A Guide to Developing a Municipal Affordable Housing Strategy
A Guide to Developing a Municipal Affordable Housing Strategy

Author: Ray Tomalty

Publisher: CMHC

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this guidebook is to give municipalities a detailed account of how to adopt an affordable housing strategy. The introduction reviews the types of affordable housing strategies, their benefits & strengths, and the principles on which advice in the guidebook is based. The remaining chapters cover the following steps in strategy development: preparation (including establishment of a task force, developing terms of reference, identifying available resources and potential problems & solutions), needs assessment, public participation (including consultation, communication, & information dissemination), formulation of action plans and integrating them into a strategy, implementation of the strategy, partnership development & implementation, and strategy evaluation & monitoring. Case study examples are provided throughout for illustration.

A Decent Home
A Decent Home

Author: Alan Mallach

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-06-29

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1351177923

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What is a decent home? Does it simply provide shelter from the elements? Is it affordable enough that you can buy the other necessities of life? Does it connect you to a community with adequate social and economic resources? Noted housing expert Alan Mallach turns his decades of experience to these questions in "A Decent Home". Mallach's nuanced analysis of housing issues critical to communities across the country will help planners evaluate the housing situation in their own communities and formulate specific plans to address a variety of housing problems. The book is both a practical step-by-step guide to developing affordable housing and a sophisticated introduction to housing policy. Chapters address design, site selection, project approval, financing, and the history of housing policy in the United States. Planners will find useful information about inclusionary and exclusionary zoning, affordable housing preservation, and the risks and rewards of affordable-home-ownership programs. Mallach also connects the dots among regional economic competitiveness, quality of life, community revitalization, and affordable housing.

Managing Affordable Housing
Managing Affordable Housing

Author: Bennett L. Hecht

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1996-04-26

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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This book shows how to implement strategies for successfully managing affordable housing. It is the first book to combine property management with economic development--a new strategy that uses the resources of housing developments to create more stable communities.

Regional Housing Opportunities for Lower Income Households
Regional Housing Opportunities for Lower Income Households

Author: Robert W. Burchell

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0788121340

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Provides concerned citizens and public officials with a framework for understanding the various planning, production, and funding options used to increase the range of residential choices and locations accessible to lower income families. Contents: required local housing plans (California, Oregon, Florida, New Jersey, and Vermont); local housing allocation; housing production (regional public superbuilders); inclusionary zoning; housing funding and assistance; implementation activities (portable certificates/vouchers, historical and current). Extensive bibliography.

Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing

Author: S. Mark White

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13:

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This report provides a review of regulatory reforms and proactive uses of land use controls that protect public health, safety and welfare while still allowing the production of affordable housing.