by Mary Scott Nabers | Jul 8, 2022 | Affordable Housing, Uncategorized
Billions of dollars in public funding and tax enrichments are currently available to support the construction of affordable housing throughout the U.S. The impetus behind these incentives is the country’s affordable housing shortage which has reached near-crisis...
by CivMetrics Staff | Jul 8, 2022 | Affordable Housing, Uncategorized
In the past few years, there has been an influx of institutional investors buying properties across the US and converting them to rentals. With its impact to the housing market, some states are now proposing actions and ordinances that promote homeownership. The...
by CivMetrics Staff | Jul 8, 2022 | Affordable Housing, Bonds, Uncategorized
Four out of 6 Palm Beach County commissioners this week voted in favor of including a $200 million affordable housing bond on voters’ November ballot. If approved by voters, the money will be used to finance the construction of condominiums, rental units, family...
by CivMetrics Staff | Jul 7, 2022 | Affordable Housing
As city budgets tightened post-2008, some governments turned to privatization to construct affordable housing. But there are other policy options for cities to ensure affordable housing for its residents, say researchers in a recent white paper from the Center for...
by CivMetrics Staff | Jul 7, 2022 | Affordable Housing
Could government-sponsored enterprises, tasked with making residential mortgages accessible to underserved populations and increasing the liquidity of mortgage investments, use credit risk transfers as a tool to achieve these goals? A recent research brief from the...
by CivMetrics Staff | Jul 6, 2022 | Affordable Housing, Uncategorized
As part of NY Governor Hochul’s $25 billion, 5-year statewide housing plan, $104 million has been awarded to 16 developments throughout New York for the creation and preservation of 864 affordable houses. These awards are being provided through New York State...
