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Identifying Expiring Affordable Homes with the National Housing Preservation Database
2017by: Keely Stater, Kelly McElwain, Dan EmmanuelThis recorded webinar introduces a tool that reveals which publicly assisted properties are at greatest risk of losing their subsidy contracts and affordability restrictions. -
Preserving Naturally-Occurring Housing Affordability in Metro Atlanta
June 2018by: Aliya Bhatia, Miriam Keller, Rachel RobinsonThis recorded webinar shares the results of a study that identified strategies used to preserve naturally-occurring affordable housing (NOAH) in Atlanta. -
Piecing It Together: A Framing Playbook for Affordable Housing Advocates
November 2018by: Tiffany Manuel, Drew VolmertThis recorded webinar discusses the importance of properly framing affordable housing discussions to build public support. -
Year 15: Transition Strategies for Expiring LIHTC Properties
May 2018by: Laura Turner, AICP, Sean Barnres, Candida FelixThis recorded webinar describes the options that communities have as Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties reach the end of their 15-year compliance period. -
Affordability by Design
City of the Future, September 2019by: Eric Jaffe, Vanessa QuirkThis podcast episode discusses innovations in housing design that could help promote affordability. -
Building Blocks Podcast
2020by: Laurel BlatchfordThis podcast examines the opportunities and challenges facing the affordable housing and community development industries. -
Affordable Housing Podcast
Affordable Housing Podcast, 2020by: Jonathan Paine, Katelynn HarrisThis podcast explores creative finance solutions to the affordable housing crisis. -
Pushed Out: Displacement Today and Lasting Impacts
2017This video defines displacement and examines its long-term impacts. -
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in 3 Minutes
February 2014This video provides a brief introduction to the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program. -
Section 8 Housing Vouchers in 3 Minutes
February 2014This video provides a brief introduction to the federal Section 8 Housing Voucher program. -
City in a City
January 2019by: Adam TanakaThis video shares the story of Co-op City, a 50-year-old cooperative housing development in the Bronx. -
National Housing Preservation Database Mapping Tool
2020This interactive map allows users to locate affordable housing properties that meet specific criteria. -
Affordable Housing: Toolkit for Counties
March 2019by: Jonathan Harris, Stacy Nakintu, Aaron RidingsThis toolkit outlines what can be done at the county level to preserve and develop affordable housing and shares specific strategies. -
Home for All Toolkit
2020This toolkit features strategies that municipalities, employers, and residents can use to improve affordability in San Mateo County, California. -
Policy Tools Map - SF Bay Area
July 2019This interactive map shares anti-displacement policy measures adopted by municipal and county governments in the Bay Area. -
Policy Tools Map - LA
May 2019This interactive map shares the anti-displacement policy measures adopted by municipal and county governments in Los Angeles County. -
Affordable Housing Through Historic Preservation: A Case Study Guide to Combining the Tax Credits
February 1995by: William Delvac, Susan Escherich, Bridget HartmanThis guide explains how to combine the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to pursue affordable housing and historic preservation goals simultaneously. -
Advocates' Guide
2024by: Sonya Acosta, Michael Anderson, Andrew AurandThis guide serves as a resource for housing advocates, providing basic descriptions of federal housing laws and programs, discussing special housing issues, identifying housing tools, and making the connection between housing and income programs. -
A Primer on Qualified Allocation Plans: Linking Public Health & Affordable Housing
March 2015by: Raymond LeungThis guide details how to incorporate health considerations into a state’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program’s Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). -
Affordable Housing & Health: City Roles and Strategies for Progress
February 2019by: Katie Horton, Naomi Seiler, Anya VanecekThis guide discusses the relationship between affordable housing and health and identifies strategies for financing healthy housing projects. -
Affordable Housing Resource Guide
May 2017This guide identifies public and private affordable housing funding sources suitable for homeownership, rental rehabilitation or development, and rental assistance and homelessness prevention. -
A Guide to Best Practices in Rural Rental Preservation
August 2008This guide examines federal, state, and local actions to support affordable rental housing preservation in rural communities, financed by the Section 515 Rural Rental Housing program. -
Energy Efficiency in Affordable Housing: A Guide to Developing and Implementing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs
2011by: Brian Ng, Mark Simons, Megan SusmanThis guide supports state and local governments in pursuing environmentally sustainable affordable housing programs. -
