Affordable housing

Equibuild: a strategic blueprint on affordable housing development for local governments

Affordable housing
May 28, 2024
In the wake of the pandemic, local governments face a critical need to address housing undersupply. The Equibuild Strategy offers a comprehensive blueprint, focusing on equitable investment financing, affordability by design, and income inclusivity to create sustainable, mixed-income housing solutions.
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How to apply for Low Income Housing Tax Credit? - Complete guide to the LIHTC application process

Affordable housing
Mar 9, 2024
The LIHTC program has been crucial in providing federal financing to create affordable housing for low to moderate-income families in America. Learn more about how it works and how developers can apply for it.
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Innovative housing solutions around the world

Affordable housing
Jul 5, 2022
Social housing programs in Austria, Finland, Norway, and the UK. The combined problems of rising housing costs, diminishing home ownership, and homelessness are not unique to the United States. In this blog post, we look at and compare different government initiatives on social housing in the UK, Austria, Finland, and Norway.
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Housing as a human right: Will it solve the affordable housing crisis?

Affordable housing
Jun 3, 2022
Can declaring housing as a human right solve our nation's affordable housing crisis? In this commentary, we explore other countries' implementations of housing as a human right and discuss whether or not it can help America, too.
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Falling incomes, rising rents: how the American rental market has transformed for middle-class families

Affordable housing
Oct 8, 2021
Due to shifts in both rental prices and incomes, renting a home as a middle-class American has never been more difficult. In this blog, we’ll uncover how changes in both the cost of renting a home and the average take-home income for middle-class Americans has created a harsh rental climate.
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Part 7: Will more housing solve the affordable housing crisis?

Affordable housing
Sep 10, 2021
While basic economic logic may imply that increasing the supply of housing will decrease the price of a home, the data shows this is not the case.
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Part 6: Will more housing solve the affordable housing crisis?

Affordable housing
Sep 3, 2021
The final state we will be exploring the relationship between housing starts and low-income housing in is Texas.
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Part 5: Will more housing solve the affordable housing crisis?

Affordable housing
Aug 23, 2021
Is building more housing a feasible policy solution to Washington's housing affordability crisis?
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Part 4: Will more housing solve the affordable housing crisis?

Affordable housing
Aug 20, 2021
This week, we’ll be taking a closer look at the affordable housing crisis in California.
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Part 3: Will more housing solve the affordable housing crisis?

Affordable housing
Aug 13, 2021
It’s time to take a look at this relationship on a state level.
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5 barriers to affordable housing development

Affordable housing
Aug 9, 2021
Affordable housing development comes with its own set of regulatory and fiscal challenges. In this blog piece, we're diving deeper into the barriers to affordable housing development by exploring five of the many challenges that developers face.
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Part 2: Will more housing solve the affordable housing crisis?

Affordable housing
Aug 6, 2021
When we analyze the data, it’s evident that building more houses alone cannot solve the affordable housing crisis facing our nation.
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Part 1: Will more homes solve the affordable housing crisis?

Affordable housing
Jul 30, 2021
Basic economics suggests that increasing the supply of houses by ramping up construction can lower prices. Does this mean increasing construction can make homes more affordable?
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Inequalities of the housing affordability crisis

Affordable housing
Feb 28, 2020
The country is in the midst of a severe affordability crisis despite a booming economy. Who’s feeling the most pain?
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Big Tech's responsibility towards housing

Affordable housing
Jul 20, 2019
Time to be a good neighbour: Big Tech is pledges to fund affordable housing and tackle homelessness in West Coast cities.
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