Affordable Housing

Enterprise Community Partners and NeighborWorks America has published a new report titled, “On the Path to Health Equity: Building Capacity to Measure Health Outcomes in Community Development.”   The report highlights the findings of an innovative national demonstration project designed to build the capacity of 20 community-based organizations to measure the health outcomes of their work. […]

On Sunday July 7, the New York Times Editorial Board published an Op-Ed titled, “A New Approach on Housing Affordability: Some Democratic presidential candidates are emphasizing the need to build more housing. That could make a big difference.”  The Op-Ed highlights plans from four Democratic candidates including Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Former HUD Secretary Julian […]

This article in Health Affairs highlights the work of NH&RA member Beacon Communities and the Richmond Health and Wellness Program (RHWP). An interprofessional group of health care students and faculty members provide services to low-income, senior residents of Beacon Communities’ Dominion Place building.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has released its Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2018. It shows that three percent of renters were evicted or moved because of the threat of eviction in the prior two years. It also shows that over half of U.S. renters needed a repair to their homes at some point in the prior year, and 15 percent of renters had moderate or substantial difficulty getting their landlord to complete the repair.

A new national survey on the connection between homes and health from NH&RA member Enterprise Community Partners Inc. (Enterprise) finds that more than half of renters surveyed have delayed care because they couldn’t afford it and 100 percent of medical professionals surveyed have had at least some of their patients express concerns about affordable housing.

Members of the Tennessee legislature are pushing a bill that would help ease housing affordability challenges in urban areas. The Affordable Rental Property Act would give tax breaks to property owners offering rents below a certain affordability threshold. These tax breaks would be available in areas that currently lack sufficient affordable housing and are specifically targeted towards […]

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released the Final Housing for a Healthy California (HHC) Program Guidelines. The Guidelines incorporate feedback from participants through public comment letters, and additional conversations and research during the public outreach period.

Enterprise Community Partners will put $250 million to work over five years to promote health as a top priority in the development and preservation of affordable homes and to elevate homes as an essential tool for improving resident and community health through its new Health Begins with Home initiative.

The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) Mixed-Income Program (MIP) is funded by the Building Homes and Jobs Act signed into law in 2017. Beginning in 2019, and continuing on an annual basis, CalHFA will receive 15 percent of the Building Homes and Jobs Act Fund, expected to be $30 – $45 million, to provide residential […]

NH&RA member Enterprise Community Partners announced two ventures that elevate homes as essential to health and well-being with Kaiser Permanente. Kaiser Permanente invested $15 million in the Enterprise-managed Housing for Health Fund, which will preserve affordable homes in the Bay Area, and match up to $35 million in additional funds raised by Enterprise. This equity […]

In a Microsoft Corporate Blog, president Brad Smith and CFO Amy Hood committed $500 million in loans and grants to accelerate the construction of more affordable housing across the Seattle region across the next three years.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) published his 2019-2020 proposed budget summary. In total, the Budget includes $7.7 billion across multiple departments and programs to address housing and homelessness throughout the state.