The South Dakota legislature increased the percentage of the disbursement from the Building South Dakota fund directed to the South Dakota Housing Opportunity Fund (SDHOF)…
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Atlanta Makes Strides for Affordable Housing: Passes $40 Million in Bonds
In early March, Atlanta city council unanimously passed a $40 million bond initiative, called the Housing Opportunity Bond, of which $32 million will go to…
» Continue ReadingVoters Say Yes to Affordable Housing in Summit County, Colorado
Voters in Summit County, Colorado overwhelmingly approved a 0.6 percent sales tax that will generate a projected $7.8 million annually for 10 years to an…
» Continue ReadingMore Housing Funding for Vulnerable Utahans this Session
This session Utah lawmakers allocated new money for affordable housing efforts. Lawmakers passed Rep. Becky Edwards’ sponsored House Bill 36, which will allocate a little over…
» Continue ReadingPortland Bonds Revenue from Short Term Rentals for Affordable Homes
In late March, the Portland City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that provides $9 million for land acquisition and long term financing for affordable housing…
» Continue ReadingVancouver Washington Voters Approve Housing Levy, Affordable Housing Fund
On November 8, voters passed Proposition 1, a $42 million 7-year housing property tax levy that created an Affordable Housing Fund to serve very low-income…
» Continue ReadingPittsburgh Enacts Housing Opportunity Fund
By a vote of 7-0, on December 20, 2016 the Pittsburgh City Council established the Housing Opportunity Fund to support the preservation and development of…
» Continue ReadingUnited for Homes Calling for Supporters to Contact Congress, Recruit Allies for MID Reform
With Congress poised to advance tax reform, including potential changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID) on the table, the United for Homes campaign is…
» Continue ReadingNumerous Ballot Initiatives Involving Affordable Housing will be Decided November 2016
On November 8, voters in at least 27 jurisdictions in seven states and the state of Rhode Island will vote on revenue measures to provide…
» Continue ReadingEvansville’s Royal Flush: $500,000 investment in their Affordable Housing Trust Fund
After a long city council meeting on October 10th, the Evansville, Indiana City Council passed their 2017 budget that includes new funding for the Affordable…
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