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Web This Site Affordable Housing Policy Resource Page Click on a topic to jump to section: Federation Position Papers Housing Advocacy Principles - July 2005. Board approved document that outlines where we stand policy issues. Recommendations to City of San Diego Planning Commission re Inclusionary Housing In Lieu Fee - March 31, 2005 Enterprise/LISC Report on Positive Impacts on Residents and Neighborhoods of LIHTC rental communities (added 6/24/10) Housing California Reports, White Papers, and Case Studies (added 6/16/09) Links to Housing Policy Resources (added 4/22/09) Affordable Homes in Our Neighborhoods (added 1/29/09) Housing Policy.Org (added 5/1/08) Online Guide to State and Local Housing Policy California Affordable Housing Issues Bibliography May 2007 (added 7/2/07) Published the Calfornia Department of Housing And Community Development The State of the Nation's Housing ( Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and updated annually Solving America’s Shortage of Homes Working Families Can Afford: Fifteen Success Stories (added 09/06/2006) Best Practices in the Production of Affordable Housing, an Urban Land Institute/Fannie Mae Foundation Policy Forum held in Washington, D.C., on March 29 and 30, 2005, was sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation to identify and explore current best practices and learn from companies that are doing an exemplary job of providing affordable housing. (added 8/17/06) HUD's 2006 Western Regional Housing Summit - Final Report This is a report of the outcomes of a summit held in in Las Vegas on March 15-16, 2006. (added 5/16/06) Measuring And Assessing The Status Of San Diego’s Community Development Corporations, 2005. This is a study of the state of the nonprofit community development corporations and affordable housing developers in San Diego County. It describes the sector and its accomplishments. It was funded by the San Diego Foundation, San Diego's Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the San Diego Housing Federation. (added 10/20/2005)
OPPORTUNITY and PROGRESS: A Bipartisan Platform for National Housing Policy, September 2004 Bipartisan Millennial Housing Commission Report, "Meeting Our Nation's Housing Challenges" May 2002 Little Hoover Commission's "Rebuilding The Dream: Solving California's Affordable Housing Crisis" May 2002 San Diego Association of Governments' "Solving the San Diego Region's Housing Crisis" 2001 The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy and The Urban Institute: "Rethinking Local Affordable Housing Strategies: Lessons From 70 Years of Policy and Practice" December 2003 (added 1/8/2004) PolicyLink's Equitable Development Toolkit: Beyond Gentrification (added 12/2003) State of the Nation's Housing 2004 (PDF) http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/markets/son2004.pdf(added 6/14/2004) Cost of living outpaces wages in San Diego region (added 9/14/10) Sept. 2, 2010. Almost a third of working-age households in San Diego County have incomes below what they need to meet basic living expenses. Half of those struggling households include someone with a full-time job. Making Ends Meet in San Diego County 2010, a study released today by the Center on Policy Initiatives and United Way of San Diego County, measured local costs of housing, child care, food and other basic expenses to determine a bare-bones budget for various-sized families. Findings include:
Subsidzied Housing Protects Childrens Health Rx for Hunger: Affordable Housing, a 2010 Report from Children’s HealthWatch found that children living in subsidized housing were more likely to be food secure and less likely to be seriously underweight, than children whose families were on the wait list for subsidized housing. Paycheck to Paycheck 2010 The Center for Housing Policy Paycheck to Paycheck online interactive database provides housing affordability data for 210 U.S. metropolitan areas and more than 60 occupations. You can choose up to 10 occupations at a time and compare income of each occupation against income needed to purchase the median priced home or pay HUD fair market rents for 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. In the Fourth Quarter of 2009, the income needed to afford the median priced home was $95,224. The hourly wage needed to afford a 1 bedroom apartment was $20.81 and $25.46 for a 2 bedroom apartment. Click here for an example of the charts that can be generated. The website includes prior years data as well. Out of Reach 2010 The National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual report on the gap between incomes and rents,, was released on April 21, 2010. According to the report, a renter in San Diego needs to earn $20.81 per hour to afford the rent on a one-bedroom apartment in the county. The household income needed for a two-bedroom apartment is $25.46 per hour, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. The typical San Diego renter earns $16.15 per hour, which is $9.31 less than is needed for a two-bedroom apartment. The annual income needed to afford a one-bedroom apartment in San Diego County is $52,960. Click here for the San Diego specific data. Prior year data for San Diego: Out of Reach 2007-2008 Click here Out of Reach 2006 Click here Out of Reach 2005 Click here The Housing Landscape for America's Working Families, 2007 (added 9/10/2007) On August 30, 2007, the Center for Housing Policy released a new study entitled The Housing Landscape for America's Working Families, 2007, which details trends in the number of working families paying more than half their income for housing and/or living in dilapidated conditions. The study also takes an in-depth look at housing problems in 31 U.S. metropolitan areas, including San Diego County, and provides specific affordability findings for working family renters and homeowners in these areas. Homes For All San Diegans: The State of Housing Affordability In The Region Published by the San Diego Housing Federation and the San Diego Association of Governments in June 2006. This report contains the lastest statistics on the housing affordability crisis in San Diego County, describes efforts being taken to address the problem and identifies further actions that are needed. Click here to download an electronic version. The report was underwritten by San Diego National Bank. NHC's Locked Out 2006: Keys to Homeownership Elude The National Housing Conference Center for Housing Policy publication describes the declining rates of homeownership among low and moderate income working families in the United States. Teh report notes that minority homeownership is declining at a faster rate. The report includes suggestions on how to address the issues. Click here to download the publication. (added 3/22/2006) AMERICA'S RENTAL HOUSING: HOMES FOR A DIVERSE NATION This new report from Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies documents the state of the rental housing supply in the US and discusses declinging affordability. 2009 Federal Stimulus Package Programs - this contains that latest details on funding available from the stimulus package. Permanent Funding Source for California an initiative of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Department of Housing & Community Development (added 5/13/2008) 2007 Section 8 & Tax Credit Income & Rent Limits updated 4/27/2007 2006 Section 8 & Tax Credit Income & Rent Limits posted 3/11/2006 The Local Economic Impact of A Typical Low Income Housing Tax Credit Project, National Association of Homebuilders, September 2007 Building Economic Strength for San Diego A Report of the Impact of Proposition 46 in San Diego County. October 2005.
