Why they matter: Housing and building codes
Code enforcement is a key way we can work together to provide safe homes and neighborhoods that create opportunities for everyone to succeed.
Code enforcement is a key way we can work together to provide safe homes and neighborhoods that create opportunities for everyone to succeed.
With a shortage of affordable housing in communities across the U.S., it is more important than ever that we help low-income homebuyers learn about and take advantage of down payment assistance programs and the support they provide.
Whether you’re a do-it-yourself hobbyist or a construction professional, the ReStore is a unique place to find the tools, appliances and materials you need to help complete or inspire your next building or decorating project. And those finds, in turn, help build so much more.
General obligation bonds offer a flexible way to finance a wide range of affordable housing activities, such as home construction, repair programs and down payment assistance.
Housing trust funds offer the advantage of having a stable, flexible source of funding which can be a critical advantage for communities looking to address the home affordability needs across the housing continuum.
Localities can update their zoning codes in various ways to reduce development costs and encourage home affordability across a wider landscape.
Property tax relief programs reduce the burden on qualified taxpayers who live in areas with rapidly rising home values.
Tax increment financing is the most popular method for spurring economic development in the U.S. These districts are typically established in areas where development likely would not occur without intervention through public financing or subsidy.
Housing counseling and education programs can be funded by state and local governments and are frequently facilitated by nonprofit organizations such as Habitat.
Land banks can be beneficial to communities because they return vacant, abandoned and tax-delinquent properties to productive use while helping to facilitate neighborhood revitalization and home affordability.