Affordable Housing
Physical redevelopment, especially affordable housing, is fundamental to the recovery of places stung by years of disinvestment and decline. New construction and preservation efforts eliminate vacant, blighted properties and clean up environmentally contaminated land.
Quality, affordable homes help families put down roots and--by putting rents and mortgages within their reach--ensure they have more disposable income to spend on local goods and services. A more stable residential base supports growing neighborhood businesses, and a better physical environment helps drive neighborhood safety while attracting additional private investment.
The built environment is critical to a healthy Sustainable Community. It is the most visible evidence of new growth and opportunity, and it fuels wider related gains that have a lasting impact.
News Articles
Read our coverage of Affordable Housing in the In The News section of this website.
Practitioner Resources
The Affordable Housing resources are organized into these categories:
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Addressing Problem Properties and Their Impacts
- Susan Fitter Harris, Apr 30, 2017
- Strategies for communities affected by abandoned buildings and vacant lots
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Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD): Best Practices for Today and Tips for the Future (Archived Webinar)
- Mar 16, 2017
- Expert advice on making RAD deals work from LISC Housing, National Equity Fund and Community Development Trust
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QAP: Fundamentals and Recent Trends - Archived Webinar
- Sep 8, 2016
- This webinar covered the importance of the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) to affordable housing as well as recent trends in state QAPs to consider in planning development practices.
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New from HUD - Section 236 Preservation Guide
- Apr 14, 2016
- New guide presents financing and rent payment options to help owners preserve Section 236 properties as affordable homes.
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HUD Releases Fair Housing Resources
- Jan 19, 2016
- HUD releases resources to help practitioners comply with the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule.
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Land Banks: How Data Transforms Vacancy Into Value
- Dec 8, 2015
- Watch this recorded webinar to learn how land banks use data to revitlaize communities
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Working With Lots: A Field Guide
- Detroit Future City, Nov 23, 2015
- Vacant lots never looked so good.
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Supporting Veterans' Housing - Today and Every Day
- Nov 11, 2015
- In honor of Veterans' Day, a collection of resources that can help us help those who served
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Making Inclusionary Housing More Flexible: Four Ideas for Urban Settings
- Aug 14, 2015
- Center for Housing Policy brief examines ideas for improving the flexibility of inclusionary housing, while also promoting mixed-income neighborhoods.
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Land Banks and Land Banking 2nd Edition
- Jul 9, 2015
- Center for Community Progress releases updated 2nd edition of Land Banks and Land Banking .
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"Asset Management and the Survival of Nonprofit Owners"
- Jun 13, 2015
- An asset management expert describes common challenges and how CDCs can overcome them.
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"Supporting Childhood Wellness through Healthy, Affordable Housing"
- Center for Housing Policy, Oct 20, 2014
- Paseo Verde, a mixed-income development in Philadelphia, supports children’s health through green design, an on-site health center and pharmacy, and social service programs.
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"Looking Out: LISC New York City’s Holistic Approach to the Multifamily Weatherization Assistance Program"
- LISC NYC, Oct 5, 2014
- A 40-page report on a program that weatherized 2,226 apartments in New York City over two years, highlighting what was done, results and recommendations.
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Webinar: Community Development = Healthy Neighborhoods
- Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, Sep 30, 2014
- This webinar covers the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps model, green cleaning in affordable housing, and how the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. has approached health in their work.
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Two Shades of Green Property Management Strategies
- LISC NYC, Sep 24, 2014
- These practical guides for property managers and owners include case studies of innovative and cost-effective ways to integrate water retrofits, green cleaning and smoke-free housing.
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LISC Experts Online: Water Efficiency in Multifamily Housing - The How-to of H2O
- LISC Housing, Sep 5, 2014
- Hear housing owners and managers share how they are assessing portfolios and employing measures to conserve water, save money, and accrue additional benefits that extend beyond cost savings.
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Experts Online: Mitigating Construction Risk
- ICCD, Jun 30, 2014
- Webinar with construction management veterans that covers everything from selecting a design team to the best practices for closing out a job.
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"Ground Control"
- Donna Kimura, Jun 6, 2014
- A housingfinance.com article on how land banks can help with affordable housing developers' toughest challenge—acquiring the sites to build on or preserve.
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"Strengthening Economic Self-Sufficiency Programs: How Housing Authorities Can Use Behavioral and Cognitive Science to Improve Programs"
- Maya Brennan, Jun 1, 2014
- This report argues public housing authorities can use behavioral science research to decide which self-sufficiency programs to pursue that will best fit the needs of low-income households.
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"The Coffelt Case: A Case Study of the Coffelt-Lamoreaux Public Housing Redevelopment HIA"
- LISC Phoenix, May 30, 2014
- This case study explains how a Health Impact Assessment informed a public housing site's redevelopment plans and covers issues including access to healthy food and physical activity.
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Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD): Tales from the Front Lines of RAD Implementation
- LISC, May 15, 2014
- A webinar with experts on HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration program, which helps public housing authorities and private owners access capital for at-risk affordable housing.
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How Housing Matters Research Briefs
- MacArthur Foundation, Apr 24, 2014
- Online briefs highlighting the findings and insights of 42 studies exploring the community benefits of affordable, quality housing.
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"Building for Wellness: The Business Case"
- Urban Land Institute, Apr 1, 2014
- A report on features for projects that can promote wellness-focused community development.
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"Creating Connected Communities: A Guidebook for Improving Transportation Connections for Low- and Moderate-Income Households in Small and Mid-Sized Cities"
- Center for Transit-Oriented Development, Apr 1, 2014
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development guidebook for medium- to small-sized communities on how to increase transit connections for low- and moderate-income households.
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"Aging in Every Place: Supportive Service Programs for High and Low Density Communities"
- Janet Viveiros and Maya Brennan, Mar 1, 2014
- A report on the benefits of home- and community-based approaches to elderly care, and reasons to expand these programs.
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