Financing the Early Costs in Affordable Housing Development
April 2017This guide explains why the early costs in affordable housing development is a barrier for small, nonprofit organizations and identifies strategies to expand access to financing. -
Expedited Permitting and Review: The Basics
December 2017This guide explains why expedited permitting and review processes encourage affordable housing development. -
Employer-Assisted Housing: The Basics
April 2017This guide introduces employer-assisted housing as an affordable housing strategy. -
Land Banks and Land Banking
June 2015by: Frank AlexanderThis guide discusses how to assess whether a land bank is right for your community as well as how to create and operate a land bank. -
Local Government Guide to Developing an Affordable Housing Strategy
August 2012This guide supports communities in the state of Washington looking to develop an affordable housing strategy. -
Mixed-Income Housing: The Basics
April 2017This guide discusses the opportunities and challenges of addressing affordable housing needs through mixed-income housing. -
Mixed-Income Transit-Oriented Development Action Guide
2008by: Ian Carlton, Winston Dong, Abby Thorne-LymanThis guide explains how to promote mixed-income transit-oriented development (MITOD). -
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: The Basics
April 2017This guide introduces the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. -
Arlington County, VA, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted 2019The county’s comprehensive plan belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Biophilic Planning, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Stanislaus County, CA, General Plan
Adopted August 2016This county’s comprehensive plan was recognized by the California Department of Housing and Community Development for its Housing Element. -
New Hampshire Model Ordinance Provision for a Homeownership Affordability Retention Lien
April 2007This model ordinance provides a template to help cities retain the affordability of owner-occupied housing units beyond the initial owner. -
Pasadena, CA, General Plan
Adopted 2015The city’s comprehensive plan was recognized by the California Department of Housing and Community Development for its Housing Element. -
Alexandria, VA, Housing Master Plan
Adopted January 2014This functional plan includes a housing needs assessment (HNA) and an action plan. -
Atlanta, GA, One Atlanta: Housing Affordability Action Plan
Adopted 2019This functional plan introduces the state of affordable housing in Atlanta and proposes four main goals that address development and preservation, financing, displacement, and innovation. -
Westchester County Affordable Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Units Model Ordinance Provisions
August 2010This model ordinance provides a template to help cities achieve fair and affordable housing goals. -
Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement for a Regional Coalition for Housing
Updated February 2010This agreement establishes a Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) among fifteen municipalities in King County, Washington. -
Tacoma, WA, Affordable Housing Action Strategy
Adopted September 2018This functional plan outlines a ten-year strategy to address housing affordability in Tacoma, Washington. -
San Antonio, TX, Housing Policy Framework
Adopted August 2018This functional plan identifies housing needs in San Antonio, discusses the economic impact of housing, and establishes five policy recommendations. -
Salt Lake City, UT, Growing SLC: A Five Year Housing Plan
Adopted January 2018This functional plan discusses the housing crisis in Salt Lake City and outlines a response that includes diversifying housing options and making sure housing is affordable, equitable, and fair. -
Regional Housing Services Office Inter-Municipal Agreement
Updated May 2017This agreement formalizes an affordable housing partnership between seven municipalities in Massachusetts. -
Joint Center for Housing Studies: Affordability
Updated 2020This web page contains research on housing affordability by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. -
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Updated 2020This web page provides an overview of the campaigns, housing programs, and research priorities of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. -
National Housing Law Project
Updated 2020This web page contains resources related to housing justice advocacy and legal issues from the National Housing Law Project. -
HUD PD&R Research
Updated 2020This web page contains research undertaken by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). -
Opportunity Starts at Home
Updated 2020This web page introduces the Opportunity Starts at Home initiative, a multi-sector campaign to meet the need for low-income rental housing. -
National Council of State Housing Agencies
Updated 2020This web page features the work of the National Council of State Housing Agencies. -
Through the Roof: What Communities Can Do About the High Cost of Rental Housing in America
March 2021by: Ingrid Ellen, Jeffrey Lubell, Mark WillisThis report discusses ways local governments can lessen the rising cost of rental housing.