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Are you looking for affordable housing?
Get information on affordable housing availability in your area:
Visit HUD's online search, Contact housing developers and developements on this list to get on their waiting lists.
Call the Helplink at 1-800-273-6222.
Look for Affordable Housing by California Counties
Bay Area Legal Aid has a housing division which provides legal assistance in the following areas, subject to each counties available legal resources and each offices:
- Public, Subsidized and Private Housing
- Residential Hotels
- Housing Conditions
- Rent Control
- Eviction Defense
- Lock-outs and Utility Shut-offs
- Fair Housing
- Housing Discrimination
- Training Advocates and Community Organizations
Housing for Hurricane Relief
NPH web page centralizing regulatory relief efforts and housing registries: www.nonprofithousing.org/katrinahousingrelief.html
Are you an affordable housing advocate looking for stats, studies and resources?
RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT:
Multifamily Green Building Guidelines
Alameda County Waste Management Authority (ACWMA) has developed green building guidelines for multifamily housing, with assistance from housing developers, architects, and project managers. The guidelines provide information about:
*appropriate measures to use in specific developments
*when to incorporate measures into the project schedule
*relative costs and benefits of specific measures
*where to get additional technical information or materials
The Green Building Guidelines contain descriptions of 63 recommended green building measures, detailed applications of each measure, and case studies of specific projects.
Now you can purchase the 220-page bound edition online. NPH members receive a discount. Click here to buy now.
$25 per book - NPH members (Advocates, Professionals or Partners)
$35 per book - non-NPH members
For more information about the guidelines, contact the Alameda County Waste Management Authority, Karen Kho or Ann Ludwig at (510) 614-1699. You can also find more information at http://www.multifamilygreen.org.
ACWMA has also created a Materials Database that lists locally available products and services that correspond with the Multifamily Green Building Guidelines, as well as single-family residential guidelines. The database is currently available at http://www.build-green.org/guide and will also be accessible through ACWMA’s website.
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Anti-NIMBY Reports
Challenging public misperception with facts.
- The Vitality of America’s Working Communities (2003)
Alexander von Hoffman, Eric Belsky, James DeNormandie, and Rachel Bratt, Harvard University, Joint Center for Housing Studies
Using U.S. Census data from 1970 to 2000, the study finds that apartments do not threaten the value of nearby single-family houses. The average value of owner-occupied houses was actually highest in working communities (neighborhoods in which residents earn between 60% and 100% of area median income) that have the most apartments. A summary is available at: www.nw.org/network/newsRoom/pressReleases/pdf/executiveSummary.pdf.
- On Common Ground: Apartments and Detached Home Values (2003)
Arthur C. Nelson and Mitch Moody, Virginia Tech University, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
Concludes that over the long run, a well-located apartment building with attractive landscaping and entranceways probably raises the overall value of detached homes compared to having no apartments nearby. The report also notes that locating apartments near major transportation access points minimizes traffic congestion, which disarms that perennial NIMBY rallying cry. Copies will be available from the National Multifamily Housing Council. Contact LaToya Scott, (202) 974-2349, lscott@nmhc.org.
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing Developments and Property Values (2002)
University of Wisconsin Center for Urban Land Economics Research
This study reviewed eight prior studies on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties and property values, and found no evidence that LIHTC properties cause property values to deteriorate. Instead, contrary to conventional wisdom, LIHTC developments often cause surrounding property values to increase. It notes with interest that past research has generally found that such developments have a more positive impact in higher-income areas. Available at www.wheda.com/cat_tca/uw_study.pdf.
- A Review of Existing Research on the Effects of Federally Assisted Housing Programs on Neighboring Residential Property Values (2002)
George Galster, Wayne State (MI) University
Supports the claim that apartments are critical to revitalization efforts. The author measures property values both before and after affordable housing is built, rather than just after. Like many studies, it found that assisted housing has an insignificant or positive effect on property values in higher-value, less vulnerable neighborhoods, but is likely to improve property values in lower-value, more vulnerable neighborhoods. A review is available at www.realtor.org/Research.nsf/files/galsterreport.pdf/$FILE/galsterreport.pdf.
