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Ideas We Should Steal: Homesharing

Courtney Duchene

May 13, 2024 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

A state-led program in Pennsylvania matches homeowners willing to rent out space in their house with renters who need affordable housing. The initiative is also focused on allowing seniors to stay in their homes and communities longer, so one of the parties is always over 60 years old.

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Distressed hotels turned into apartments for affordable housing

Jenna Zibton

April 08, 2024 |

Solutionaries |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

The “Lodging to Living Fund” at Saul Urban identifies vacant or problematic commercial properties — like old hotels — acquires them and converts them into affordable housing. Repurposing existing buildings cuts project costs in half, allowing developers to offer affordable rates to renters. The Heights at Gateway Park is the first such project and has converted 180 hotel rooms into 88 new apartments.

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What If Finding Affordable Housing Worked More Like Matchmaking?

Michaela Haas

March 18, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Brilliant Corners helps vulnerable, low-income individuals secure housing by working with other local organizations, including the Flexible Housing Subsidy Poll, which helps match people with suitable housing options. Brilliant Corners has helped about 13,000 people get into permanent housing and can cover over $10 million in rent subsidies every month.

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Reclaiming Our Homes

Julia Rocha

February 09, 2024 |

Latino USA |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Moms for Housing reclaim vacant homes owned by investors to provide a place for single mothers to live. Advocating for housing as a human right, 13 organizers are currently living in these unoccupied houses and through civil disobedience, managed to negotiate temporary housing as they continue fighting for permanent solutions to the area’s housing crisis.

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Can a Big Village Full of Tiny Homes Ease Homelessness in Austin?

Lucy Tompkins

January 08, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

Community First Village offers permanent affordable housing to people who are chronically homeless. The Village houses about 400 residents in tiny homes, while also providing a sense of community, including a convenience store, community garden, medical clinic and chapel. Community First Village is set to add nearly 2,000 homes across three locations and has also inspired several similar housing villages across the country.

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Is requiring new apartments to include affordable units the right move for Vancouver? It's working in Redmond

Alexis Weisend

December 09, 2023 |

The Columbian |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

Mandatory inclusionary zoning policies have increased affordable housing stock in many cities across the U.S. In most cases, the policies require developers build 5-10% of new units with rents attainable for low- to median-income people, or pay a fee, which is dedicated to other affordable housing projects. In Redmond, Washington, such policy has resulted in a 42% growth of housing stock since 2010.

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Black Investors Take Back a Legal Tool to Restore Affordable Housing

Kelli Duncan

December 07, 2023 |

Illinois Answers Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Community Receiver Program works with real estate professionals of color to rehabilitate vacant and foreclosed properties. These properties are then resold to local homebuyers — to preserve generational wealth — or rented out at affordable rates. The program trains people to be community receivers for free, teaching them how to acquire and rehabilitate the buildings, as well as how to leverage grants and local funding programs. Since 2020, the Program has trained about 520 people, rehabilitated 16 buildings and contributed about $4.5 million in restored property value.

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Not your grandma's granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU 'apartment buildings'

Ben Christopher

November 28, 2023 |

CalMatters |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

The City’s ADU bonus program offers landlords a one-for-one deal if they agree to construct an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that is affordable, specifically for those under certain income requirements, then they are automatically permitted to build a second “bonus” unit on the property and set the rent at whatever price they’d like. This law has created an influx of affordable housing, as landlords are permitted to have up to five units on one property.

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How a staffing crisis launched Eagle County School District into the affordable housing business

Rae Solomon

November 03, 2023 |

KUNC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Eagle, Colorado

The affordable housing crisis in Eagle, Colorado, is creating a severe staff shortage in local schools. So, the school district is partnering with organizations and developers like Habitat for Humanity to develop a mix of new apartments and houses that will be made available to school employees at affordable prices.

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Arizona mobile home parks are disappearing. This nonprofit wants to save them.

Juliette Rihl

November 01, 2023 |

AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

In 2008, ROC USA began helping form resident-owned mobile home communities, and since then has assisted in the creation of over 300 such communities in 21 states throughout the U.S, consisting of almost 22,000 homeowners throughout the U.S. The organization works with philanthropic organizations, other nonprofits, insurers, banks and government entities to raise commitments in advance of a park’s purchase.

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