Washington State's Puget Sound region, Arlington, VA, and Nashville, TN.

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