On January 18, 2018, the Washington State legislature finally passed their capital budget that includes $106.7 million for the Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The date…
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Voters in Lawrence, Kansas Approve $10 million for Affordable Housing Trust
Voters in Lawrence, Kansas approved reallocating 1/20th of a penny of city sales tax to an affordable housing trust fund on November 7, 2017, providing…
» Continue ReadingHistoric Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Passes in Los Angeles
With an historic vote in December, the Los Angeles City Council adopted a linkage fee that is the first dedicated revenue source for affordable housing…
» Continue ReadingGovernor of California Signs Historic Housing Package, Dedicated Revenue for Housing Trust Fund
At what he called “probably the biggest bill signing” he’s ever seen, Governor Jerry Brown signed 15 bills into law on September 29 to address…
» Continue ReadingDetroit Establishes Affordable Housing Development and Preservation Fund
On September 19, the City Council of Detroit established the Detroit Affordable Housing Development and Preservation Fund as part of a new inclusionary zoning policy. …
» Continue ReadingLouisville Commits $9.6 Million to Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Louisville Metro Council passed a budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 that includes $14.5 million for affordable housing, of which $9.57 million will be allocated to the…
» Continue ReadingHousing Trust Fund, Home-Sharing Surcharge to House Chicago Families Experiencing Homelessness
The City of Chicago and the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless launched a new initiative, Housing Support for CPS Families in Transition (FIT), to provide…
» Continue ReadingHood River Sixth Oregon Jurisdiction to Enact Construction Excise Tax to Fund Housing
In late July, the City of Hood River, Oregon became the sixth jurisdiction in the state to impose a Construction Excise Tax to generate local…
» Continue ReadingVermont Passes Budget With Historic Affordable Housing Investment
After a contentious budget fight, in late June the Vermont Legislature passed and Governor Phil Scott signed a budget that included an historic investment of…
» Continue ReadingMinnesota Legislature Passes Legislation Encouraging Local Housing Trust Funds
The Minnesota Legislature included provisions that encourage local communities to establish housing trust funds in a Jobs and Economic Development omnibus bill that passed during…
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