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State Legislature Increases Amount of Building South Dakota for Housing Opportunity Fund
April 25th, 2017The South Dakota legislature increased the percentage of the disbursement from the Building South Dakota fund directed to the South Dakota Housing Opportunity Fund (SDHOF)…...
Atlanta Makes Strides for Affordable Housing: Passes $40 Million in Bonds
April 25th, 2017In early March, Atlanta city council unanimously passed a $40 million bond initiative, called the Housing Opportunity Bond, of which $32 million will go to…...
Voters Say Yes to Affordable Housing in Summit County, Colorado
April 25th, 2017Voters 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…...
More Housing Funding for Vulnerable Utahans this Session
April 25th, 2017This 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…...
Portland Bonds Revenue from Short Term Rentals for Affordable Homes
April 25th, 2017In late March, the Portland City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that provides $9 million for land acquisition and long term financing for affordable housing…...
Vancouver Washington Voters Approve Housing Levy, Affordable Housing Fund
January 26th, 2017On 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…...
Bay Area Voters Support Affordable Housing in November Election
January 26th, 2017The 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…...
Baltimore Voters Supports Housing for All
January 26th, 2017This November, Eighty-three percent (83%) of Baltimore citizens voted overwhelming yes for Question J, establishing an Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Advocates mounted a campaign called…...
Pittsburgh Enacts Housing Opportunity Fund
January 26th, 2017By 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…...
United for Homes Calling for Supporters to Contact Congress, Recruit Allies for MID Reform
January 26th, 2017With Congress poised to advance tax reform, including potential changes to the Mortgage Interest Deduction (MID) on the table, the United for Homes campaign is…...