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Cincinnati Passes Short Term Rental Regulations Dedicating Funds to Affordable Housing Trust Fund
This spring Cincinnati joined a growing list of cities who are attempting to regulate quickly growing Short Term Rental (STR) industry, like Airbnb. After more…
» Continue ReadingMinneapolis Approves More than $40 Million for Affordable Housing for 2019 Budget
Minneapolis’ 2019 budget process started with Mayor Jacob Frey announcing a pledge of at least $40 million in the city budget for affordable homes. Advocates…
» Continue ReadingCincinnati Establishes and Capitalizes an Affordable Housing Trust Fund
In December 2018, Affordable Housing Advocates (AHA) and the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition won important first steps in their campaign by establishing an Affordable Housing…
» Continue ReadingPeople Power Makes Housing Trust Fund a Big Reality in Baltimore
Baltimore’s most vulnerable residents won an historic victory this October when City Council voted to fund their Affordable Housing Trust Fund to the tune of…
» Continue ReadingCalifornia Voters Approve $6 Billion for Affordable Homes and Services
By Katy Heins and Nur Kausar, Communication Manager, Housing California Housing California and its allies changed the course of California’s affordable housing future, passing Props…
» Continue ReadingAfter Turbulent Night in Evansville, Affordable Housing Fund Gets Full Funding
After nearly four hours of intense discussions and passionate speeches, the Evansville City Council approved Mayor Lloyd Winnecke’s 2019 budget by an 8-1 vote late…
» Continue ReadingLouisville Commits to Full Funding for Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Again!
On June 26th, the Louisville Metro Council approved the city’s operating and capital budgets for the next fiscal year that included $10 million allocation for…
» Continue ReadingResident Organizing Gains Victory in California, Attention from Other States
The power of organized affordable housing residents together with staff of non-profit services and housing developers is getting attention from other state advocacy groups. With…
» Continue ReadingBay Area Voters Support Affordable Housing in November Election
The Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) worked with community partners to win three County ballot measures delivering $2 billion in affordable housing funds…
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