From Trulia The oft-cited fear that affordable housing will hurt the value of nearby homes is unfounded, according to a decade long look at the data. "The bottom line for NIMBYs who fear that property values will take a hit when a low-income housing project locates...
School districts in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio struggle every year to hire enough qualified teachers. But the fresh graduates most eager to teach in big city schools face a huge problem once they are hired on — none of them can afford to buy a home in...
For thousands of Texas seniors living on fixed incomes, the housing tax credit program is a godsend. The program builds more clean, new and safe apartments for Texas seniors living on a fixed income than any other housing effort. And it's an effort that is growing....
The requirement in 10 TAC §10.617(g)(2) to update the Affirmative Marketing Plan every two years has been suspended. Note that the requirement to affirmatively market is not suspended; owners simply continue to affirmatively market to the groups identified...
Pro Forma Calculator Tool Inclusionary_Zoning_Memo NAHB is seeking pro formas to use in their creation of an IZ calculator. NAHB is seeking project-specific pro formas for single-family and multifamily developments of all sizes. Any project...
pledging to ‘Stop Low-Income Government Housing,’ files bill John Henneberger Elected on a pledge to “Stop Low-Income Government Housing” (see campaign ad above), Real Estate Broker and State Representative Valoree Swanson (R-Dist. 150) has moved...
Cycle Frequently Asked Questions REVISED The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") has posted a revised list of Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQ") posed by Applicants for Competitive Housing Tax Credits ("HTC"), to its website. The list...
Congress must consider affordable housing The Hill | By John Vogel, opinion contributor - 02/06/17 02:00 PM EST At the time, I was a skeptic. I believed this funding mechanism was inefficient and wasteful. And at first it was. In the early years, the...
STUDY: Older Americans suffer “housing anxiety” at alarming rate One-third of Boomers –Americans between the ages of 53-71 - worry about affording where they live at least once a month, with retirees reporting such anxiety daily, according to a new survey by the...
announce the launch of their new website! Dear friends, ICAST (International Center for Appropriate & Sustainable Technology) has been working on a re-branding project so we can more clearly define the services we provide. This branding includes...
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