8/6/2018
A new white paper released by BRIDGE Housing updates and expands upon an innovative model for strengthening high-poverty, challenged communities as part of housing transformation efforts.
7/11/2018
The National Housing Trust, in partnership with Enterprise Community Partners and People's Action, is launching a special effort to elevate housing issues at the federal, state and local level using a grassroots campaign strategy called: "Where Will We Live."
5/14/2018
In 2017, Mercy Housing partnered with Bright Power and the Affordable Community Energy Services Company on an innovating financing approach, which gives Mercy Housing the ability to complete upgrades and use project savings to pay for the upgrades over a 10-year period.
4/5/2018
Every person at Inniswood Village, a new senior-living community in Westerville operated by National Church Residences, receives an iPad equipped with the technology, plus training on how to use it, as part of moving into an independent-living apartment.
2/26/2018
Enrollees in Compass-POAH Family Self Sufficiency program saw significant increases in their annual earnings and credit scores and reductions in their debt obligations.
1/12/2018
A new study by the Urban Institute provides an overview of the current landscape of housing assistance, its central role in the safety net, the evidence on contemporary policy proposals, and identifies critical gaps in our knowledge that suggest the need for more investigation prior to policy changes.
1/12/2018
With a focus on leveraging housing as a platform to ensure access to social services opportunities for low-income families, National Affordable Housing Trust (NAHT) is proud to announce the closing of Holly Park. Equity financing for the renovation of Holly Park Apartments is being provided by the Strong Families Fund (SFF). SFF uses a Pay for Success model to include Resident Service Coordination (RSC) as a part of the development plan. This model requires the collection and analysis of impact outcomes from the RSC efforts with residents of Holly Park.
12/21/2017
The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University recently released its annual report on the state of America's rental housing, which finds that a decade of unprecendented growth in the rental housing market may be coming to an end. Fewer new households are being formed, rental vacancy rates have risen, and rent increases have slowed. At the same time, renter demographics are changing and affordability challenges remain. Nearly 21 million households continue to pay more than 30 percent of their income for rent.
11/30/2017
A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center, which references the work of SAHF members, shows the potential of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) to improve health behaviors and outcomes for residents. According to the report, LIHTC investments have not only provided social, economic, and educational benefits for families and communities, but have also led to improved health outcomes.
11/30/2017
Community Housing Partners (CHP) took home top honors for the second year in a row at the Virginia Energy Efficiency Leadership Awards in the Low-Income category for a deep-energy retrofit at Sun Valley and The Landings near Radford, Virginia.