Letter on Governor’s Budget re: Redevelopment NEW! Excerpts from Resident Letters to Be Sent to the Governor Housing Elements: Tool to Create Vibrant, Livable Communities (added 7/2/07) Slide Presentation by Cathy Creswell, Deputy Director, California Department Inclusioinary Zoning Administration Forum on HousingPolicy.org: A place to ask and answer questions about the design and operation of inclusionary housing programs. Vibrant Neighborhoods, Successful Schools: What the Federation Government Can Do to Foster Both July 2009 Affordable By Choice: Trends in California Inclusionary Housing Programs (9/10/2007) California Inclusionary Housing Policy Database (7/1/2007) This searchable database contains details about individual local inclusinary housing programs in California. Inclusionary Zoning in San Diego County (7/2005) "Inclusionary Housing in California: 30 Years of Innovation" "Making Inclusionary Zoning Work" Urban Land Institute's Multifamily Trends - Summer 2005 (ULI Membership Required to Access) On Common Ground: Joint Principles on Inclusionary Housing Policies. NonProfit Housing Assn. of Northern California and Home Builders Assn. of Northern California, July 2005. "Field Guide to Inclusionary Zoning" National Assn. of REALTORS Institute for Local Self Government "The Inclusionary Housing Reader" (1/26/2005) Institute for Local Self Government Inclusionary Housing Resources (7/6/09) Inclusinary Zoning: Legal Issues - 2002 (5/26/06) City of Los Angeles Inclusionary Study (9/25/2002) "Poway, Affordable Housing, and Our Way of Life" Study of Impact of Affordable Housing on Surrounding Neighborhoods by Mirle Rabinowitz Bussell, Ph.D., Urban Studies and Planning Program, University of California, San Diego, April 2010 (added 4/23/2010) Community Support Strategies (added 5/1/08) Myths and Facts About Affordable Housing (3.8 MB PDF) (added 1/27/04) Field Guide to Effects of Low Income Housing on Surrounding Property Values, National Association of REALTORS White Paper: From NIMBY to Good Neighbor Updated May 2006 Web sites & Documents on Affordable Housing & Relationship to Property Values Harvard Study Finds "In working communities, the presence of multifamily dwellings correlates with higher home values" California Housing Law Project's "Anti-NIMBY Tools" provides a summary of California laws that can be used to fight NIMBYS (12/29/2003) Parking Requirements Guide For Affordable Housing Developers by SCANPH Planning for Residential Parking: A Guide For Housing Developers and Planners by NPH City of San Diego Multi-Family Residential Parking Study (added 8/25/05) Senior Parking Standards - 3 Recent Surveys of California Cities (added 9/15/05) Best Practices in Transit Agency Joint Development (2010)(added 2/22/2010) Reviews 25 major transit agencies to determine practices regarding including affordable home development around transit stations. Transportation For A New Era: Growing More Sustainable Communities (added 8/18/2009) / Affordable Housing and Smart Growth Making the Connection (added 7/2/07) Opportunity for All: Growth, Equity and Land Use Planning for California’s Future Making the Connection: Transit-Oriented Development and Jobs is a national study completed by Good Jobs First honoring 25 exemplary transit-oriented development (TOD) projects that provide increased transit access, good jobs, and affordable housing to low and moderate-income people, including many who cannot afford to own a car. (added 8/17/06) Smart Growth Illustrated - Case studies in Smart Growth (added 7/26/06) Density Guide for Affordable Housing Developers by SCANPH (added 6/24/2004)"Housing LA" Trust Fund Campaign Story City of Los Angeles Affordable Housing Trust Fund The Affordable Housing Design Advisor (added 2/21/2005) Broadband Internet for Affordable Housing Residents by SoCalFreeNet.org. Provides free design and installation of wireless internet for affordable housing projects. (added 12/11/08) "The Materials Handbook: Guidelines for Sustainable Affordable Housing" (added 12/2/2004) Good Design : The Best Kept Secret in Community Development by LISC (added 2/21/2005) The Center for Universal Design (added 7/26/05) Air Quality and Land Use Handbook: A Community Health Perspective (added 8/8/05) Center for Creative Land Recycling Brownfields Development Resources (added 10/6/05) |
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Green and Sustainable Building The Case for Sustainable Building: Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change California HCD's Green Building & Sustainability Resources, August 2007 (added 9/11/2007) Go Solar for California's Solar for Affordable Housing Website (added 9/11/2007) Enterprise Community Partners' Green Communities Website (added 9/11/2007) Global Green's Green Building Resource Center (added 9/11/2007) US Green Building Council - San Diego Chapter (added 9/11/2007) "Multifamily Green Building Guidelines" (added 6/14/2004) Toolkit for Developing and Operating Supportive Housing Publications from the Corporation for Supportive Housing Funding Sources: Members Only Page |
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