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Hawaii, Massachusetts and New Jersey Increase Housing Trust Fund Allocations
August 8th, 2018Hawaii Allocates $210 Million to Rental Housing Revolving Fund Governor David Ige signed legislation in June allocating $210 million into the state’s Rental Housing Trust…...
Housing Advocates Preserve $10 Million for Nashville’s Barnes Fund
August 8th, 2018Despite a budget shortfall, new Nashville Mayor David Briley restored the $10 million in annual funding for the Barnes Fund for Affordable Housing after a…...
Chris Genese Joins Housing Trust Fund Project Team
May 15th, 2018The Housing Trust Fund Project is thrilled to welcome Senior Organizer Chris Genese to our team. Chris will be working with Katy Heins and Michael…...
Oregon Triples Document Recording Fee for State Housing Fund
April 26th, 2018The Oregon Legislature increased funding for its state housing trust fund for the third time since 2009, passing HB 4007, which increases the portion of…...
Washington Removes Sunset and Strengthens State Enabling Legislation for Housing Trust Fund
April 26th, 2018Washington’s brilliant 2018 legislative session ended with a flourish, with Governor Inslee signing HB1570 to increase the homeless housing and assistance document recording surcharge from…...
Olympia, WA Residents Pass Sales Tax Increase, Establish Home Fund
April 26th, 2018On February 13, 2018 the residents of Olympia, WA overwhelmingly passed an increase in their sales and use tax for the city’s Home Fund, a…...
Greenville Housing Trust Fund Open for Business
April 26th, 2018In January 2017 the Greenville, South Carolina City Council unanimously approved using $2 million in city funds to create the Greenville Housing Trust Fund. In…...
Opportunity Starts at Home Campaign Launches Nationally
April 26th, 2018Officially launched on March 21 at the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Housing Policy Forum: Building the Movement, Opportunity Starts at Home is a multi-sector…...
Pittsburgh Commits $10 Million Annually to Housing Opportunity Fund
January 29th, 2018One year after unanimously passing an ordinance establishing the Housing Opportunity Fund, the Pittsburgh City Council made good on its pledge to dedicate $10 million…...
Washington State Passes $106 Million for Housing Trust Fund in Capital Budget
January 29th, 2018On 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…...