We often talk about large PHAs but there are some tiny babies out there. When you see the list below it might make you ask why we have not merged and stream-lined programs. That might be something that should be further discussed but lets examine some of the small PHAs out there. Crossville Housing Authority,… Read More 5 of the Smallest Housing Authorities in America
Granby Four Streets Community Land Trust (G4SCLT) was constituted in 2011 as the choice of the Granby residents as the vehicle to deliver the aims and objectives of residents trapped in a cycle of under-investment and social exclusion. The aim of the G4SCLT was to ensure that the resident voice became the dominant narrative within… Read More Learning Affordable Housing Development in the U.K-Granby Four Street Community Land Trust
Staff from the Seattle Housing Authority, Lincoln Housing Authority and the Oakland Housing Authority spoke about the Moving to Work (MTW) program at the NAHRO conference in Pittsburgh. MTW is a federal program that gives increased flexibility to public housing authorities in America. The main purpose of this blog is to highlight the areas covered… Read More America and Public Housing: Moving to Work-What Can It Do For You?
By Mary-Rain O’Meara Since 2012, HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program has offered PHA’s a mechanism to exit their properties from Public Housing and convert to a project-based Section 8 platform. RAD enables PHAs to utilize private debt and other sources of financing for rehabilitation or redevelopment. To date, the RAD program has leveraged over… Read More RAD Conference at HUD Headquarters: 5 Key Take-Aways for PHAs Starting Out
Written By: Elisa E. Vásquez and Monique King-Viehland The Community Development Commission/Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles (CDC/HACoLA) is a dynamic, innovative agency created in 1982 by the Board of Supervisors to generate affordable housing and economic redevelopment throughout Los Angeles County and participating cities. Funded primarily with federal grants, the CDC/HACoLA is an… Read More Los Angeles County Housing Authority Proving that Service and Innovation Go Hand and Hand
It is always interesting to think about some of the largest PHAs in the USA. In reality, most of the housing authorities are very small and have somewhere in between 5-15 employees and a couple hundred vouchers and units of housing. Lets dig into some of the bigger ones. This is not a ranking by… Read More 5 Large PHAs Explained in Interesting Numbers!
Author: Eric Bjornson and Josh Jorgensen Intro For multiple reasons, Tacoma is separated into two regional growth Centers; Downtown Tacoma , and the Tacoma Mall Area. Currently the City of Tacoma is working to finalize Tacoma Mall Subarea plan and has the opportunity to remedy barriers to creating more housing by: reducing the off street… Read More Innovative Housing Policies for Commercial Parking Converted to Infill Housing
All modern welfare states intervene in their housing markets in one way or the other. Social housing, rent regulation and rental subsidies targeting lower income groups are common forms of government support. The housing needs for middle – high income groups are often left to the free market. But Sweden is a truly unique case… Read More Complex and unique – The story about the Swedish rental setting model
By Julie LaPalme and Nicholas Gazzard The residential rental market differs from other consumer markets in certain key ways that result in the market being unable to meet the housing needs of many Canadian households at a price they can afford. So what are the causes of this market failure? To begin with, prices in the rental… Read More Housing Market Realities: Part I
By Rutger Noorlander Architecture could serve to improve the lives of social housing residents. Exactly 100 years ago, in an attempt to design quality housing for the urban working classes, architects have produced ideals that form a relation between architecture on the one hand and on the other hand adequate, efficient social housing with art… Read More Architecture to improve the well-being of public housing residents: The Amsterdam School of Architecture
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