- A Study of the Relationship between Affordable Family Rental Housing and Home Values in the Twin Cities (2000)
Family Housing Fund and Maxfield Research, Inc.
Examines three standards of single-family house performance: sales price per square foot, percentage of sales price to asking price, and time on the market in 12 Twin City neighborhoods where a tax credit rental housing development was located within an area of owner-occupied homes. The study finds nearly no negative effects, and many positive effects, to integrating tax credit rental housing into these neighborhoods. Available at www.fhfund.org/Research/Maxfield-Exec%20Summary.pdf.
- The Jobs are Back in Town: Urban Smart Growth and Construction Employment (2003)
Good Jobs First
Contrary to common belief, smart growth policies are good for construction jobs. The report provides evidence that smart growth can create more employment opportunities than sprawl for workers who build residential and commercial structures and transportation infrastructure. It includes a national analysis of 155 metro areas. Those with growth management policies enjoyed construction activity per new resident more than $100,000 higher than “business as usual” areas over a ten-year period. The study also analyzes the labor intensity of different types of buildings. Using data from a prominent estimating firm, it compares compact building types (apartment houses and townhouses) to single-family homes. In denser construction, labor makes up a larger portion of total costs. The study is available at www.goodjobsfirst.org.
MORE REPORTS
- Brookings Symposium on the Relationship Between Affordable Housing and Growth Management, May 29, 2003 "Growth Management, Smart Growth, And Affordable Housing", Keynote speech given by Anthony Downs, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
www.brookings.edu/views/speeches/downs/20030529_downs.htm
- California Budget Project-–Locked Out: California's Affordable Housing Crisis Continues
www.cbp.org/2002/LockedOut2002.pdf
- Raising the Roof: California Housing Development Projections and Constraints.
Produced by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, this update takes a county-by-county look at California's projected housing needs through the year 2020, the constraints to meeting those needs, and the possible consequences of not meeting them. For all the stats, click here.
- California Futures Network
Campaign to Expand Housing Choices--full brochure
Campaign to Expand Housing Choices--2-page brochure
- California League of Cities--Housing And Growth Series of articles
www.westerncity.com/housing&growth.htm
www.westerncity.com/July03CauseforCelebration.htm
- Council of Community Housing Organizations–-Making Housing Affordable for All San Franciscans, 2003 (available on web site of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation)
www.tndc.org/CCHO/CCHO%20Tabloid.pdf
- Fannie Mae Foundation–-The Great Housing Collapse in California, May 2002
www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/futures/pdf/fmf_0426_myers_park.pdf
- Latino Issues Forum–-Building Equity: Latino Homeownership in California 2002
www.lif.org/publications/homeownership_CA.pdf
- Interagency Task Force on Homelessness: Recommendations, July 2001
www.hcd.ca.gov/hpd/iatf_july2002recommendations.pdf
- Little Hoover Commission-–Rebuilding the Dream: Solving California's Affordable
Housing Crisis
www.lhc.ca.gov/lhcdir/165/execsum165.pdf
- Local Government Commission-–Housing Resources
www.lgc.org/community_design/housing.html
- National Low Income Housing Coalition–-Out of Reach 2003: America's Housing Wage Climbs
www.nlihc.org/oor2003
- Public Housing Authorities in California
www.hcd.ca.gov/hpd/hrc/tech/contacts.htm
- Public Policy Institute of California–-California's Housing Element Law
www.ppic.org/content/pubs/RB_203PLRB.pdf
- San Diego Affordable Housing Taskforce–-Final Report
www.sannet.gov/affordablehousing/finalreport.shtml
- Tomas Rivera Institute–-Housing California's Latinos in the 21st Century
www.trpi.org/PDF/housing_californias_latino_population.pdf
- Urban Land Institute–-Putting the Pieces Together: State Actions to Encourage Smart
Growth Practices in California (2002)
http://smartgrowthcalifornia.uli.org/download/CASGInitiative.pdf
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