Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Post

The state of affordable housing in DC shows that we need 250,000 units affordable to those making less than $80K a year in the next 7 years to keep up with the DC-region's rapid growth. Source: Urban Institute + Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. WHC is proudly celebrating five years of creating and preserving affordable, quality housing in neighborhoods that can expand opportunity, but our work is far from done. #housingaffordability #affordablehousing #preserveaffordability

It's programs and initiatives like this tourism and economic development become force multipliers in improving local economies and livability factors within communities.

“Our position is simple: without fundamentally changing zoning to allow for a dramatic increase in multi-family housing throughout this City, we will never be able to truly address the critical shortage of affordable housing and reverse historic patterns of segregation.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e27k76v5 #HousingPolicy #housingnews #HousingJustice

I dream of owning a home simply for the stability it would bring. Without stronger renter protections, families like mine live with a lot of uncertainty. Right now, renting makes the most sense for us. We can rent our beautiful house for $3,600 a month, while buying it would mean a mortgage of over $8,000 a month—money we just don't have. By renting, we get to live in this wonderful community, and still afford groceries, baseball, and gymnastics for our kids. We're choosing to enjoy a high quality of life now, even if it means sacrificing some financial security for our future. Our property owners are fantastic and tell us we can stay as long as we want, but things can change in an instant, and without a legal document like a lease, those words are meaningless. What I wish for are long-term leases—20 or 30 years—with negotiated CPI rate hikes. These leases would provide true stability for families. There are successful models around the world that we could learn from. None of them are perfect, but all of them are worth learning more about. Germany for example offers 99-year leases that can be transferred to family members, providing long-term security. We could implement similar long-term lease options here, giving families like mine the security and stability we need. #AffordableHousing #HousingforAll #RentalReform #TriValley #ITVHousingforAll Innovation TRIVALLEY Leadership Group

Affordable housing is a matter of supply, demand, and perspective. There's no single policy that will solve housing affordability in the Tri-Valley, but engagement is needed to address the situation. Check out this snippet featuring current Livermore City Council member, (and former Livermore Vice-Mayor), Brittni Kiick, who offers her perspective on affordable housing. Then, let’s start a conversation about “Housing for All!” #housingstrategy #itvhousing4all

Public engagement is often central to Our Future Cities work, and there is always room to learn from others, like PUBLIC PRACTICE. Here are some lessons for the Global South context: — Create "urban rooms", flexible spaces for ongoing community engagement, to support continuous dialogue and conversations between residents and developers. — Be open and clear about project constraints. For example: clear communication about what aspects of development can be influenced through engagement — Tailoring outreach strategies to include hard-to-reach and marginalised groups by meeting them in familiar spaces

21 awards made nation-wide through the PRO Housing Grant, including $3.3 million for our neighbors to the north in Philadelphia. Looks like they'll use that funding towards a wide range of activities, including: -A comprehensive action plan to preserve existing affordable units -Developing Climate Resilient Design Guidelines -A pilot rehabilitation project to repair flood damage in homes -Developing local code and departmental regulations to streamline affordable housing development -A market feasibility analysis to study the optimal ratio of affordable-to-market rate unit availability Sounds like pretty great stuff, given the major housing challenges we're facing in the region. You can read more about successful awards here: https://lnkd.in/ewg4S4g8 Thanks to efforts from Delaware's very own Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, the PRO Housing Grant received a $100 mil allocation for FY24, a $15 mil increase from FY23. https://lnkd.in/ev-SXiNJ Hopefully we'll see a Delaware application to the program this year!

The solution to housing affordability is quite simple. Building more housing in all areas and across all levels. Today, Los Angeles ranks #1 as the most unaffordable city in the nation. FNX Development is committed to creating affordable housing options and contributing to a brighter future for our community. #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #FNXDevelopment

The solution to housing affordability is quite simple. Building more housing in all areas and across all levels. Today, Los Angeles ranks #1 as the most unaffordable city in the nation. FNX Development is committed to creating affordable housing options and contributing to a brighter future for our community. #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #FNXDevelopment

Data analysis is essential for building affordable and supportive housing in the communities that need it the most. We're grateful to the New York Housing Conference for their new tool that ranks NYC Council Districts by affordable housing production to keep elected officials accountable. Check out this great new tracking tool here: https://lnkd.in/eFtwAy_K  #NYCHousingTracker #affordablehousing #supportivehousing #SayYestoHousing