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TAAHP Member helps Tarrant County Church build Affordable Housing For Seniors
TAAHP member CommunityBank of Texas partnered with Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield, Texas to build a 135-unit affordable housing apartment complex for seniors.
Laredo faces gap between median income and rent affordability
It comes as no surprise to affordable housing providers that even one of the most “affordable” communities in Texas is relatively unaffordable for the residents living there.
U.S. Senator Introduces Yes In My Backyard Act to Encourage Communities to Cut Regulations and Increase Housing Supply
On June 20, 2019 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) Act to shed light on discriminatory land use policies, encourage localities cut burdensome regulations, and bring a new level of transparency to the community development process. Instead of adopting inclusive land use policies that allow citizens of all income levels, backgrounds, and identities to live, work, and flourish in their city or town, some communities are building paper walls of regulations around themselves that negatively affect and sometimes discriminate against low- and middle-income Americans.
Study: Paycheck to Paycheck – Building Homes Affordable to Home Builders
Housing affordability was a major issue for nearly every income bracket during 2018 and is likely to be a growing problem for years to come. A supply-driven affordable housing crisis ultimately can only be addressed by more housing supply that is affordable to more people. The 2018 edition of “Paycheck to Paycheck” focuses on the affordability challenges workers face in five job categories in the construction industry.
Williamson County Receives Grant for Affordable Housing
With Williamson County experiencing a 24-month to 48-month waitlist for affordable rental housing, a new grant of more than $1.4 million to build and preserve affordable housing in the county couldn’t have come at a better time.
Why Homelessness is Going Up in Dallas, but Down in Houston
One word: Coordination. Since 2011, Houston’s homeless population has decreased a whopping 53 percent while in Dallas the homeless population increased 9 percent in just the last year.
Austin receives $100,000 Grant to Preserve Affordable Rental Housing
The City of Austin has created a private investment fund called the Housing Conservancy Fund for the specific purpose of preserving mid-aged affordable housing multi-family rental property.
The NRP Group Breaks Ground on Acero Development along San Pedro Creek in San Antonio
From PR Newswire SAN ANTONIO, June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The NRP Group, a vertically-integrated, best-in-class developer, builder and manager of multifamily housing, today announced its San Antonio Team has broken ground on Acero, an upscale multifamily development...
Survey: Central Texans worry Affordable Housing shortage will push older adults out
AGE of Central Texas, a regional nonprofit organization delivering services, education, and assistance to older adults and family caregivers, surveyed residents to better understand the region’s perceptions about aging.
Austin loses title for most affordable major city in U.S.
The statistics are now showing what Austinites have been warning for years, housing costs in the greater metro area are rising faster than incomes; increasing the cost burden for long-time residents.
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