TRENTON, N.J. -- Plans to construct 100,000 homes for low- and middle-income New Jerseyans during the next decade are expected to be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Jon S. Corzine's administration.

The plan has been in the works since Corzine was a gubernatorial candidate last year. In June, he said he would soon unveil the blueprint to expand affordable housing throughout New Jersey, where tens of thousands of people are awaiting housing help.

"Affordable housing is the basic building block for transforming lives,'' Corzine said at the time.

New Jersey is the most expensive state for homeowners and the third most expensive state for renters, according to the U.S. Census.

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