New Guidebook Identifies 22 Policies to Increase Affordable Housing.

Increasing the Availability of Affordable Homes, a new guidebook from Homes for Working Families, identifies 22 policies that state and local leaders can implement to increase the supply of affordable housing.

The policies are organized into the following six strategy areas: 1) expand the availability of sites for affordable homes; 2) reduce red tape and other regulatory barriers; 3) harness the power of strong housing markets; 4) generate additional capital for affordable homes; 5) preserve and recycle resources; and 6) empower residents to purchase and maintain market-rate homes.

The guidebook features “Solutions in Action” for each of the 22 recommended policies, including Fairfax County, Virginia’s rezoning of an area near a transit stop to allow for higher density residential development. Download the report at http://www.homesforworkingfamilies.org/resources.dyn/Final_Handbook_12.21.06.pdf

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(Many thanks to Southern Compass for passing this along. Russ)

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